Does anyone know if it's okay not to use the silicon included? I was in a hurry when installing my taillights, so I didnt use any silicon.


~limsandy

 

No, you should be fine. Just as long the lights are tight up against the frame. Lights look good by the way. What kind of reverse bulbs are those? I like the blue hue it gives off.

 

The black on black looks great.

 

Wanna' sell your old 02' taillights? I'd be interested.

 

Good call on the swap - they look great on black.

 

MIXXMAX: Thanks, those are PIAA Xtreme White W2.

Y2KSESteve: Thank you.

Arnold K.: PM me with a price and I'll tell you if I wanna sell my tail lights or not.

housecor: Thank you.


~limsandy

 

just put silicone the next time whenever u get the chance...only takes like 5 minutes, including taking out the headlights, and putting them back in

 

Arnold, wanna sell your old '01 SE taillights if you buy limsandy's taillights?

 

Fusion: Probably.

LimSandy: Check PM in 5 mins.

 

can u get some daylight pics? hard to tell pics look dark, other than it looks good

 

Did you get the PM, Lim? My PM outbox says its empty...I sent 2 slightly different PMs just to be sure they went through. PM outbox still says it's empty.

Anyways, let me know if you got 'em.

 

What is all this selling and buying of tail lights. This should be a free mod because many 01' people want 02' tails. WHY NOT JUST TRADE TO BEGIN WTIH. There is someone the last I check in the for sale forum that wanted to trake his black tails for the clear 02' ones.

 

looks clean!

 

That silicone stuff should still be on there from the OEM lights. The new stuff isnt necessary, but recommended.

 

Because many Maxima owners, including me, have only one car and cannot afford downtime because their tail lights are gone.


~limsandy

 

NICE, my uncle sold a 2002 Maxima Black, 00 SE tails and tints. Those SE tails mtach black max's very nicely!!!

 

black se tails always look better on a dark colored car

 

Yeah, which is why I want the 02s on my sterling 01.

 

Looks great, Limsandy. Welcome to the club!

 

What tails do you guys like on Glacier White Pearl? I have clears but I don't like the amber. I have a decent offer on the table for red lights but I don't know if thats the route I want to go. Any thoughts?

Trading Tails Thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?p=2863907

Thanks,
-Ben

 

Nice move there! Now you should paint your HIDs black to match it!

 

what type of silicone? where can it be purchased??

 

there's many kinds..i pikced up:
Liquid Nails Brand: "Clear Seal, All-Purpose Sealant"
UPC: 022078345067

i got it from wal-mart, there's like 3-4 to choose from, so you go by your price and drying time i guess

and when applying it, be very liberal, and just apply it directly onto the black OEM sealant for double the waterproofing

 

Just go to an auto parts store and buy more of the black sealant. Same stuff that's used to seal windshields.

 

You should have gotten some silicone "strips" with the new tails. I would put it on at your earliest chance. All you need is some water to somehow ( @ Mr. Murphys insistance) work its way into you trunk and blammo...moldy smell.

Personally I wouldnt chance it.

 

Looks very nice. Good job!

 

Notice any similarities??? hehehe



btw - I did get some chromed bulbs installed in the clear part

 

i just used the leftover silicone from my original headlights... and i have had zero problems.... u should be fine...

 

Just wait 'til it starts to rain.
I replaced my Passanger side tail light and it leaks very slightly. I even put in some extra Black Silicone that was recommended....not enough i guess.

 

Yeah, in fact, I do. But your reverse light bulbs is still OEM. Mine is PIAA and has a slight blue hue. Hahahaha, j/k. BTW, I just ordered some chrome bulbs from ebay.


~limsandy

 

MDEAL and I tried to swap our TAILS last week (my 02's for his black 00's) and ran into a small problem:

The TURN SIGNAL bulbs on HIS '00 were LARGER than mine, AND the Molex connectors were a different pattern than my '02's on the Lamp assembly.
Hence - no fit.
Everything else was a DIRECT match.

WTF???

We were stumped, but had to reassemble for lack of proper fitment.

Has ANYBODY else experienced this when swapping '02s for '00s????

We were stoked to get them changed, now it's back to the drawing board.

help us out guys

gr

 

Actually, the reverse bulbs were just changed also. The blue tint is there now. Looks pretty cool....Now you gotta shave your a$$.....

 

Oh Man, you guys were so close! (I'm assuming you tried keeping the harnesses with each vehicle.) Yeah, the turn signal sockets and bulbs are different between the 2. But that's not a problem, really. The white connectors are the same, so just keep the bulbs and the harness with the tail you're removing and it will plug and play in it's new location.

 

Yeah.... what he said..... exchange bulbs and harness too!


~limsandy

 

I'd love to swap my clear 03's for some dark 01's. I've got a Merlot SE and think it would look nice with the dark tails. Are you saying the connectors are different for the tails for the respective years? If so what has been done to correct the problem? Thanks.

 

To do the swap you need to take a 2k2 or 2k3 tail and leave the bulbs and harness attached. The wires terminate with a white connector. Take this entire assembly and install it into, say a 2001 max. The white connector from the 2k2/2k3 tail will plug into the connector in the 2001.

To put dark tails from a 2k1 into a 2k2/2k3, do the same as above. The bulbs and harness need to stay with the tail when you swap them.

 

I would say the 2k2-2k3 style but the 2k-2k1 SE look good on white. Watch on here.. you can see both styles on white cars. Check out the 2k2 on my 2k below

T

 

I have a glacier pearl 2k3 and I've been debating the same thing. I really think I like the black 00-01 ones though...

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=259701&page=9

That's KPazzo's car...quite possibly the sweetest white 5th gen I've seen on the org. I like the way the black looks on his.

I might try to buy the Ebay ones though because even though an even trade with a 2k-2k1 org member sounds good, it would probably be hard for me to do since I can't afford any downtime.

 

 

2k-1 SE tails rule....especially with the blue/white reverse lights :thumbsup