Will 2005-08 aftermarket headlights fit 2009-10 Pathfinder

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Will 2005-08 aftermarket headlights fit 2009-10 Pathfinder

Postby Dingo » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:08 pm

Hi Guys,

Just about to buy my Pathfinder, but live in Australia. I have been looking at aftermarket headlights and was wondering most seem to say they are for 2005-08 models. In Australia the models all seem the same to current so just wanted to check if they are in the USA so I know if these will fit my Pathfinder.

The lights I am looking at are below.

http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/20 ... ts/spec_d/

http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/20 ... yder_auto/

I have tried contacting the Vendor but they didn't give me a definitive answer.

Thanks in advance
Kyle


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Re: Will 2005-08 aftermarket headlights fit 2009-10 Pathfind

Postby goblue90 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:53 pm

Hey Kyle,

The 2005-2007 lights unfortunately will not fit 2008 + models. I just changed my 05 Pathfinder front end to that of a 2009 Frontier and the lights, grille, and upper bumper cover are completely different. The 2008 Pathfinder front end differs from the 05-07 front end because of the V8 engine.
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Postby volvite » Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:38 pm

No. The front end of the pathfinder changed in 2008 to make room for the V8. The headlights that say they fit 2005-2008 are incorrect. They will only fit the 2005-2007. Sucks as I have a 2008 and can't find projector headlamps that fit my 2008.

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Postby goblue90 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:55 pm

volvite wrote:No. The front end of the pathfinder changed in 2008 to make room for the V8. The headlights that say they fit 2005-2008 are incorrect. They will only fit the 2005-2007. Sucks as I have a 2008 and can't find projector headlamps that fit my 2008.
Volvite, thanks for the correction (edited my response).

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Postby Dingo » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:14 am

The Vendor told me "if the body style is the same they will fit". Didn't really answer my question

Saves me buying them now and not fitting. Thanks for your replies

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Postby volvite » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:29 am

Glad we could be some help. If you do find a company that makes projector headlamps for a 2008-2012 make sure and let us know. I think they would be very profitable as the OEM lights suck

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Postby Dingo » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:02 pm

Not a lot of chance here in Australia for that. That kind of aftermarket scene is a bit slow due to demand.

Steel front and rear bars and sliders and things like that we have plenty of but not much in the way of headlights, tail lights etc. Frontiers (we call them Navaras) have a bit following over here so maybe I'll check that out as they should be the same from what I can tell. When I get my Pathfinder in a few weeks I will check and see what I can find.

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Postby skinny2 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:33 pm

I'm not totally sure the model year changes are the same in other parts of the world compared to US models. I can barely know for sure the difference here but they're just as mentioned above...2005-2007 have different headlights than 2008+. I have seen various Euro model PF's that have OEM HID/Projectors and looked into importing a set. The cost was nutso ($3,000 give or take) and couldn't guarantee the lights would fit as I couldn't verify if they ever had the very slight headlight update we received here. As someone mentioned, the V8 seemed to be the reason for the slightly stretched front fascia so if there's no V8 model in Australia then it may still be the original size lights. I tried to swap mine for a set of projectors that was built for the '05-'07 models and the size is only off by 1" or so but it's enough you really can't make it work right due to the shape change.

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Postby Dingo » Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:09 pm

We have the V6 and a 2.5TD so maybe they are the same as the 2005-07.

Anybody wanna bring their Pathfinder down here so we can compare? Haha I'll take you wheeling and show you some tracks.

When I get my PF in the next couple of weeks I might take some measurements (and photos if I can work out how to post them) of the lights and grille and post them up so maybe we can compare. You never know, the Aussie lights might be different in appearance and you guys might like them. Maybe we can do a deal and swap? I also have a guy over here that sells genuine nissan parts WAY cheaper than the dealers. So if you guys like some of the Aussie stuff I can put you onto him. Awesome guy and great service.


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