hey everybody... crazy question here but would it be possible to wire up some old headlight bulbs i have to my reverse lights? i'm trying to make them brighter for better visibility when i back up in my car. the ones i'll probably use are the same size as the max hi beams. i'm pretty handy with wiring and stuff, but i'm wondering if you think it would cause any problems. i guess i might blow a fuse but what else could go wrong? i don't want to cause any permanent damage if possible. comments and suggestions appreciated! thanks..

 

Hey, hows the VB mod doing?

 

headlight bulbs used as reverse lights? man how much light do you need to see to back up? i mean do you drive in reverse for more than 1 block? - i would just recommend using hyper white revrerse bulbs ans that should be plenty of light- forget rewiring everything to get a headlight bulb back there , then you may have problems with the fuses, not only that you have to get the connector to fit back there to hold the bulb in place - imo not worth it, find some hyperwhite reverse bulbs - cheap mod and worth it too, prbly like $10 bux max!

 

Yes, you can use an old H-3 Bulb. You have to carefully strip away the plastic housing so that the contact points and bulbs remain, the fit it in. I know this sounds like a rather vauge description...which it is! There is a member whom did this that posted about within the past 24 hours. I read it around 5am, so...I know it's on here somwhere!!!!

So in summation, yes...it can be done with an H3, but I can't give you specifics.

 

people have put h3 fog lights bulbs there....its somewhere on the org i just dont know where...

 

It was done recently. I know my boy PoLo did it. I saw pics, and the sh*t looked awesome!

 

I was thinking of ordering hyper whites from Custommaxima. Can someone tell me what size to get for the reverse lights?

 

I did the H3 backup bulb mod last week. You can't get any brighter than an H3 bulb. Looks awesome! The bulb doesn't fit exactly but it sits in the housing good enough to light every time I throw it in reverse. You must carefully take apart the H3 bulb to expose the 2 leads. You also have to use a pair of needle nose pliers and chip away some of the glass bulb around the leads. I then took each lead wire and bent a little hook into them with the pliers. That will make sure the bulb stays in the housing. Make sure to wipe the bulb clean before lighting.

 

sweet! i never considered using the H3 bulbs instead of my old hi-beams. duh! i have a spare set of those too since i upgraded the bulbs to silverstars. i'll try it out, hopefully i can deconstruct the leads part of the bulb good enough. thanks!

p.s. hi macalert ...the VB is doing great. never had a problem, it's a great mod for autos.

 

if you go to home depot or lowes, go to the light bulb section and look for quartz/halogen T4 (I think) 50w 12v bulbs. Looks just like h3 without the metal cage. and only around less than $5.http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=370469

 

http://www.moodym.com/maxima/tech/maxbulbchart.html

 

Anyone ever tried a rear fog light mod using a led of the same wattage as the brake lights. I am about to try this mod but in the end I will only have one reverse light and the other light will be a rear foglight which will be used in FOG ONLY or heay snow especially with drifting conditions to avoid a rear collision for the stupid people who follow too close even when the can hardly see.

 

lol, you might as well pit H3 HID kit in your reverse lights while you are at it.

 

How bright you lookin to go? I just put in some Polarg M-6's for backups and its totally brighter then the stock bulbs (though the clear housing has that blue shadow effect during the day)

 

HID for the reverse light.......... ok..............

 

i have the polarg m6's already. they're ok, but i was expecting better, and i'm not into the blue look. i've had them for a while though and i'd agree that they are better than stock. but i'm looking to step up... thx

 

its kinda hard to see, but here is a reverse light HID on a 5th gen accord wagon

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...f.jpg.orig.jpg