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Steeles

04-30-2003, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by dousan36
its f'in obx
last time i checked, they werent known for high quality!!
steeles if you even consider this i'll drive out there and kick your ass!

Im gonna do it just to see you drive out here!! lol if nothing else they could be sacrifice as templates for some quality peices. like send um to Mike at CC and see what he can do with um

Dousan_PG

04-30-2003, 09:39 AM

yeah OBX is rad :rolleyes:

so, your going to trust your lighting (im only taking a guess here on the headlight quality-i have no facts) to a company that makes cheap quality products for people who are too poor/cheap/dont care about performance?

and its a projector, so if they align it like crap you are compromsing your night driving visability as well as putting other drivers at risk from your POS headlight?

just sounds shady to me. big deal. black housing. ya. if you say you car about performance, you'd get the Euro ones-oem quality and look badass. might cost more, but its your life you are toying with. its like buying tires.

s13cruzer

04-30-2003, 10:26 AM

not to pick on you or anything russian , but being a fight club fan and as it is my favorite movie i can't let you leave your sig like that , it's "In Tyler We Trust" not his whole damn name...sorry

Dousan_PG

04-30-2003, 10:28 AM

hahaha
sounds like someone is a wannabe fight club

the book was better :p

AceInHole

04-30-2003, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by dousan36
yeah OBX is rad :rolleyes:

so, your going to trust your lighting (im only taking a guess here on the headlight quality-i have no facts) to a company that makes cheap quality products for people who are too poor/cheap/dont care about performance?
You know what though?? After making so many headlights, tail lights, and other lights, they should have SOME knowledge or experience that could be of some use..... It might be worthwhile to find someone with OBX headlights on another car and see how well the lighting is dispersed.

and its a projector, so if they align it like crap you are compromsing your night driving visability as well as putting other drivers at risk from your POS headlight?
The answer to that question might be answered if they're DOT legal or not.

Who knows, maybe they'll light up better for 95-96 owners than the yellowed stock lights. I'd like to hear some first hand experience about them, or any other OBX lights, though.

Dousan_PG

04-30-2003, 12:34 PM

yes ace i agree. i hope they would know better

as i said, i have no facts to back up my talk

im curious to see as well

also have no high hopes and worried they might look like ass

hopefully it uses a glass housing and quality projectors
it would be a great setup for those upgrading to HID

Steeles

04-30-2003, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by dousan36
yes ace i agree. i hope they would know better

as i said, i have no facts to back up my talk

im curious to see as well

also have no high hopes and worried they might look like ass

hopefully it uses a glass housing and quality projectors
it would be a great setup for those upgrading to HID

My thoughts exactly. got an email back from Doug at ICE performance he said he talked to OBX and it'll be another month before they are actually available. (i just asked about pics of the actual product)

russian

04-30-2003, 01:51 PM

Originally posted by s13cruzer
not to pick on you or anything russian , but being a fight club fan and as it is my favorite movie i can't let you leave your sig like that , it's "In Tyler We Trust" not his whole damn name...sorry

the fact that i live in Tyler TX i did it like that, since i dont have trust in the town i live in and i ****ing hate it. Thats why its says "Tyler Durden"

s13cruzer

04-30-2003, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by dousan36
hahaha
sounds like someone is a wannabe fight club

the book was better :p

You're right the book was/is better , but can we get a grammar check on that first sentence:p

russian

04-30-2003, 08:06 PM

ok i talked to that dude, he said the obx will start shippin em out in less than a month.

SimpleS14

04-30-2003, 08:23 PM

They would make a nice template for someone that wants to retrofit OEM HID projectors (ex: Audi A4 projectors).

But I doubt they will look nice.....esspecially the chrome housing.

KOUKI HEADLIGHTS OWNZ!!!! :D

theronin

04-30-2003, 08:31 PM

I'm pretty slow, are these supposed to be replacements for 95-96's or are they s15 headlights? If they are replacements for 95-96's i too would like to see a bigger pic of them... they just look off to me!?

russian

04-30-2003, 08:36 PM

read small print - it says picture not for 240sx's. they said they will have both zenki and kouki.

theronin

04-30-2003, 08:41 PM

whoever gets the pics from ice please post them up asap! euro's are a pretty penny, that is if cwestin is still hookin it up.... this could be a very very good thing... or very very BBBAAADDD!

Kreator

04-30-2003, 09:03 PM

It's cool they made them for the older s14s, but i swear, the moment i see these on the s14a, i'm grabbing a bat.

DRG1

04-30-2003, 10:47 PM

here's what i did to my headlights

Anubis

04-30-2003, 11:10 PM

i think its gonna be nice, should be a great replacemnt for the old stock abused yellowed s14b headlights. I'd get a pair of the clear ones(non black) if they look decent. Gotta keep my signature orange corners though. :cool:

SR240DET

04-30-2003, 11:44 PM

DRG1 :here's what i did to my headlights

ok.. im an idiot.. what exactly did you do?...

your car is very nice btw... :D

pruto

05-01-2003, 12:37 AM

you know, depending on how they turn out, i might getmyself a pair too. I spent $175 replacing ONE friggen OEM light when i crash my car. Only to have its mounting piece break on me within a month.

I really can't justify spending $600 on Eurospec headlights, i mean, sure, they look nice, but $600 is the price on a set of s15 lights, and way more than a nice set of Kouki s14 lights.

I don't expect too much in terms of quality from OBX, but the stock headlights aren't that great quality wise either. But correct and sufficient lighting is a must. We shall see in a month how this one turns out. :rolleyes:

Sanchi

05-01-2003, 01:26 AM

WOW i know im hyped up about these, my yellows are getting on my nerve not like it lights up the road much anyways. I think the euro spec one still look alot better (thats if the pix provided is the general ideal of what its gona look like). The black houseing is nice but i think it will look alil fakeish on the 95-96' set up. Like kinda rice and wana-be-ish... still hyped about it though i hope they arnt stuped looking!!!:) :)

Hey russian maby you can even setup a GB for it!!! lower the price that would realy kick arss!!!:eek: :eek:

-T-

05-01-2003, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by SR240DET
ok.. im an idiot.. what exactly did you do?...

your car is very nice btw... :D

looks as though he blacked them out :confused:

DRG1

05-01-2003, 11:40 AM

I blacked out the corners and the headlights. not much to paint in the zenki headlights, so i painted the housing for the highbeams and it actually didn't take away that much lighting.

drg1

here's an old pic before the corners were done

DRG1

05-01-2003, 11:42 AM

Dousan_PG

05-01-2003, 11:56 AM

looks good
u doing a writeup on that?
people might be interested in it! :)
looks nice
i like your car's color too

AKADriver

05-01-2003, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by AceInHole
You know what though?? After making so many headlights, tail lights, and other lights, they should have SOME knowledge or experience that could be of some use..... It might be worthwhile to find someone with OBX headlights on another car and see how well the lighting is dispersed.

Why should they? Look how many people even here are cheering for these lights, ready to plop down cash, without any idea what the light output will be like. They can sell thousands of these lights without investing in R&D to make them work properly. The existing projector light kits for other cars they sell are terrible - NOT DOT legal, generally they're just cheap foglights stuck in a headlight frame. I've seen them. Knockoff garbage.

Now, like GT SpecR said, they would be good if you junked the worthless projectors that ship with them and installed some quality projectors that are MEANT to be headlights.

DRG1

05-01-2003, 12:33 PM

I'm doing a write up on it soon. I took a ton of pics when i took the lights apart, but I don't have much time to finish a write up on them. About the color....i used to hate the blue emerald color, but it's growing on me now.

DRG1

Steeles

05-01-2003, 01:01 PM

DRG those do look good man! cant wait to see more pics

AKADriver - that was my original thought too... I keep seeing those Hella xenon projector driving lights in Tire Rack ads. and i bet those would be great in there

95Blue240sx

05-01-2003, 01:17 PM

have you guys ever taken apart zenki lights before? i have and from those pics it looks like they just blow molded a clear cover for the housing. but it looks kinda ok. wish someone made projectors for the zenki guys.

Fastback180

05-01-2003, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by russian
Obx is not so bad.

Yeah, if the make of your car starts with an H!

Sanchi

05-01-2003, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by Fastback180
Yeah, if the make of your car starts with an H!

http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/giggle.gif

but ya wish some one would make some projectors for the Zenki ppl like me!!! :o

Evil S14

05-01-2003, 02:58 PM

i don't think they'd have enough demand to sell the kouki lights, but it is a cheap alternative to all those hondas who want s14 lights, that way itll match their OBX shifer, OBX exhaust, OBX Back massager, OBX cellphone warmer....:rolleyes:

iceperformance

05-01-2003, 05:13 PM

Hello,

My name is Doug and I am the owner of ICE Performance, Las Vegas. Over the last couple of days we have noticed a HUGE interest in the OBX S14 Projector Headlights. OBX says that they are still working on them and I was told a month or so. They also had a hard time telling me if the 95-96 and 97-98 part #'s were the same. I will keep bugging them and we will see. It might help if anyone else want to email, fax, or call OBX once in awhile. For now I would like to get a better idea of how many people are interested and maybe when/if these babies come out I can offer everyone a better deal. Let me know if you are interested and if you have a 95-96 or a 97-98. I have know other info right now.

Helpful links...

www.iceperformance.com/240sxExterior.html
www.obxracingsports.com
http://www.obxracingsports.com/ligh...D=2&subCat2ID=2

Doug Schmidt, Owner
ICEperformance.com

russian

05-01-2003, 06:09 PM

Doug, as soon as they come out and i can see a pic, depending what they look like and if they gonna be zenki, i prob be for it. thanks

Sanchi

05-01-2003, 09:48 PM

Ya im in too if the Zenki dont look like ass http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/bootyshake.gif

FRpilot

05-02-2003, 01:33 AM

ok.. i guess that day finally came when companies are making aftermarket stuff for our cars.. i hope obx doesn't think that the great demand with the projector headlights will also mean a great demand in altezzas.. we all know obx can make altezzas and make them by the thousands.. imagine every 240 out there with altezzas slapped on them just like the thousands of civics with altezzas. hopefully that day never comes.. but now it seems likely.. nobody here would put altezzas on their car right? but rice boys with 240s seem to outnumber our small community 5 to 1.. maybe even 10 to 1!

Steeles

05-02-2003, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by FRpilot
ok.. i guess that day finally came when companies are making aftermarket stuff for our cars.. i hope obx doesn't think that the great demand with the projector headlights will also mean a great demand in altezzas.. we all know obx can make altezzas and make them by the thousands.. imagine every 240 out there with altezzas slapped on them just like the thousands of civics with altezzas. hopefully that day never comes.. but now it seems likely.. nobody here would put altezzas on their car right? but rice boys with 240s seem to outnumber our small community 5 to 1.. maybe even 10 to 1!

see they can make the altezzas all they want but you know who will be buying them? the people with the cars that we already laugh at for the 20 foot wings horrible paint jobs and ugly rims. so who cares just gives us more to laugh at. en masse the 240 community isnt intrested in most of that stuff. and the market reflects that. now people are turning 240s into show cars and so the markets taking notice. so what good for us. for all the crap parts we will get quality stuff to boot. maybe with more popularity Greddy will get off their arses and bing out their turbo kit for the KAs

my buck fifty on the whole business

russian

05-02-2003, 08:36 AM

dont be so scared of scruffy nerd haters.

chances are and i'm almost 99% right on this, OBX or neither other company wont make Altezza light or whatetver they call them. Just to start production/marketing/overhead it would cost 250,000. But demand is NOT really there, compared to Honda and some DSMs, 240s's demand is almost null. Thus it wont be profitable.

IF they start a production of clear taillights - ow well, they wont be selling for long.

240silvia

05-02-2003, 09:38 AM

Hey, powered by Auto Zone. Don't get those! I guess to each his own, I'm just a big fan of keeping the car stock with lips and motorwork. JDM is the way to go. When I had my 240, I had a 95, and I REALLY liked the 97 projectors, so I did the 97-98 conversion. Best of both worlds, projectors, and still JDM.

theronin

05-02-2003, 12:32 PM

Yes but to some its not all about being JDM sorry to tell you! I couldnt give a holy fvck about being JDM, and alot of people on this board and others agree with me. Just go and "Keep it JDM" on your Honda man! :rolleyes:

Kreator

05-02-2003, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by 240silvia
Hey, powered by Auto Zone. Don't get those! I guess to each his own, I'm just a big fan of keeping the car stock with lips and motorwork. JDM is the way to go. When I had my 240, I had a 95, and I REALLY liked the 97 projectors, so I did the 97-98 conversion. Best of both worlds, projectors, and still JDM.

Uhh sorry dude, but ppl that are doing something just cuz it's JDM piss me off more than most ricers out there.

Dousan_PG

05-02-2003, 01:02 PM

hahaha
jdm this jdm that
sounds like a poseur

forget JDM
go USDM!

i need GM parts STAT!!

SilviaDriver

05-02-2003, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by 240silvia
JDM is the way to go.

cUz JDM iS tYtE y0!!

Originally posted by 240silvia
I had a 95, and I REALLY liked the 97 projectors, so I did the 97-98 conversion. Best of both worlds, projectors, and still JDM.

arent u the one long ago that argued with the WHOLE board saying ur 97-98 conversion was "JDM" cuz of the headlights when it really wasnt? yea its u. so y are u saying ur conversion is still JDM?

Fastback180

05-02-2003, 02:16 PM

I simply put it like this: Japanese parts, for a japanese car.
...Everything else is inferrior.

theronin

05-02-2003, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by Fastback180
I simply put it like this: Japanese parts, for a japanese car.
...Everything else is inferrior.

Wrong:rolleyes:

Dousan_PG

05-02-2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Fastback180
I simply put it like this: Japanese parts, for a japanese car.
...Everything else is inferrior.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....whew that was funny. :o :p ..uh-oh...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

doood my car is JDM tyte yo!

boro240

05-02-2003, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by Fastback180
I simply put it like this: Japanese parts, for a japanese car.
...Everything else is inferrior.
tell that to Alex @ Battle Version...:rolleyes:

Fastback180

05-02-2003, 02:51 PM

The inferrior part was a joke.
"Haha, silly americans and their inferrior electronics"

24D

05-02-2003, 04:38 PM

I'd get them if the looked decent and where priced to move. Don't care what other people think.

CoasTek240

05-03-2003, 01:11 PM

i'm honestly going to throwup.:(

russian

05-03-2003, 01:13 PM

as i said, let see what they look like when they come out. i'll prb get them if they look decent and i guess be the first hand review.

SimpleS14

05-03-2003, 07:33 PM

Damn....

so I guess you guys must HATE the JDM Kouki S14 front bumper. :confused:

http://members.aol.com/sg1210/silvia2.jpg

I like this bumper regardless of the fact its JDM and I'm going to get it because the USDM bumper SUCKS! :D

Kreator

05-03-2003, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by GT specR
Damn....

so I guess you guys must HATE the JDM Kouki S14 front bumper. :confused:

http://members.aol.com/sg1210/silvia2.jpg

I like this bumper regardless of the fact its JDM and I'm going to get it because the USDM bumper SUCKS! :D

No, it doesn't mean that

It just means that if you are getting that bumper JUST CUZ its JDM and not cuz u actually like it, I will call you a poser.

POSER! :D j/k

240silvia

05-03-2003, 11:37 PM

Originally posted by theronin
Yes but to some its not all about being JDM sorry to tell you! I couldnt give a holy fvck about being JDM, and alot of people on this board and others agree with me. Just go and "Keep it JDM" on your Honda man! :rolleyes:

Alright bro, you drive a Japanese car, if you want to be USDM, then get a Camaro or something, I like the JDM stuff on the 240 because the USDM ones are to plain. Look at the Kouki bumper for the 97 then look at the stock one, which one do you like??? And don't down the Honda, not unless you can back it up of course. And I don't want JDM stuff b/c it's JDM stuff, I like the styling, so get over it.

240silvia

05-03-2003, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by GT specR
Damn....

so I guess you guys must HATE the JDM Kouki S14 front bumper. :confused:

http://members.aol.com/sg1210/silvia2.jpg

I like this bumper regardless of the fact its JDM and I'm going to get it because the USDM bumper SUCKS! :D

Very well said, totally agree. Hey man how have you been, I haven't talked to you on AIM in a while, I'm DJ ChArles C in case you didn't know. Anyway IM me sometime so we can catch up.

Kreator

05-04-2003, 12:15 AM

Originally posted by 240silvia
Alright bro, you drive a Japanese car, if you want to be USDM, then get a Camaro or something, I like the JDM stuff on the 240 because the USDM ones are to plain. Look at the Kouki bumper for the 97 then look at the stock one, which one do you like??? And don't down the Honda, not unless you can back it up of course. And I don't want JDM stuff b/c it's JDM stuff, I like the styling, so get over it.

Dude, you are retarded. You make yourself look like a person who, given 2 exactly the same bumpers, one made in US and one made in Japan and the japanese bumper costing say $50 more than the US one, would still pick the japanese bumper just cuz it's JDM. I hate this bs.

in gt specr's case (i'm guessing) we aren't talking about it being JDM but about it looking nicer than the stock bumper on hte 240s in US. In other words, if we switch around and our cars would come with the japanese bumper and japanese cars would come with the current US bumper, he wouldn't be changing his stock to the japanese one. And btw, where do you think the bumpers for our cars made? :rolleyes: As far as i know our cars are assembled in Japan, so as far as i'm concerned it's as japanese as it gets. Your omega bumper (if i'm not mistaken and it's actually your car that i'm thinking bout) is a pos made in US. So shush.

Back on the headlights topic though. Not everyone wants to swap half their body over and pay ~$2000 for it when all they have to do is get a couple of headlights for $300. if the "powered by autozone" looks better than the JDM alternative and costs cheaper and works as good, i'm all for swapping it. Even though it's not as "tyte" :rolleyes:

PS: i'm really bored....

Sanchi

05-04-2003, 06:25 AM

Ya i agree with you guys on the "Yo i LiKe De JdM LooK cAuSe JdM iS TyTe Yo!!" BS is true dam posers. If you like it for what it is then thats great but for those that are http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/greddy.gif that think just cause its from Japan its so much godlier. My 95' is made in Japan if i remember correctly so was yours.

Back on topic i just hope the Headlights arnt a let down but if they are Ohh well, I'm gona pick up a pair if it dosent look too rotten and be sure to share how i feel about them. Also the 240 community is no where close to comparied with the say Civic community, in terms of numbers (there arnt enough cars). There will never be as much Ricers with the 240 as with any honduh or acura...http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/burnout.gif

240silvia

05-05-2003, 09:40 AM

Alright Jackas*es, let me try and set you straight. I like to go JDM because the stuff LOOKS BETTER to me. Not because it's JDM. If the USDM bumpers and overall car looked better than the JDM ones, I's keep the USDM stuff. So don't start running your mouth about stuff that isn't true. Also, be careful throwing the ricey comments around, just b/c I have a Honda, doesn't mean that I have a ricey car. And I think they word poser went out in 5th grade, talking about skaters.

P.S. - You do know that yoda isn't a real person.

Dousan_PG

05-05-2003, 09:46 AM

poser

the word is back in style yo

its like totally radical and bodacious!
cowabunga!!

240silvia

05-06-2003, 08:17 AM

Originally posted by dousan36
poser

the word is back in style yo

its like totally radical and bodacious!
cowabunga!!

It makes me sad to know that you represent a part of the 240 community.

Sanchi

05-07-2003, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by 240silvia
Alright Jackas*es, let me try and set you straight. I like to go JDM because the stuff LOOKS BETTER to me. Not because it's JDM. If the USDM bumpers and overall car looked better than the JDM ones, I's keep the USDM stuff. So don't start running your mouth about stuff that isn't true. Also, be careful throwing the ricey comments around, just b/c I have a Honda, doesn't mean that I have a ricey car. And I think they word poser went out in 5th grade, talking about skaters.

P.S. - You do know that yoda isn't a real person.

You gota be kidding me right. Yoda will whip your arss... http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/moon.gifhttp://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/whip.gif Like my quote says, you have alil anger in your words... do I sense fear in you!?!? I wonder if you even know what a quote is...
And why do you gota be a lil http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/clit.gif crying and calling ppl names... You make it sound like ppl were directing it at you. Sorry if you didnt like what was said nothing was directed at you from me atleast http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/tongue.gif

four

05-07-2003, 07:31 AM

wow. this thread started as a OBX zenki headlight topic. now. its a JDM/USDM conversation.

hahahahaahaha:p

Steeles

05-07-2003, 07:51 AM

Originally posted by four
wow. this thread started as a OBX zenki headlight topic. now. its a JDM/USDM conversation.

hahahahaahaha:p

240silvia

05-07-2003, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by Sanchi
You gota be kidding me right. Yoda will whip your arss... http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/moon.gifhttp://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/whip.gif Like my quote says, you have alil anger in your words... do I sense fear in you!?!? I wonder if you even know what a quote is...
And why do you gota be a lil http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/clit.gif crying and calling ppl names... You make it sound like ppl were directing it at you. Sorry if you didnt like what was said nothing was directed at you from me atleast http://www3.sympatico.ca/travischan/PUB/tongue.gif

Do you sense fear in me???? lol. And yes, everything was directed towards me, I was the first one that brought up the JDM conversation. Anyway, keep you Star Wars crap to your self.