Hi there,

 

ive notced (and im sure every other zx owner has too) that when my headlights are on and you go to flash someone the dipped headlights switch off until you've finished flashing. ive done a search and found this problem asked once or twice before but with no replies with a solution.

just wondered if anyone had found a way to keep the dipped lights on while flashing someone, and then obviously off when switching to main beam??

 

cheers,

sean.

not really any point in them staying on as the ****ing things hardly light up anyway........ so dont worry about it

not really any point in them staying on as the ****ing things hardly light up anyway........ so dont worry about it

 

 

yea i know, but its nod doing my HID's much good them being switched on and off everytime i wanna flash someone.

Look in the tech section of http://www.aus300zx.com and there is a write up on how to do this.

Also covered here (see Wing's link)

 

Steve :)

Ahhhh :bow: :bow: HID's that changes the question totally, hope to upgrade to these eventually aswell

Ahhhh :bow: :bow: HID's that changes the question totally, hope to upgrade to these eventually aswell

 

its a deffo recomended upgrade mate!!! and once youve got them, the first thing you will wanna do is this upgrade as you will want them to last! :) ;)

Also covered here (see Wing's link)

 

Steve :)

 

excellent! thanks mate!!! it'll be the first thing on my list of things to do at the weekend :)

 

cheers!

Or just do as I do and flash your fogs at them.

Hey Scotty,

 

Nice sig picture :dance:

 

Your car by chance (he says not mentioning female "accessory" adorning the vehicle......... :rolleyes: )

 

Richard :cool:

Can i fit H1 bulbs from an ebay '300ZX headlight kit' in my jap import that takes H3C bulbs?

yea i know, but its nod doing my HID's much good them being switched on and off everytime i wanna flash someone.

 

i have upgraded as well to HID 6000 K kit and its brill makes a hell of a diffrence, dont know why nissan designed the headlights so crap you cant see s**t with standard lights, if you find the solution to dipped lights staying on please let me know ill do it as well. chers

Can i fit H1 bulbs from an ebay '300ZX headlight kit' in my jap import that takes H3C bulbs?

 

NO! Dip beam on both JDM and UK spec Zeds is H3 with the JDM being H3C. H1 will only fit in high beam (both JDM and UK spec). If you're stuck for any bulbs give me a shout - I stock all of them.

 

HTH

 

Dan

i have upgraded as well to HID 6000 K kit and its brill makes a hell of a diffrence, dont know why nissan designed the headlights so crap you cant see s**t with standard lights, if you find the solution to dipped lights staying on please let me know ill do it as well. chers

 

The problem is that dip beam is switched by the earth lead on the bulb/housing. If you have regular bulbs fitted you could earth the bulb to the chassis which prevents the bulb from switching off when flashing. Unfortunately that trick doesn't work when you have HID's installed in the dip beam and your only route is to do something clever with the wiring in/around the fuse box (see an earlier post for instructions).

Actually Danny mate when I fitted my HID's on my UK car I earthed them direct to the bolts that hold the radiator brackets down and they now stay on with the main beam. I just thought that was the correct way to wire them up at the time. Now I realise I did a mini-mod without realising!!!! :)

 

Ivan

Actually Danny mate when I fitted my HID's on my UK car I earthed them direct to the bolts that hold the radiator brackets down and they now stay on with the main beam. I just thought that was the correct way to wire them up at the time. Now I realise I did a mini-mod without realising!!!! :)

 

Ivan

 

Hmmmm ... that's interesting because when I tried doing that it didn't work for me. Wonder why? Then again, my car is JDM so there may be a difference in where the bulb housing is earthed.

Actually Danny mate when I fitted my HID's on my UK car I earthed them direct to the bolts that hold the radiator brackets down and they now stay on with the main beam. I just thought that was the correct way to wire them up at the time. Now I realise I did a mini-mod without realising!!!! :)

 

Ivan

 

i just tried this and it works perfect!!!!! :dance:

 

 

thanks chap!! :D

Hmmmm ... that's interesting because when I tried doing that it didn't work for me. Wonder why? Then again, my car is JDM so there may be a difference in where the bulb housing is earthed.

 

my car is also JDM mate and ive tried it and it works perfect! all i did was crimp a wire on the ground wire of each of the dipped headlight bulb plugs and then found a ground point on the chassis of the car. hey presto...worked a treat :dance: :tongue:

Hmmmm ... that's interesting because when I tried doing that it didn't work for me. Wonder why? Then again, my car is JDM so there may be a difference in where the bulb housing is earthed.

 

i just thought mate, did you earth the housing or the ground wire of the plug? i only say this as if i remember correctly hid bulbs have a plastic base (the bit that is held in by the bulb holder clip) so earthing the housing would make no difference. my hid kit came with two spade terminals which i just plugged straight into the h3c bulb plug.

 

just a thought ;)

i just thought mate, did you earth the housing or the ground wire of the plug? i only say this as if i remember correctly hid bulbs have a plastic base (the bit that is held in by the bulb holder clip) so earthing the housing would make no difference. my hid kit came with two spade terminals which i just plugged straight into the h3c bulb plug.

 

just a thought ;)

 

Yeah, I'm aware of those facts and tried a few methods but with no effect. Will go out tomorrow and give it another go.

 

Can someone confirm that this mod also works on UK spec Zeds please?

 

Thanks!

 

Dan