- Location
- Altoona, PA
I've been receiving some questions/compliments on my retrofit on here as well as some other forums so I thought I'd start a thread with some pics and info so people have a better idea of what the project entails. I don't have a how-to specific for the the X but I'll post the resources I used and hopefully in the future someone can do a write up.
If you have a 2002-2004 you will be able to retrofit your stock round headlights.
If you have a 2000-2001 you will need to purchase a set of clear headlights like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-2000-NISSAN-FRONTIER-EURO-CLEAR-LENS-HEADLIGHTS-CHROME-PAIR-/300664125317?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year:2000|Make:Nissan|Model:Xterra&vxp=mtr&hash=item4600fa7785
theretrofitsource.com was where I purchased my projectors as well as where I found every and any bit of retrofitting information I need. I purchased the Morimoto Mini Stage III H1 kit because these projectors will be the best fit for inside the X headlight housings. They are a fairly small design and mostly bolt as opposed to the other projectors that will require you to cut out the back of the headlight housing:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=227
This is a complete kid that comes with projectors, shrouds, bulbs, ballasts, relay and everything else needed. If you already have and HID kit or prefer a different type you can purchase just the projectors and shrouds. These projectors are BI-Xenon so you will have high and low beams.
Here is a link on theretrofitsource.com that will answer any questions about the benefits of projectors or almost any other question you would have:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/trs_tech.php
I used a how-to I found on their website for the Morimoto Mini projectors that was helpful and covered all the steps other than a few modifications that are vehicle specific:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pdf/trs_tech/Morimoto_Mini_H1_Retrofit.pdf
Here are a couple pics of my X, Il try and get some better pics when I am home from school this weekend:
After I painted the shrouds and housings:
Installed without the lenses:
On the vehicle:
I went with 5000K bulbs that are pure white:
The light output is incredible with a smooth cutoff and no glare to oncoming traffic:
I know RacerXXL has done this mod so chime in if I missed anything and if you have any other questions just ask or send me a PM. I hope this helps out!
If you have a 2002-2004 you will be able to retrofit your stock round headlights.
If you have a 2000-2001 you will need to purchase a set of clear headlights like these:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-2000-NISSAN-FRONTIER-EURO-CLEAR-LENS-HEADLIGHTS-CHROME-PAIR-/300664125317?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year:2000|Make:Nissan|Model:Xterra&vxp=mtr&hash=item4600fa7785
theretrofitsource.com was where I purchased my projectors as well as where I found every and any bit of retrofitting information I need. I purchased the Morimoto Mini Stage III H1 kit because these projectors will be the best fit for inside the X headlight housings. They are a fairly small design and mostly bolt as opposed to the other projectors that will require you to cut out the back of the headlight housing:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=227
This is a complete kid that comes with projectors, shrouds, bulbs, ballasts, relay and everything else needed. If you already have and HID kit or prefer a different type you can purchase just the projectors and shrouds. These projectors are BI-Xenon so you will have high and low beams.
Here is a link on theretrofitsource.com that will answer any questions about the benefits of projectors or almost any other question you would have:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/trs_tech.php
I used a how-to I found on their website for the Morimoto Mini projectors that was helpful and covered all the steps other than a few modifications that are vehicle specific:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pdf/trs_tech/Morimoto_Mini_H1_Retrofit.pdf
Here are a couple pics of my X, Il try and get some better pics when I am home from school this weekend:
After I painted the shrouds and housings:
Installed without the lenses:
On the vehicle:
I went with 5000K bulbs that are pure white:
The light output is incredible with a smooth cutoff and no glare to oncoming traffic:
I know RacerXXL has done this mod so chime in if I missed anything and if you have any other questions just ask or send me a PM. I hope this helps out!
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