Hey all,

I noticed tonight that on what seemed to be a GLE Maxima, when you turn on the turning signals, the parking lights (the ones near the headlights) become brighter, and when the turn signal is turned off, it returns to the natural light state.

My 99 GXE does not do that... do I have a bad bulb, or is it something that is available only on upper trim levels?

 

i dont think anythings wrong with your car. I have a 99 GLE auto and a 98 SE manual. the only lighting difference is that when i tap the gas in the 98 ALL the lights get brighter, including my interior lights. nothing to worry about though

 

Well... The effect I saw was that when you turn on the turn signal, it gets HELLA brighters, as in a new bulb turns on. It's the same as on those old Ford Crown Vics and Caddys - when you turn on the turn signal, a hella bright light turns on at that side...

 

same thing with my 98, when i hit the gas, it looks like im turning on my brights. its weird. i have no idea. but i highly doubt u have a bad bulb

 

Anyone else can shed some light, or am I smoking?

I saw the same thing happening on Nissan Quest vans - the parking light, just the one that is corresponding to the turning signalthat turned on, would get really bright... as if a 2nd wattage setting is turned on.

 

When the turn signal is turned on, the extra lamp that gets brighter is called a "cornering lamp" feature. It's sole purpose is to illuminate the area brighter when making a turn. Most luxury cars have this feature. Now, Nissan had this feature in the '95-'96 Max's. They then eliminated this feature until the 2004 Max. That is why if you see the cornering lamp getting brighter when the turn signal is applied, the car is most likely a '95-'96 model Max. The '97-'99 Max's do not have this feature.

 

I've got the same problem with my 98, i am thinking of putting a new battery, maybe the one i have now is not holding charge very well or not charging fast enough.

As far as for the thread topic, i never noticed that on any of my 98-99 maxs'.

 

Haha all your lights get brighter when you accelerate and you say nothing to worry about? You might want to look into that since I've never heard anyone say thats a normal thing.

 

Comrade if you want your corners to be brighter then you can do a little mod by cutting of a nub on the bulb and it utilizes i think 27 volts or watts...anyway it makes it alot brighter!

 

Hrm, good idea - thanks


Ahhhh - that makes things clearer!

 

if you go to the how-to stickeys, you'll see how to do it... it only takes about 4 minutes for each side.. maybe less, its real cool.. i did it to my 96 gxe and i have some blues lights in it....

 

blue lights arnt illegal in texas?

 

Both of my 95's did that< it was fun to do that on the highway, to beside someone and filck ur right signal, cuzz its soo bright they would like jump...lol. I wish my 98 had it tho... damn i miss my 95's

 

Well I'm sure it can be wired that way some how.

 

One of my stupid corner lights is like hooked up to something - I couldn't take it out easy

 

i get the brighter parking light on my 95 turn signal. But if the liht is getting brighter when you give gas, it may be because you need a new alternator soon or just that it's not keeping steady voltage at idle on your car.