Hi I'm new to the forum. I have a 2003 xterra and I've been wanting to install HIDs for the longest time. For those that have already done the conversion, are u using the stock reflector housing or projector lamps? If you are using projectors, where can I purchase them from? Also, did you get bixenon hids or normal?

i also want to do the hid conversion but i havent really found anything for my 2000 but nothing really cought my eye

oh and by the way welcome to the club!!!!!

yeah i've kinda thought about it too

My question, I once read that if you have plastic light covers; you need to buy glass light covers… is this true? Do the bulbs get so hot they melt the plastic, and do you have to rewire the lights??

no, hid dont get that hot, piaa's and other high watt bulbs do.
your headlights now are probably 55w bulbs, hids are 35w, and no you dont need to re wire anything really, if you get the "plug and play" kit.
as far as bi-xenon, i assume that means there are 2 hid bulbs per 9007 side which would mean you keep your high beams, other than that you lose your high beams since the xterra uses double filament bulbs for the high/low beams, and hib bulbs do not use filaments there would actually have to be 2 bulbs to have high beams

Alright I'll clarify for a lot of people:
HIDs are illegal unless they are used with projector bulbs (due to the glare). Xterras come with reflector housing, which causes a large amount of glare. Projector bulbs eliminate the glare by bending the light and come stock on a lot of cars such as BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, etc. Many people who install HIDs on their cars purchase aftermarket projector headlamps. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find Xterra projector lamps, so if anyone has information to share it will be much appreciated.
Here's an example of projector bulbs, look how it the light doesn't spray everywhere and it has that straight line:http://www.retro-solutions.com/Product%20photos/custom/Denali/output4.jpg
Normal HIDs only have a low beam, Bixenon have a high/low, but work by physically moving the bulb up or down when changing high to low or visa versa. As you can guess bixenons are much more expensive than normal HIDs. :(

I Have Searched For Projectors For The X, Have Never Found Them, Which Is Why Ive Not Done The Convert Yet, I Have Enoguh Peeps Flash Me As It Is, The Hids Would Kill(but Would Be Totally Pimp Or Offroad At Nite!!)

Thanks For Clarifying The Bi-xenon Thing For Me, My Idea Didnt Make Since Bc It Didnt Seem There Was Enough Room To Put 2 Bulbs On The 9007, Plus I Imagine If It Was Done That Way The Bulbs Would Be Hella $$ Since Youd Really Have 2 Per Side, I Say Fck That, Auxilary Lights Ftw

I Have Searched For Projectors For The X, Have Never Found Them, Which Is Why Ive Not Done The Convert Yet, I Have Enoguh Peeps Flash Me As It Is, The Hids Would Kill(but Would Be Totally Pimp Or Offroad At Nite!!)

Thanks For Clarifying The Bi-xenon Thing For Me, My Idea Didnt Make Since Bc It Didnt Seem There Was Enough Room To Put 2 Bulbs On The 9007, Plus I Imagine If It Was Done That Way The Bulbs Would Be Hella $$ Since Youd Really Have 2 Per Side, I Say Fck That, Auxilary Lights Ftw

The rumor I've heard is that there isn't a high demand for xterra projector lamps so therefore they aren't being made. However, I'm surprised some aftermarket company or website hasn't produced them yet. I guess the only choice is to retrofit :(. I think I'll just rock the xenon imitations for now...:censor:

thats all I'm waiting for..... i would love to have the hid's but like ricer said i have looked for them and no luck.... now i did find a place on ebay that had a kit for euro lights.... Euro Lights (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-00-NISSAN-FRONTIER-00-01-XTERRA-EURO-HEADLIGHTS-99_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQihZ005QQitemZ 150126993447QQrdZ1) but i am alittle worried that they wont fit or something will be messed up..... even though it says direct OEM replacement "plug and play" as ricer says....

you know, i was lookin at my friends lexus IS last nite, and his HID head lamps look just like mine, other than size and shape of course. same reflective lens with the same little cover over the bulb, his are factory.
now i always thought that "projector" light were the ones with what looks like the giant glass marble. am i right? cuz as i think back, i see tons of cars that have HIDs stack, without having the solid round glass lense, or without passing thru an actual lense at all

i looked at the garage yesterday with my lights on, and i really dont see much glare, even at 35 feet, no maybe that will change with 3x the lumens coming out but...

Hey guys. I converted to HIDs (Low only) in late 05, about a week after I purchased the Xterra. I have not yet missed the High beams, because there is so much more light coming from the Lows. It is truly like Daylight.
The little cover over the end of the buld keeps it from melting other drivers eyes out, and in the past two years I have not had a single driver flash their lights at me. If I go and stand in front of it, it is bright, but not unbearable to look at.
HIDs do not burn hotter than halogen bulbs. My kit actually only uses about 15 watts of electricity compared to the standard 55 watt lowbeam halogen. HIDs use a transformer to step up the low wattage 12 volts to like 25000 volts that are needed to create the continous arc of electricity that produces the light you see. They have had no ill effects on my plastic lenses. Higher wattage halogen bulbs are exactly that. They produce more light by using more (sometimes double) electricity, and will make more heat, and possibly melt lenses and wiring harnesses.
On another note, there are a few kits now that have High and Low in a Zenon bulb. Two "filaments" are present, with one farther forward than the other. Previos kits had no high (like mine) or had a zenon low with a halogen high on the same bulb that ran together for high.

you know, i was lookin at my friends lexus IS last nite, and his HID head lamps look just like mine, other than size and shape of course. same reflective lens with the same little cover over the bulb, his are factory.
now i always thought that "projector" light were the ones with what looks like the giant glass marble. am i right? cuz as i think back, i see tons of cars that have HIDs stack, without having the solid round glass lense, or without passing thru an actual lense at all

i looked at the garage yesterday with my lights on, and i really dont see much glare, even at 35 feet, no maybe that will change with 3x the lumens coming out but...

Ya the marble looking ones are projector bulbs like so:
http://i22.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/a1/f2/d89a_1.JPG

Notice in the other picture how there is that straight line across the garage door, that's why projector headlamps keep the glare out of other driver's eyes.

As for your friend's IS, he might not have gotten the xenon light package, but there are rare cases where companies put reflector housing on the car specifically designed for HIDs.

About the bixenon kits I was talking about check out this link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=009&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=190064149582&rd=1&rd=1

Although White05 says he does not miss the high beams, I have many friends that say they do. Then again their car isn't an SUV so it doesn't sit as high...

Well, Im Not Worried About The High Beams, My Hella 500's Put Out Plenty Of Light, And If I Do End Up Doing The Convert And Missing Them, Ill Install Another Set Of Hella 500s And Aim Them Higher, My Headlights Are Aimed Kinda Low

Well, i just scored these off of a guy that had them on his X.... he sold his rig and I got a super sweet deal on them....

They wont be going on untill mid july because i am going out of the country tomorrow for business for a month... but when I get back i will keep you guys updated on the progress and let you know how they work.


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Nice lookin kit, I'm considering getting a h/l kit, I don't really feel like shelling the cash for a bixenon kit. It's more so incase my dad drives the car he can use the highs if he needs them. Anyone know if the 9007 h/l fits in the housing? I would assume it does but who knows...

Well I went in and put my HID's Xenons in without checking with you guys and now I am hosed and really stressed. Because I cant afford to get pulled over. Do I have to clean the old bulbs with anything before I try and put them back in. Dam I am feeling like a moron.:auslachen2-big:

Hi All. Thought this would be an appropriate place for my first post. I'm getting me an 08 X-OR in the next few months and i've been researching HID conversions like nobody's business. Here's my take on things:

There are 2 ways to get H/L HID.
1) true bixenon
http://www.well-done.net.cn/products/cn/productdetail.asp?id=155&sortid=241&pid=

2) HID H/L via mechanical movement.
http://www.well-done.net.cn/products/cn/productdetail.asp?id=160&sortid=241&pid=

Personally, i'm not a big fan of moving parts on something like this. Especially here in Edmonton where winters can get pretty cold. There's just more chance for product failure. Which means the only way to go in my books is true bixenon.

That said, i know someone that did the conversion on his Titan and it works like a charm. HID can produce glare on some reflector assemblies if they are not equipped with the little bulb shield. Not an issue with the X.

As for heat - not an issue with xenon HID. Those fake blue-tinted high watt bulbs are the ones that cause problems.

I have an 08 Xterra what is the bulb number I need for HID's? Thanks.

I have an 08 Xterra what is the bulb number I need for HID's? Thanks.

If it hasn't changed from the 05-07 it should be a 9007. You can pull out the bulb and check just to be sure.

If it hasn't changed from the 05-07 it should be a 9007. You can pull out the bulb and check just to be sure.

Thank you sir!

I have an 08 Xterra what is the bulb number I need for HID's? Thanks.
It's 9007. Depending on the kit you get and where you get it from, it may also be referred to as HB5.

Just as an FYI - make sure the arc capsule of the bulbs you buy are about the same as where the filaments are in the halogen equivalent. That's part of the reason for glare and the subsequent fines that may follow...
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?cPath=48