n3985 now has CCFL angel eyes!

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09-25-2007, 11:48 AM

n3985

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n3985 now has CCFL angel eyes!

Ever since I did my retrofit using eBay headlights which came with crappy LED angel eyes, I've wanted CCFL. Now that I am out of school, I finally did it! Also, painted the inner trim to gunmetal to match my new wheels

Here is a teaser pic

Notice the brightness difference, even in daytime, and the inside ring not installed yet.

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09-25-2007, 02:44 PM

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looks good man! where u got the ccfl rings i think i wanna do the same with mine......

09-25-2007, 02:46 PM

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http://retro-solutions.com/

If you have the eBay headlights, tell the guy you need the same rings as me. (silver Infiniti I35)

09-25-2007, 04:14 PM

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Looks good, but more pics please

especially made during the night

09-25-2007, 05:53 PM

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Congrats on finding the CCFLs, I know you've been wanting them for awhile now!

09-25-2007, 08:04 PM

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Ya, it's been a rough ride too. Originally though the eBay rings were 3", so I custom ordered 76mm CCFL rings ($120). Those came and I realized I measured the inner diameter, so I needed 10.5cm rings, another $30 to swap. Those came and using them on the projectors, then realized 10.5cm won't fit the highbeam side, so now another $30 to swap those for 9.5cm. Once those I get in, I can finally finish. Add the $10 shipping each time, I spent way too much on some stupid rings -_-

09-30-2007, 02:06 PM

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09-30-2007, 02:10 PM

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LOL, that's dedication man. But I've been there before...there comes a point where you're going to make it work no matter what the cost, especially after you have so much invested.

09-30-2007, 08:01 PM

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looks awesome bro. all that work payed off.

10-01-2007, 11:31 PM

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Nice work.

10-02-2007, 08:06 AM

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Very nice

10-09-2007, 04:31 PM

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how hard is it to take out the stock head lights - wana replace mine with those projector type with the halo's... is there a site with instructions??? any help - will help - thanks

10-09-2007, 04:33 PM

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Please refer to stickies and the search function, not trying to be an *** but this type of info is definitely out there. (I know because metaorbit and I typed it many times)

10-09-2007, 05:24 PM

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Very nice work...I'd like to do it but I'm sure that my need to make everything perfect would bite me in the ***.

10-11-2007, 01:47 PM

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man my retro was hell and still is. I think water has gotten into my custom harness and it flickers or cut off when i hit bumps in the road.

11-04-2007, 02:13 AM

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That looks great, man! I can't believe how much money you've put into your car. I'm guessing you just graduated? How's the job search doing?

I have put nothing into my car, except regular scheduled maintenance and service (which has so far totalled $7,000 for the year, I've replaced nearly everything).

11-04-2007, 08:06 AM

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Yes I graduated in the summer, now I work for Citigroup in NYC.

01-03-2008, 08:01 PM

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hey do you know if they make these rings big enough to fit the stock headlight housings? and do you think a normal shop that install car audio can fix them up for me if i get them?

01-03-2008, 08:09 PM

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No and no

01-24-2008, 07:14 PM

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With the ebay lights, do the angel eyes themselves replace the parking lights? Or do they come with a seperate switch for the angel eyes.

01-24-2008, 07:16 PM

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They replace the city light in the headlight.

01-24-2008, 07:22 PM

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Thanks

11-18-2008, 12:26 AM

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Hey what size are the rings again? the site goes by mm tho. do i have to order custom ones?
projectors= 10.5cm?
highbeams=9.5cm?

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11-18-2008, 06:47 AM

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Use 95mm for all four.

01-13-2009, 11:53 AM

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damn that looks hot. bump for a bad *** thread. great job!

01-13-2009, 06:40 PM

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Great work and if it helps,...it was well worth the hassle and money!!

01-14-2009, 08:29 AM

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can we get a pic with the headlights on? how is the light output with the am headlights? did you have to adjust them much?

01-14-2009, 08:33 AM

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The output was worse than my Maglite, but didn't matter since I swapped projectors.

http://forums.maxima.org/infiniti-i3...og-begins.html

01-14-2009, 01:35 PM

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looks real good, nice work

01-14-2009, 03:07 PM

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cool!!!!

01-15-2009, 10:11 AM

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I think im using the same ones u bought that did not light up at all=x..

was the company Option Racing or BBP Enterprise of something.

06-02-2010, 11:22 AM

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yo i got a 01 infiniti i30 and i want to change the headlight to some projector headlights that already have the halo rim ... since you have much more experience at this than me i was wonderin if u can let me know buying those on ebay would be a good deal ...
here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04...Q5fAccessories