hey guys...my dash clock blew out....which fuse do i need to check? im pretty sure that it's a fuse problem. i checked on the back of the fuse box cover but i cant tell. thanks in advance

 

This response is based on information from the '99 Maxima factory service manual. You did not specify the year of your Maxima. Perhaps it is wired the same as the '99.

The dashboard clock draws power through two fuses:
- #21, 10 amps
- #40, 7.5 amps

In the '99 Maxima the passenger cabin fuse block has three columns of fuses.
The left-most column contains fuses 1 - 11, numbered from bottom to top.
The middle column contains fuses 12 - 26, numbered from bottom to top.
The right-most column contains fuses 27 - 40, numbered from bottom to top.

The numbers are molded into the plastic fuse block. They are not easy to read. A flashlight will be helpful.

 

While we are talking about the clock, does everybody,s clock stay at the same brightness after the lights are turned on and the dimmer/brightness **** is turned all the way up? This probably only applies to those with Bose/Automatic climate control. I have noticed the clock does not get brighter but everything else does. Any way to fix this?

 

If you watch the clock when you turn the lights on, you'll see that it instantly dims about 50%. Apparently, Nissan thought that the clock would blind people at night, so they wired it that way. What Nissan didn't consider is when you have lights on during the day and you can't see the clock. Andi had a way of rewiring the clock so that it stayed bright all the time, but I don't remember what it was.

 

dch95, I've always wonder about getting the clock to NOT dim when the lights are on cause I always drive with them on. After digging around old archives from the maxima.org mailing list here is the email that I believe Andi Baritchi asked and got a respond from Steve Cutchen. Andi's question on top and Steve's at bottom. I'm tempted but haven't tried this out myself but if you or anyone else do please let us know how it turn out...good luck!

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>I was wondering if any of you with a service manual could help me out
>a little here.. <please!>
>
>I _always_ have the lights on, so the clock is unreadable during the
>daylight hours (because it dims with the lights). So I have two
>questions:
>
>1) How do I get the clock out to see the wires behind it, and which
>wire is the "dim control" wire? Am I correct in assuming that it's
>just a +12v when the lights are ON, thus snipping it would make the
>clock always be bright?
>
>2) Do you have any suggestions as to how to put a toggle switch on top
>of the clock for that wire to go thru, so that I have the choice
>whether to dim the clock?

It looks like the clock receives a signal from the interior illumination
system that tells it to dim. It is not part of the illumination dim
control circuit.

There are four wires on the clock, orange, yellow/blue, red/blue and black.

orange is power through the ignition switch,
yellow/blue is power from the fuse block (hot at all times) ,
black is ground, and
red/blue is hot when the lights are on.

I'd try putting a toggle switch in the red/blue wire.

As far as how to get behind the clock... there are some others on the list
that have done this. I haven't. I'll enclose a small gif from the shop
manual.

The book says that you should be able to remove the center vent and switch
panel by using a cloth-covered miniature flat-blade screwdriver. There are
metal clips at the bottom outside edge and along the top.

Pry on the bottom edge near the corners. Once the bottom edge is free
enough to get your fingers under, pry under the top. YMMV! This stuff
always worries me because I figure I'm getting ready to break something
when I pry on it. I didn't even remove my grill when I did my horn
modifications...
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Thanks for the input on the clock. I,m gonna see if maybe there is a way to rewire the red/blue to somewhere else maybe to the stereo or automatic a/c panel. I,ll use my FSM to try and locate another wire with the same purpose. For a minute I thought my clock was afu since it didn,t get brighter with the dimmer ****.

 

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