I want to buy the 2000 se tail lights for my 2002, but I was wondering if anyone can tell me how difficult it is to change them? Can I do it myself or should I take it to a shop??? Also, I hear a lot that people are spray painting their lights. Does that actually work?

 

ill trade you my 2k tail lights for your tailights!!!! pm me if you're interested
they are not hard at all to swap out you can do it your self.....

 

Easy as cheese... four nuts and a wiring harness and some sealant.

 

I did the swap with a member here on .org.

It's not hard at all ,but when we did it it was a bit cold so the hardest part ,after taking all the nuts and disconect the harness, was pushing the taillight out we did not have a heat gun or hair dryer.

Any way here is the photo:

 

I swapped with a fellow .org member too and like custom said getting the taillight out in the cold was hard but thats it. You should be ok to do it now but I would still bring a some type of heat source just in case. Just make sure that the everything is sealed properly when you replace it or you will get water in the trunk.

 

what sealant did you guys use??

 

Anyone in the Philly area that wants to swap their black/red 00-01 tails for my chrome 02-03 tails PM me!

 

with my 2k sherwood green SE, would the chrome tail lights look better than the existing black tail lights? (any pics. would be awesome). I'm really wanting to swap someone my black tail lights for the chrome ones. I'd like to see what it would look like, and I'm in the Toledo area. Willing to travel!!!!!!

 

Hey SarxahsMax, I'm in the Columbus area and have a black 02 with the chrome lights and would love to switch for the 00 SE Tails. Let me know if you decided you would like to meetup and swap somewhere.

In addition to that, if there is anyone else that would trade speak up.

 

That sounds excellent! Do you have the confidence in yourself and I to be able to do it? we could sort things out in PM

 

it's easy as pie... just gotta use some elbow grease to push the lights out once all the bolts are removed because of the sealant...

 

Did somebody say swap?

I just did the change out last night. Took me about 15 min. a side. The hardest part was taking all those fasteners out of the carpet kit in the trunk.

 

What type of sealant would we use when we get the tail lights switched? would it be something from nissan or just generic? thanks ahead of time

 

complete how-to on removing the lights AND painting them can be found here:

http://www.kevinfisher.net/web_serve...light-mod.html

 

and yes...painting them DOES work. several guys here have done it using my how-to above and are happy with the results. sure beats the $150 for new ones!

 

Swapping with someone in your area is THE BEST thing to do. Lots of the 00-01 owners want the new look & the 02-03 guys love the other SE tails on their dark maxis. Yea fishhouse, it's a lot better than shelling out the money for new ones. Everyone is happy in the end.
I got the sealant from Auto Zone. i forgot what it was called. Johny, u remember? I believe it was called black silicone sealant. They guys there will help you if you've got questions.

 

Its called (permatex)

Black silicone adhesive sealant #(16 B),i still have it.

BTW,i need your help when installing the HID's,if you can.Thanks

 

i got this clear stuff for RV's from wally world. i am going to use that...see ya at the meet!!!

 

cheap ar$e j/k

 

Yea, call me up. I prob won't have a clue what the hell i'm doing, but it'll be a fun learning experience. lol

 

does anyone have any preferences or first hand knowledge of which tail lights look better in the 2k SE? I always thought the chrome looked better (at least on a green car). tell me what you think.......

thanks

 

The darker the car color, the more you should lean to the darker tails. If I were you, I would leave the stock SE tails on. IMO