Its not like you are giving them the ability to paint it and do all the LED work - you are just asked to share your temps.... You use this site as a place to publish your work and get more customers - why not help a couple of ppl who think they can handle a little painting?

I understand his reasoning. Maybe he has a better way of opening them up that ensures a perfect seal in the end, something you can't easily get from any of the other DIY articles on the web. It's called being skilled at what you do, and not revealing trade secrets that keep your business alive.

That being said, I've ordered the LED's to do this myself. My uncle works with LED's and circuit boards all the time so we are going to do the wiring, all I have to do is crack open the headlights to get access.

I completely understand.

If any of the above mentioned people would like to PM me that information I would appreciate it(I won't post it on the forum), I "should"(if seller doesn't fall through).........selll my RSX end of this month and buy my 370 when I get back from my trip to cozumel July 7th....so I'm just trying to get everything ready for when I get it.

I know how to do this :) I've done like 4-5 sets of lights in my time.

The LED's are a little over the top for me, but the lights look great. Maybe I'll think about this when I get bored some day.

Looks great, congrats!

well your post makes sense... so i guess if anyone is interested in some basic info i could help out. but just send me a PM. i wont go into details other than stuff to help you on your way. i think you are right. if people are asking how to do the stuff i doubt they will be a customer of ours anyways.

so send me a PM and ill help you out the best i can without giving away to many secrets :tup:

Nice attitude everyone, one of the main reasons I frequent this forum :)

+rep for you for the offer of help on the little things. Wiring the LED's is going to be one of the most difficult parts for most DIYers, and that seems to be your specialization area. But for someone who just wants to crack it open and black it out, knowing the correct way to break open the headlights could potentially save someone $1,500 :tup:

i opened up the headlights on my IS300. if you go to my.is and search im sure you can find excellent DIY's on the process. they even have temps and times for heating the head lights. now i know these headlights might differ from the 370's, but im just trying to get you guys close.

all that being said............... id still have someone else that has done it several times to do the work.

Thats exactly what i mean :) just help getting the basic stuff out of the way :p I would not expect wiring diagrams from you lol that would be asking too much and I understand its your trade skill :) You do awesome work and I will probably end up sending you mine eventually :)

Keep in mind though, if he is asking you to PM him for these things, please respect his wishes and NOT post any of the info on the forum. At least through PM he has a way to track how many people are using his information.

That is understandable and applaudable of him

Ditto... Asking someone to disclose confidential information about proprietary practices and procedures, and that puts his job and company at jeopardy.

Anyone can pop open their headlights and mod them. I work on LEDs, solder surface mount parts, etc., but I don't have information or experience first hand to pull apart a $2000 set of headlights. It is time consuming, and I don't want to be without my car for weeks (can't rush this job).

All I did was photoshop a picture, submit to CiNcity, and had them order a brand new set to modify.

DIGItonium................ Your lights look SICK!!!

Thank you! :tiphat: I'm in TX right now, and I miss my car :-(

Hopefully this will kick start more mod projects for everyone.

To those wanting core exhange headlights...
 

Anyone who consider asking CiNcity to purchase a brand new set or modify an existing set to swap (my set is in their possession as part of the core swap deal) may want to exercise some patience getting the core refund.

Of course, the cheapest route through them is to send your existing set. My set is still doing fine and dandy :-)

I went ahead and bought a set of these on Ebay, I can only assume they are your OEM ones, Digi. :)

Awesome! Here's a recent video uploaded. They'll refund your deposit (minus the job haha) after you ship them yours. :tup:

^^ Making me wanna call Nic!! Awesome vid! (and I'm liking the music, too!)

second!

Cant wait to see the video of them on in the day time.

Haha... this was one of my good old remixes in 2004 that everyone who stumbled upon it asked for. Look for "Rapture" in the 2004 section:

Music Downloads

Thank you! Just helped me add a new page to my Faves. ;)

I NEED this headlight mod! I'm curious how you think it would look on a red Z? :pics:

I'll send ya a PM for more information.

At least one member did the black housing mod on his red 370Z. All I can say is... SICK!

I will do the same to mine (black housing) soon ... I just need to find me a spare set in case I mess up lol...

my headlights are soon to be done. just waiting for my color matched SOLID RED To come in. black headlights with red projectors & landing strip led's. cant wait.

I'm callin the cops and telling them to be on the look out for a red bat mobile

you already know;)

I will NEED pics of ur car when the mod is finished! Srsly im gonna spam u with PMs until i get wut i want lol. But rly please PLEASE post some pics when you've received ur car after the mod.

P.S: PLEASE PICS! :happydance:

most def!

I stand corrected...
 

I just found this info recently...

FYI: The R8 uses Luxeon Altilon LEDs. These are quad package LEDs with 350-1000mA operation. Interesting stuff...

http://www.philipslumileds.com/products/luxeon-altilon

In the audi headlight, Luxeon LED's are only used for the low beam. They use 3 of them and place them inside the projector, replacing the HID system. Their DTRL/Parking lights are Piranha LED's, same ones we use in our headlights. I know this because I've taken the R8 headlight apart. :p

Oh really? I thought I was right about the piranha LEDs in the R8 headlight until I read about the Altilon LEDs.

Yum... more LEDs. I just hate the fact I need to remove my trunk subwoofer and interior pieces just to get to the bolt behind the tail light.