Zenki's Unite

[jdm2191]

Are these just the German Glass Headlight?

[Mister.E]

looks like it, you can see they still have the fluting on the inside, so they arent Junyan.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

are those the Morimoto Minis? that is the exact look i am going for when i do my retrofit, and i kinda like the minigun shrouds.

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by E Double

are those the Morimoto Minis? that is the exact look i am going for when i do my retrofit, and i kinda like the minigun shrouds.

yes w/ the gatling shrouds. I used acrylic mirror as a backing to fill in the area the shroud didn't cover. If you look on hidplanet i have more photos of the retrofits.

[Mister.E]

you have a link? i looked around on there and couldnt find anything.

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by E Double

you have a link? i looked around on there and couldnt find anything.

There are a few picture threads somewhere on there. I'm also about to post a how to retrofit with zenki lights on hidplanet. I'll post the link here when I'm done.

here's another thread that's useful for creating your own clear lenses. It takes a lot of work to do this right; however. I haven't made any in a few years so please don't ask if I have some

the lense forming thread: finished product post 1

[Lukasss]

[Mister.E]

i've seen that post about making your own before, with the concrete molds and whatnot. that is way too involved for me, im just gonna buy the circuit sports covers. please be sure to post that link when you are done cuz it will probably help me out a lot.

[Highway Riding]

My Zenki with headlight gap... My intercooler is what is in the way.. I Just haven't given a crap enuff to address it tho. One day

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by E Double

i've seen that post about making your own before, with the concrete molds and whatnot. that is way too involved for me, im just gonna buy the circuit sports covers. please be sure to post that link when you are done cuz it will probably help me out a lot.

I've gone ahead and started the write up. There are still a few things left to do, but the majority of the retrofit is complete. Here is the link: FX35/FXR into s14 240sx (Zenki) housings. Simple reflector -> projector retrofit, L bracket technique..

[nutz240sx]

Hopefully getting the shit painted this summer sometime. Would like to get a different exhaust so i can go lower, stupid hks sits low as hell.

[Blackzenki82]

Originally Posted by jdm2191

Are these just the German Glass Headlight?

JDM housings (divided domes), and at this time, they were final konnexion,, tapped a wall, and replaced with Circuit Sports, which had better fitment BTW.


Oh, and a lot of the extra gap has to do with the CS/SM/FK clear covers actually being smaller in overall face size, than OEM lenses, one thing I've never liked about em, but they're 100% better than piss yellow fluted stockers.

[Blackzenki82]

Originally Posted by zuergJC

Such a clean car i love it.

Thanks, it was!

[Ro_]

[QUOTE=Lukasss;4722651][/QUOTE

simply stunning

[jdm2191]

Originally Posted by Blackzenki82

JDM housings (divided domes), and at this time, they were final konnexion,, tapped a wall, and replaced with Circuit Sports, which had better fitment BTW.


Oh, and a lot of the extra gap has to do with the CS/SM/FK clear covers actually being smaller in overall face size, than OEM lenses, one thing I've never liked about em, but they're 100% better than piss yellow fluted stockers.

so the lenses are/were final konnexion?

[nathanong87]

navan index is pretty high right now. bn sports is pretty low right now =(

[boost]

i also used the circuit sport clear covers for projector retrofit. it really does suck how they are smaller. it makes the edges not line up with the corner lamps and leaves a gap above and below. i was considering getting euro glass but destroying those would hurt and it would have the fluting

[OBEEWON]

Crap, I'm with you Nate. I would actually like to see some BN or M Sport now.

[endlessboost]

For nate and OB

[OBEEWON]

Your ride height is extraordinary.

[revcyanide]

Projector retrofit?

I prefer OEM quality



I'll get pics on car when I rebuild the front end. heres what they look like mounted.

[Mister.E]

are those R32 headlights?

[illvialuver]

yeah, I have never seen that kinda light before

[Te37]

Originally Posted by revcyanide

Projector retrofit?

I prefer OEM quality



I'll get pics on car when I rebuild the front end. heres what they look like mounted.

Those projectors are for right hand drive cars. Those projectors suck for light output. They do not look right on a zenki, too many gaps. Good luck finding a replacement bulb for those japanese projectors.

I was going to retrofit those because they have glass lenses, but decided against it because they fit like crap and you need a 3in projector to make it look decent. And they are a bitch to mount.

[revcyanide]

yes.

R32 type M specifically.

[revcyanide]

Originally Posted by Te37

Those projectors are for right hand drive cars. Those projectors suck for light output. They do not look right on a zenki, too many gaps. Good luck finding a replacement bulb for those japanese projectors.

I was going to retrofit those because they have glass lenses, but decided against it because they fit like crap and you need a 3in projector to make it look decent. And they are a bitch to mount.

It's a track car only and I bought these for less than I could find unbroken USDM headlights actually.

I have replacement bulbs, and it isnt some super secrent japanese spec bulb, you can buy them at auto zone.
there are only gaps if you try to mount them to the stock position. I am going full tube frame front so the bracket will be custom fitting them as best as they can be.

[Blackzenki82]

^
you're fitting a square peg in a round hole. and it looks like shit, unless you have a body man take your curved hood, and put some kouki angles on it.

Putting R32 lights in a Zenki is even worse than R33 lights.

[revcyanide]

Originally Posted by Blackzenki82

^
you're fitting a square peg in a round hole. and it looks like shit, unless you have a body man take your curved hood, and put some kouki angles on it.

Putting R32 lights in a Zenki is even worse than R33 lights.

picture I posted of them mounted look good enough for me.


a lot better fitment than those accord headlights people try.

[revcyanide]

That being said, if I get everything lined up at they still fit like shit, I have no problem buying some USDM headlights.

like I said, these were dumb cheap, and this is what remained of my previous headlights.

[Blackzenki82]

Originally Posted by revcyanide

picture I posted of them mounted look good enough for me.


a lot better fitment than those accord headlights people try.

Only people i know that put accord lights in a nissan is the canadians, and they run accord headlights for the canadian DOT inspections (like what you have in Nazi controlled california as far as the yearly inspections). they run them on R32's because the JDM lights dont conform to CA DOT inspections.


there is no fitment, they fit ill, and not in a good way, yeah you can be like "Hey bros, i got jdm tyte skyline headlights bruh bruh", but the only lights that belong on a Zenki, are Zenki lights...

....or no lights at all...




Hell, i'm not even a fan of projector retrofits, sure they give a great beam pattern, but to me, they look out of place stuffed inside such a "big" halogen housing.

call me a purist, but it's either USDM, or JDM housings for me all day. clear covers or not. I'd even pass on german glass, mostly because the fluting is going to make the beam pattern for shit, and you have to worry about breaking/crashing/cracking some $600 glass lenses, that have poor light output for US roads anyways.

Sorry, maybe I'm just an old man stuck in my ways...