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Nov 30, 2003 | 04:03 PM

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sideways....how do you get OVER the mesh?

Nov 30, 2003 | 04:56 PM

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so you have clear bulbs in your corner markers? im guessing orange for the front corner (turn signal) and white in the back (night indicator)

nope, everything in the front is red. except for one bulb.. when i was replacing it from my 98 maxima, i forgot to switch out the bulbs.

but i will do that tomorrow.

Nov 30, 2003 | 05:06 PM

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ooo, i see that reddish tint

are you going to put an orange or clear bulb in?

Nov 30, 2003 | 06:07 PM

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ooo, i see that reddish tint

are you going to put an orange or clear bulb in?

nah, i like the red... matches the car... the red is actually alot deeper when you look at it, and not through a camera.

Nov 30, 2003 | 06:24 PM

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where can i find some 194 bulb sockets? and with the sockets, there's no need for soldering correct?
i'm afraid of soldering, i can make it really messy

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Originally Posted by Maximeyez

The stock bulbs on the 97-99 are little 74 bulbs. Nobody makes a brighter than stock bulb. I tried for 2 months to find brighter ones but no go

I tried #74 LED's from superbrightleds.com but they didn't light up the entire range of the gauges. There were dark spots all over, besides the gauges were royal blue instead of super white. The leds have a very strong blue tint to them.
There are only way two ways to do this mod.
#1) As you just read, use a dremel and then solder 194's to the brass rings on the electrical filament sheet(the blue plastic sheet behind the gauges).

#2) Same as #1 but instead of soldering the bulb contacts, find some 194 bulb sockets and screw them in like OEM.

If anyone has any other ways please pot it because these are the only 2 ways I've ever heard of or seen.

Nov 30, 2003 | 06:31 PM

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im just going to stick a clear one in mine, but i do like that red

Nov 30, 2003 | 07:06 PM

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where can i find some 194 bulb sockets? and with the sockets, there's no need for soldering correct?
i'm afraid of soldering, i can make it really messy

194 bulb sockets will not help you... the problem still remains that the hole is too small to fit the #1 bulb, and #2 "a 194 bulb socket". unfortunetly, the only way to do it is to follow my write up that i made that is found via a link on the bottom of the first page of this thread. soldering is actually very easy to do.. if you are not good at it, then just pratice before you do the project!

G/L.

Chris

Nov 30, 2003 | 07:58 PM

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do you guys think i should make a diffrent thread with my write up on it for the other people?

Nov 30, 2003 | 08:14 PM

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no, but post it in the 4th gen how to thread (in my sig) eventually a mod will add it to the grand master list. its a helpful proceedure, share the love

Dec 1, 2003 | 10:31 AM

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I love what you did to the gauges, they look amazing - almost like Lexus gauges or the new Accord gauges. I also love Crimson Blaze Maximas, and I want to trade cars with you

Dec 1, 2003 | 11:58 AM

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I love what you did to the gauges, they look amazing - almost like Lexus gauges or the new Accord gauges. I also love Crimson Blaze Maximas, and I want to trade cars with you

lol, thanks for the compliments.

Dec 1, 2003 | 01:31 PM

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I love your car Chris, Looks even better in person...
I hope you will be coming to the meet on the 20th with ed, yes? I didnt really get to check out your car too much other than that sweet burnout you did

Hope to see you there man!
KYle

Dec 1, 2003 | 05:59 PM

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ooo, and a nice new sig Chris, bravo

Dec 1, 2003 | 07:22 PM

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Has anyone used PIAA 194's for thier dash???

Dec 2, 2003 | 10:37 AM

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Hope to see you there man!
KYle

oh, i didn't know we had another meet so soon... Why so many when it is so freakin cold outside? I hate the cold... i'll be sitting in my car if anyone want to talk to me...

you like my burnout?

i am just having alot of fun with my car because i finally have a 5spd... 6 cars, and only one was a 5spd... tisk tisk.

but anyway, if i come, i am going to be 45 mins late so i don't have to wait in the cold!

is there a link with place/time/? thanks

Chris

Dec 2, 2003 | 10:38 AM

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ooo, and a nice new sig Chris, bravo

yeah, for some reason the one you made for me wouldn't work.

i really wanted to use it.

o well, i am still going to try though.

Chris

Dec 2, 2003 | 04:23 PM

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yea... "wanted" to use it, right

...

Its just a GIF file, as long as you can find a place to host it for you, i see no reason why it wouldnt work.

Dec 2, 2003 | 04:37 PM

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....1&page=1&pp=40 There is a link to meet chris, hope to see you there

Dec 2, 2003 | 08:52 PM

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yea... "wanted" to use it, right

...

Its just a GIF file, as long as you can find a place to host it for you, i see no reason why it wouldnt work.

Hey, don't call me a liar! seriously, it will not show all 4 pics... just one.

kinda pointless of the whole thing....

And why are we talking through this thread? Just IM me!

Chris

Dec 2, 2003 | 09:29 PM

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your always away, and i dont want to IM your phone. Host it and stick it up some day

Dec 2, 2003 | 09:40 PM

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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....1&page=1&pp=40 There is a link to meet chris, hope to see you there

ahh, i must have missed that one... i seached for it, but i only found the one where he posted for the 20th, and everyone wasn't sure about it.

i am not sure if i am going to go or not... like i said, my body does not do well with the cold, and we just had the meet the ed set up not too long ago, and it is a far drive for me... but if i do go, i will go with ed, and follow him up there. i will post in a few days if i am going to attend or not. but thanks for the link!

Btw... did i talk to you at all during the last meet? what car did you have/ whats you name? (i suck at names and such)

Chris