Hey all,

 

Here's another headlight annoyance post, but mainly because my question is unanswered using search function..

 

So in both my projectors I can only assume that previous owner has had trouble with getting the h3c bulbs as I found what looks like a h4 twin element bulb but completely massacred and wedged in to fit h3c fitment...

Both filament positives had been soldered together and then a ground soldered to the base??

Needless to say, it doesn't work..

I have since bought myself a set of 55w 6k h3 HID's, only to now realise once I'm standing in front of it trying to work out how the HID's fit, that I have no bloody spring clips...

I'm sure I can just rob a pair off of another h3 car, or fashion my own from something..

But In the 2 hours I had to fit them today I didn't have time to work out how new ones would fit into the housing..

 

So the resultant question...

Do I have to remove the whole assembly to fit a new set of spring clips??

Anybody got photos of how the spring clip is to fit the assembly?

 

Thanks very much guys

 

Alex

Sounds like a right botch !!!

 

You will find it very difficult to work in this area with the lights in situ, you need them on the bench really.

 

The spring clip at the left hand side on this pic is stopped from falling out because that screw is there, there is a screw at each side and the alignment adjusters need moving to gain access to these one at a time.

 

yeah, what phutumsch said... :)

 

there are plenty of posts / help on this subject, the usual conversion is from H3C to H3, simple and neat...

 

there al also posts on removing the lights.. not fun but certainly not the hardest job on a Zed (I wonder if they made it that hard on the Diablo)

anyway....

 

links that might help...

 

headlight removal..

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?128848-Headlight-removal&highlight=removal

and

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.346

 

H3C to H3 mod..

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?27029-Jap-headlight-mod&highlight=lights

and

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.352

 

 

hid mod, no blink...

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?117007-HID-light-mod&highlight=lights

and

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.348

 

headlight disassembly..

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?128849-Headlight-disassembly&highlight=headlight

and

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_images/H-L_Disassembly.pdf

 

light adjustment..

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.355

 

 

good luck...

I've also got some parts from a headlight (only one side, but you're welcome to any bits you need)...

Hi chaps,

Thanks very much for the pics, links and explanations they have opened my eyes to the situation, there is indeed no easy way other than unit removal, sigh..

I have this Sunday free for a little while so will make a start then!

I've got a couple of bits of stiff wire laying around, so I'll have a crack at making my own for now

 

And also I've seen the "no blink" mod, and already decided on the cheap, easy, dodgy "no blink" mod, grounding pin 5 of the light selection relay.

I never really use my high beams anyway, plus I really have too many other things to be doing on top of car fiddling...

So quicker and easier is priority really!

 

Cheers chaps

Alex

For the easy bodge you dont even need to go near the relay, just ground the earth feed on one bulb ie black wire to the nearest bolt and both sides will stay on when high beam is on.