Hi Everyone, New to the forum and nice to be here. looking for some assistance regarding headlights. I have a 2009 370Z Base trim level. One headlight recently stopped working
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04-21-2022, 02:50 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Hi Everyone,
New to the forum and nice to be here. looking for some assistance regarding headlights. I have a 2009 370Z Base trim level. One headlight recently stopped working and Nissan is telling me its the ballast unit in the HID type headlight. They want $1500 to replace both lights! Is it easy to just replace the ballast? Should I just switch out both to LED? Are there specific products online you guys would recommend? Looking forward to spring driving soon up here in Kingston, ON, Canada. Still had snow overnight this week. Rob |
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For headlight, I wouldn’t blindly put LED in a projector housing (or any housing really) without seeing or conducting proper light cutoff test. The exact location the light emitting element in relation to the reflecting element inside the projector/reflector makes a huge difference. Stick with HID if you are not familiar with lighting.
When time comes to change bulb, HID bulbs like Osram Cool Blue Intense (CBI and CBN) and Osram Nightbreaker Laser (XNL) and Philips White Vision (WHV) are a few good choices among current offerings. Yes you can change the ballast. OEM should be 35w ballast. Swap your bulb from side to side to confirm whether it’s the ballast, bulb, or both. I’ve never done this on my car, I’m sure there are plenty of YouTube videos on this. Stealership strikes again. They are so used to dealing with Sentras and Altimas, seeing a 370z is like seeing $ sign, open season to slaughter lol.
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