Brick Style S13 VIDS?

[twofortyrida1388]

I want to see if anyone has a silvia front end with the bricks. I want to see what they look like at night with low beam and high beam. If I like it I will get some. There is a local dude who will sell me the whole front end conversion for 600. Thanks

[articdragon192]

The lighting from it is crappy, I'll tell you that much,

[EDacIouSX]

shines on the wrong side of the road. Where is wilmington? I'd say just go to a meet and check some out but no idea where wilmington is

[ThatGuy]

I have them. They Suck. Ascetically they look better then the "Spider Eyes" of the projector housings, but the lighting is really bad. Brighter bulbs won't help either, they are still aimed wrong and the reflector housing isn't the best. You'll just have more light where you don't need it.

[yokotas13]

i put HIDS in mine, and it wasnt bad, horrible distibution, but brighter

[civilized_drifter]

i didnt like the lighting on them when i had them, they shine to low on shine on the wrong side of the road

[240trainee]

Yea, lighting sucks

Thats my debate

see well with retrofitted HID projectors in double projector headlights and be ugly

or look cool during the day and not see shit at night with bricks.

[NismoSilvia270R]

i remember reading a threads on opening the lights up and rearranging reflectors and junk. (doesnt change glass-pattern unless you go all-clear)

options

1.leave alone. points UP and LEFT.

2.flip driverside-reflector upsidedown. points beam DOWN and to CENTERline of car.

3. swap driverside-reflector with passengerside-reflector. points beam UP and CENTER.

4. swap the driverside-reflector to the passengerside-housing, then flip it upside down inside the passengerside-housing. this should point the beam DOWN to the RIGHT

Ive only read of options 1 and 2 being done. 3 and 4 are theoretical.

also, the "beam" isnt very distinct, so the word "beam" refers to the GENERAL direction of light.

anyone wanna try 3 or 4? I only suggest these out of theory i have no idea of the physical/mechanical feasibility

[Brian]

Oh My God Are You Crazy

The Beam Pattern Will Be All Wrong And You Will Bling People And Never Be Able To See

F Word

[SimpleSexy180]

bricks > projectors

OWN.

[!Zar!]

Retro projectors > bricks.

[axiomatik]

I've got a set of bricks sitting in my basement waiting for the rest of the conversion. I expect the lighting will be utter crap, but I almost never drive my car at night, so I'm not too worried. (literally, my headlights haven't been on in months). the projectors just look like crap.

[TheSquidd]

Projectors have shitty light output too.

BRICKS > PROJECTORS
http://violentrunning.squidd.org/galleries/d/3838-1/_DSC0467.jpg
http://violentrunning.squidd.org/galleries/d/354-2/KNS_1299.jpg

[240trainee]

Bricks are fucking beautiful, thats what makes the decision so hard, hahahahha.

My car will be street driven alot, and at night at times.

The only way to go with projectors is to retrofit HID's. Only reason to run with teh ugliness, lol.

[twofortyrida1388]

Thanks alot. I will prolly just take the sealed beams out a retrofit some Audi A6 projectors I found at a junkyard. Lots of great info thanks a lot.

[chmercer]

put hids and clear lenses and show those f350 rear view mirrors whats up

its time for vengance

[twofortyrida1388]

Or maybe go supermade. This thing is frickin SEX.

http://www.kgsengineering.com/vizage-8994-nissan-240sx-type-ii-full-body-kits-for-hatchback-p-14649.html?osCsid=487d61a0c84cbca6190c96c18007e52c

[twofortyrida1388]

put hids and clear lenses and show those f350 rear view mirrors whats up

its time for vengance

Yeah I know right!! :rawk: HAHAHA LOL!

[twofortyrida1388]

shines on the wrong side of the road. Where is wilmington? I'd say just go to a meet and check some out but no idea where wilmington is

NC. The end of the road for I-40. It turns into college road with in turn goes all the way to carolina beach. I know what your thinking :gives:

[supad0rk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aui8l-HTvF0

Bricks with HIDS, I forgot the they are though. Lighting isn't all too bad. I just have to deal with some death beaths that shine at the ground, at the driver in front of me, or something like that.

[EDacIouSX]

lol... well my friend has bricks in his s13 and it sure does shine on the wrong side. only thing is, light dispersement looked fine. i mean, it's not S2k HID or something but...

[ixfxi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aui8l-HTvF0

Bricks with HIDS, I forgot the they are though. Lighting isn't all too bad. I just have to deal with some death beaths that shine at the ground, at the driver in front of me, or something like that.

thats a nice flashlight you have in front of your car, really impressive. /sarcasm

you guys are such tools, talking about which one is better.. brick RHD headlamp or projector RHD headlamp.

its like comparing whos asshole your going to eat in jail, but with jelly or syrup.

serious, you guys need to wisen up. using a RHD light in a LHD country is stupid. either do a conversion on the projectors or DONT use these piece of shit lights.

btw, you cant fucking FLIP the reflectors, idiot. the optics are handled through the fresnel markings in the glass, not the metal reflector inside the headlamp.

jeez.. its like a sea of stupidity sometimes....

[CKAMC]

I cant stand any S13 lighting... even popups. Always seem to be crappy. S2k HID yeah now that I love... I can see everything so easy, not a single problem at all.

Another reason why S14 lighting is best?

[TheSquidd]

I cant stand any S13 lighting... even popups. Always seem to be crappy. S2k HID yeah now that I love... I can see everything so easy, not a single problem at all.

Another reason why S14 lighting is best?


It's newer? More modern technology?

S13's are ancient.

Either way you're going to have shitty lighting, LHD RHD Silvia BRICK PROJECTOR anything, they're all crappy. So do what you want.

[RPS13FREAK]

My other car used to have the S13 Dual Halogen Headlamps.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/agames/My%20Sileighty/DSC00008.jpg

The lighting sucked with a stock light bulb or even a sylvannia bulb it seemed like the right side was brighter than the leftside and even through you try to aim it, it was still crappy.

Then I added a HID Kit on it. It was a lot better because it would light up the reflectors on signs and on the road, but there was no focused beam of light it was all distributed over the place and the glare with the HID's were blinding, lol.

[chmercer]

talking

make sure to use jdm s13 brick headlights. with 10k dropin hids, and put strobes in the corners.

because

it looks

cool

[sr240dett3]

I have the bricks (halogen) and yea the lighting sucks..
I have PIAA Super White's, and the Ion Yellow for my fogs..
The fog lights are way brighter then the normal lights.
So i pretty much always have my fog lights on.

I just got a set of dual projectors, i am going to retrofit some HID's projectors into it
And then get the Clear housings. that will pretty much solve my problem.

[ThatGuy]

They are NOT fog lights. They are supplemental high beams. When your high beams are on, the inside lights should be on as well. Not fog lights. :bow:

[sr240dett3]

They are NOT fog lights. They are supplemental high beams. When your high beams are on, the inside lights should be on as well. Not fog lights. :bow:

Alright cool...

then i got some bright ass Yellow high beams !!! :bigok:

[ixfxi]

http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/240sx1/imgs/featcarE10.jpg

I cant stand any S13 lighting... even popups. Always seem to be crappy. S2k HID yeah now that I love... I can see everything so easy, not a single problem at all.

Another reason why S14 lighting is best?

My s13 never had a problem putting a blanket of REAL light onto the road.

But then again, I actually spent time and money on my setup, unlike most of you broke bastards. ;-)

ps: A pair of Cibie H4 headlamps with good quality bulbs is MORE than what most people need. HID isnt really a necessity.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

^^^^^ so true. what bulbs are you running there?

[smelly240]

i sold my silvia front just because i couldnt see... plus flipup aero=sex

[xxxjovaxxx]

let truth be told. (i will speak from experience with these)

VISIBILITY-WISE
flip-up H4 conversion > S13 projectors > S13 bricks

SEX-WISE
the car is just too sexy regardless!!

buy H4 conversion housings for your flip-up lights, these are as bright as you can get. especially by popping in aftermarket HIDs. light is reflected everywhere, but who cares! better visibility = safer driving!! lol

next (a little less bright than your flip-up lights) sits the S13 projector lights. the cut off on these does go the wrong way, BUT it is distinct AND better than dual bricks. then again, do what i did, get a set of HIDs for each projector :fawk:

and finally, bricks are like :wtf: seriously. i was running an HID in each reflector and it still didnt compare to my projectors running one set of lights. light output SUCKS ON BRICKS. but they are goddamn sexy!

[TheSquidd]

ps: A pair of Cibie H4 headlamps with good quality bulbs is MORE than what most people need. HID isnt really a necessity.

It's ashame that car looks wack though.

^_^

I have to, because you're you.

[ixfxi]

It's ashame that car looks wack though.

^_^

I have to, because you're you.

why sky_lar...

why you treat me so bad.

tear.............................

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

he has to cuz he doesn;t see his own car at night! hahahahahaha

[ixfxi]

^^^^^ so true. what bulbs are you running there?

philips d2s...

[TheSquidd]

he has to cuz he doesn;t see his own car at night! hahahahahaha

That's why I have a Miata! I would never take my car out at night in So Cal, first second I park it and it'd get stolen.

[twofortyrida1388]

What I was talking about doing is my version of the clearcorners pop up projectors but using audi a6's instead of theirs.

[Brian]

The SQUIDD rules so much.
holy fuck

that car is tits on top of tits.

whats better than BRICKS?
BRICKS with one blacked out.


yeah!!

posi rep

[twofortyrida1388]

Anybody know anything about these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Raybrig-headlights-JDM-S13-RPS13-240SX-AE86-RX7-MR2_W0QQitemZ160136728077QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33710Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[k's_silvia2.0]

I cant stand any S13 lighting... even popups. Always seem to be crappy. S2k HID yeah now that I love... I can see everything so easy, not a single problem at all.

Another reason why S14 lighting is best?

Well I got bricks and hell do you really need
Super bright headlights i mean i can see
everything just fine at night.C'mon there headlights that are
over 15 yrs old.Not off an 00+ s2k:cj:

[ixfxi]

Well I got bricks and hell do you really need
Super bright headlights i mean i can see
everything just fine at night.C'mon there headlights that are
over 15 yrs old.Not off an 00+ s2k:cj:

you're 21.

shuttup.

thanks.

[chmercer]

Yeah.

Geriatrics need more light on the road to drive. Cataracts yaknow.

[k's_silvia2.0]

you're 21.

shuttup.

thanks.

Sir yes sir.I was told to respect the ELDERLY.
:bowdown:

[articdragon192]

Well I got bricks and hell do you really need
Super bright headlights i mean i can see
everything just fine at night.C'mon there headlights that are
over 15 yrs old.Not off an 00+ s2k:cj:

Not necessarily super bright. Putting super bright bulbs in the brinks wont do shit. It's the beam pattern and output that sucks.

[axiomatik]

Anybody know anything about these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Raybrig-headlights-JDM-S13-RPS13-240SX-AE86-RX7-MR2_W0QQitemZ160136728077QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33710Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Plastic junk. Get Hella or Cibie units. The Hellas are only about $90 and WAY better than stock. Cibie are a little better, from what I here, but I am very pleased with the Hella E-codes I have.

[twofortyrida1388]

what bulbs do you run with the e-codes? Got a pic with the lights on and off? Thanks.

[Kyosuke]

I got tripple beams on my car and they point to the floor ~_^ i just turn on my highs and my "supplemental highs" ? lol w/e and they shoot straight foward andi have no problems. I still would like to put the usdm projector and Hids though with the clear housing but doing all that gets expensive. I figured it out one day and it cost like 1,000+ to have everything done im also including turning signal lighting too,those can be made to be really really bright looks cool imo

[twofortyrida1388]

I can get the whole conversion w/ bricks for 600 but from what I heard its gonna cost a few extra hundred to retro some usdm projectors.

[SexPanda]

I got bricks. I can give you 1 piece of advice. The stock connectors SUCK. The wires seem like they are too small a gauge. when I got my front end, I broke one of the connectors, so I strait wired up the drivers side light with some slightly larger gauge wire and female wire connectors (kinda look like flat sleeves, i dont know what theyre actually called) Then I retrofitted the old plastic housing to accomodate them. Anyhow, that one is pretty bright. The other one on the stock connector is still dim. Im thinking about doing the same to that one. Ive had no problems with wires or bulb burning out or anything, and no problem with water. I used shrinky-dink sleeves though.

6 Months after that and I still havent adjusted the headlight aim... That could help too.

[LA_phantom_240]

A pair of Cibie H4 headlamps with good quality bulbs is MORE than what most people need. HID isnt really a necessity.

x2. I had the Cibie H4 housings on my s13 and they were amazing. Some asshat came and stole em though. Bastards.

[Matej]

Bricks or projectors, they're both going to look ugly on a hatchback.

[SexPanda]

Bricks or projectors, they're both going to look ugly on a hatchback.

As much as i want to disagree, I cant. I have a silvia front end on my hatch, but only because I was in a rear ender, and my shit was all sorts of SNAFU. Its a real shame too. I had just fixed a big dent in my hood and drivers side fender and was getting ready to buy a CA18DET front clip. Unless your front end is screwed up, i'd say you'd be better off spending that 600 or so dollars on something that can help your performance.

JWT ECU, or
Tokico shocks and struts, or
header and exhaust
Camshafts

the list is pretty much endless. Besides, the chuki hatch looks sexy already IMO.