schmellyfart

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Slow down there, Tiger. I never said I did it or that anyone else has. I just said that it could be done without soldering by using the stock rubbers pictured below.

schmellyfart

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Resistor is connected to the positive lead of the led. Use this to figure out what resistor to use.

tigersharkdude

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my posts are aimed at this guy 19GLE97, notice how he never replied back

19GLE97

im hear u gotta give me some time
its kinda ghetto but i was able to do it w.o soldering so it works fine for me.

i bought http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...nstrument.html , the T1.5 series LED Twist Lock Lamp(at the bottom of the page) in blue, pulled them out of thier base, (they are made to work w 12 volt) and wrapped each connecter from the LED around the corresponding "prong" on the hazard or defroster switch. these led's have resisters and what not already hooked up to them...and viola they worked, its not that hard. didn't reuse the rubber connecter of course cause these bulbs are bugger than the stock.

its not exactly plug and play like the dash bulbs or climate control bulbs were but i assure u i soldered nothing

im not here on the org to bull**** everyone, just my way of doing it....well my way

Nismo95Max

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I wasn't at all interested in doing little stuff like this until I saw the results. I'll def be comin back to this thread.

SquirrelPig

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DITTO! Looking good tigersharkdude!

MaxiNone

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Nice, I want to do this to my forth gen. The gauge cluster looks nice, but my head unit would clash with that cluster since it lights up red:/

tigersharkdude

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Do red in the cluster then

tigersharkdude

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Same here. I wasn't going to do it but I had like $20 that had been on my PayPal for months and was on eBay and was like F it and ordered them

tigersharkdude

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bumping this, have been getting a number or PM's asking me about this stuff

Quickywd01

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Thanks for this input, helping many people.

Amerikaner83

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so for your 5 cluster bulbs which size did you use? the 3,4, or 5mm ones? I like the cool blue dash gauges and odometer backlight.

edit -- I noticed where you said the 5mm ones. reading is good.

davidwillie_

I'd love to do this for my baby, but the link's are outdated provided in the initial post.. Anyone care to lend me a hand?

Amerikaner83

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I got the following bulbs:

(superbrightLEDs.com)
NEOx-xHP: NEOx High Power LED Instrument bulb
NEO5-WHP: 5mm NEO5-xHP Cool White
Qty: 5, these are the instrument panel bulbs

(ebay)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180761966937...witem=&vxp=mtr
Qty: 2 (these are in a pack of 2, so I got a total of 4 LED sets) These will be for the map and door courtesy lights.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=290598043276
Qty: 1, this is for the main dome light


I didn't get licence plate lights yet since I don't want the cops making it easier to see me :-) ...or maybe it was because I ordered these at 1am and was fading fast...

tigersharkdude

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These are much cheaper than those
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-White-LE...ht_5361wt_1396

Amerikaner83

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yeah they are. oh well. I'll get mine faster :-)

VisciousMo

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Can anyone link me a cheap rear license plate bracket for the bulbs? I know I fab one up with wood, but I want to see if there are any PnP I can buy. I tried local parts store, seems I Can't even buy the actual bulb covers from there...let alone the long plastic trim to hold them.

tigersharkdude

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there is a guy in the 4th gen classifieds who makes the bracket for like $30.

VisciousMo

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any idea on name?

tigersharkdude

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message him about buying a bracket...........or make your own
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...t-bracket.html

renots

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Incase you haven't looked yet here's a pic of the visor bulb, it's not an led yet but will be.

schmellyfart

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Looking forward to after pics.

renots

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lol me too, gotta figure out what one will fit

schmellyfart

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Oh I though you already had one ready to go. lol

What type of bulb is that?

ShocknAwe

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to properly fit in on the .org I have decided to order some LED's for my 4th gen. Ordered fogs from SuperBright to start off in the amber color. Dont know how amber they will be though as its a hard color to match...

tigersharkdude

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vanity mirror bulbs (seller on ebay...personal website)
http://www.wardenjp.com/stores/festoon.html

tigersharkdude

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if they arent yellow enough for you, you could always do a yellow film on your fog housings

beside making the housings yellow (IMHO it looks great on white cars)
you get a little bit of damage protection (Rvinyl film is pretty thick)
and it puts out some YELLOW light

on that note, im not sure how bright the led bubls for fog bulbs will be

tigersharkdude

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This Just In


Neo-4 bulbs fit in the 99 ACC w/ AMB button
(NOTE: the hot spots arent that bad, I had to use a somewhat high ISO to take the pic without a tripod)

renots

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through your travels lookin for these leds, have you seen any confirmed sizes on the 95-96 cc? i kno you used t4's but wasnt sure if its the same for me or not.

tigersharkdude

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No I haven't, sorry

VisciousMo

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going to do my ACC unit soon when bulbs come in with warm white bulbs. big ups to tigershark for the tip

love_my_gt

looks awesome. I hope to change all the interior lighting in my gf maxima over to blue leds soon...

renots

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How do you reverse the LEDs if they don't light up? Aren't they mounted to the base or can you remove them from the base? I'm a little confused about this.

Amerikaner83

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depends. the ones that have the base, just rotate THE WHOLE THING 180 and reinstall. The ones that are just the bulb, pull out from the base, rotate bulb 180 and reinstall

tigersharkdude

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they are twist lock or PnP like normal bulbs. To reverse them just turn the bulb around or untwist the bulb, turn so it would twist lock in the opposite position



or like he said BUT even on the ones that look like a normal bulb and have a base, you remove and rotate THE WHOLE THING 180* and reinstall

renots

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Got ya! I wasn't sure if the base was keyed for on way install or not, haven't received my new bulbs yet to actually see them

Amerikaner83

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dude...just put in the LED map and door lights....HOT DAYUM they're beautiful! I only got the 9SMD too, and they're bright as hell. LOVE IT

tigersharkdude

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sweet. Ive got a personal project that Im waiting to do. Just have to wait on my panels from China. Should look killer

Amerikaner83

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just did my Gauge Cluster lights...INCREDIBLE difference from the stock and Cool White LEDs....WOW.

Before, with stock bulbs:


After, with Cool White LEDs:



The stock cluster lights look a bit yellow in person even though it looks white in the pic. The new white LEDs aren't as blue in real life as they appear in the pic. Also, the hotspotting in the pic of the LEDs is not nearly as noticeable to the naked eye...I can barely see any difference, but I know where it "should be"...

JNCoRacer

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How did it affect the visibility of the needles?