SupaC

I have 95 Max GLE, but i don't like the 95 headlights.
I want to put 97 headlight( the whole headlight casing of 97) in my car. But does it fit?
has anyone tried this?

also, i want to buy new bulbs, which ones are good?
i know PIAA is good but too expensive and i heard about other hyper white bulbs but ppl say that they don't last long (about 3 months).
what bulbs last long and looks good??

thanx

BrianV

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I think you need to swap out the bumper and grille at the same time. It's a different shape as well as a different inside design.

ny96max

I was in the same situation as you. I had the stock 96 headlights with my Piaa 9004 super whites and they looked ok. I bought my new 97 headlights from EMAX95 and used the same Piaa bulbs in them and let me tell you, they are the closest to HID as your gonna get for the max. I tried every "super white bulb" out there APC, Eurolite, etc... they look good with that blueish tint to them, but they dont compare to the PIAA's. And because the lenses on the 97-99 headlights is one solid piece and not rippled looking like on the 95-96 the light is much clearer and more defined looking. I think they look brighter too. I also had to re-aim the headlights a few times to get them where i wanted them. That was the biggest pain but i got it finally.

As for the fittment, there was one thing that didnt line up exactly. When you remove the corner lense next to the headlight you will see x2 10mm bolts. The holes that are drilled out for them didnt line up with my 97 headlights, so i got my drill and a drilled the hole out to make everything line up. The rest of the bolts line up exactly.
I had my stock 96 grille on for a bit after the swap but then bought the SMX grille and still fits perfectly fine, no problems!!
E-mail me if you have any questions about the install.

[Edited by ny96maxse on 01-30-2001 at 07:27 PM]

gtr_rider

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I think you could just put the 97's in with the regular 95 grill.

BrianV

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Yeah I'm not positive, but I'm just recalling what I thought I read about this stuff before. However, it does looks like our bumpers are shaped different, and the lights are slightly different in shape.

need4pwr

My sister has a 95 maxima se. well i got a set of the 97 maxima headlights for her car and the 97 corner lights. the headlight does fit with the stock light bracket for the 95 maxima. she still has the same grille (1995) and the same bumper. the only problem i ran into was that i had to keep the 95 wiring harness for the 97 corners cuz in the 95 the light stays on when you put the blinker on.

so in short, the 97 headlights do fit in the 95 maxima, but i would also do the 97 corner lights to match.

clee130

Since most ppl answered about the headlights, I'll answer about the bulbs

Try looking into some Philips Blue Visions. Real bright and at a fraction of the cost of PIAA's. They can be found at the local K-Mart, Pep Boys, AutoZone or the like. I changed from stock to imitation HID blue headlights. Looked cool but couldn't see crap when it rained. Now, it's much better. Use the search and read up about them. There was a huge long discussion and comparision about them a while back.

Good luck.

SupaC

thanks for the info

Where should i buy the headlights from?
e-bay? i found one on e-bay. the price is $51.00 right now.
how much are they if u get them from nissan dealers?
does anyone know?

well, i guess i can just fit that on my car when i get them.. but ny96maxse said holes need to be drilled unlike the other guys said.
any other extra info would be appreciated.

Turbo95Max

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hey

i have a 95 Max and i swapped 97 headlights into my Max. I had no probs with any bolts lining up except the harness for my corner lights cause i got the 97 ones to match. If you juss do straight headlight swap you should have you prob...

Justin95SE

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gtr_rider

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To think, I still remember this post!

clee130

I almost had a heart attack from the title of the thread.

Good thing I check the date of the posts.

meccanoble

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ok, all that is fine and dandy, and i'll take it the SE model is just the same as GLE right?

garbear

Well I know that a 97 headlight assembly fits in fine because my right headlight is from a 97. Some punk kids with a rake broke my old one and I went to a junk yard and he pulled it off a 97 and it fit fine. No new grille needed.
Gary

meccanoble

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how much u pay? man, i hope junk yards don't charge much for their stuff

garbear

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The junkyard guys charged me $55 for the whole thing. Better than 200 from the dealership.

QBERT

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ny96max

I had my stock 96 grille on for a bit after the swap but then bought the SMX grille and still fits perfectly fine, no problems!!
E-mail me if you have any questions about the install.

I have a 97 GXE and I want to get a SMX grill. I was wondering if there is any difference with the way the 95-96 grill will fit with the 97 bumber. I know you switched out the 96 lights to 97, but the bumper looks a little different to me.
Any help is appreciated.
Very Respectfully,
QBERT

rah_nigga

what do u guys estimate for the total cost of a complete transformation of a 95 GLE to a 97 GLE front and back?

hhsguy150

i did all this hardcore searching on the net for blue bulbs,tried all the high quality exspenive ones...didnt like em...so i go to advanced auto,pick up some apc ones...they r the best bulbs ive ever gotten...really blue....i prefer blue though, cuz plain white bulbs r just to common,u see blue lights comin and it stands out from evberything else..so try that,TRUST ME

GrizzlyJonathan

I have a 96 Max andI bought 97 headlamps about a year ago and have had people flashing their brights at me ever since. I can not get those M/F's to fit right. I saw mentioned that there were "holes" to drill for a good fit. The way they are set up right now is that the beams point too high and they are adjusted as low as I can go. PLEASE HELP ME...

99grnmaxgxe

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WTF?!?!?! This thread is like 6 yrs. old!

ben805

well, I've done the 9004 to 9007 conversion on my 96 GXE with stock hardness, a huge improvement and well worth the 20min mod! But is it worthwhile to swap the headlight unit to 97~99? or should I better off spend the money on a PIAA 1400 driving light? I do lots of driving at night so in the past I can't see too well with the old POS 9004 LOL

aventerav

It can probably be done with a little tweaking.

Tatanko

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Stop bringing up old threads!

Saton472

I wass wondering if anybody knows of a place where i can find a set of projector headlights for a 95 maxima gle

f550maranello2

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u cant put a projector in those cuz they have the diffusers built in.. it defies the purpose.....

geez holy 4 year old thread man...

loverholic

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actually its a five year old thread...lol

at least it did let me know that i can fit a 97 headlight right i my 96 GXE after everyone kept on saying it wont fit right...lol

Saton472

im talking about a compleat replacment