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Old 08-18-2005, 08:55 AM
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putting 02 tails in a 00

what all is required to properly put 02 tails into a 00. i think you only have to have the bulb housings and then it is plug and play. please correct me if i am wrong
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why on earth would you want to do that? sorry, i guess that doesn't help much, huh?
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Originally Posted by icewake
what all is required to properly put 02 tails into a 00. i think you only have to have the bulb housings and then it is plug and play. please correct me if i am wrong

4 8mm nuts
Flathead screwdriver
Razor blade
Terry Cloth towel


Yes, everything is plug and play.
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I think the 00 SE tails look the best.
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Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
I think the 00 SE tails look the best.

He has a pearl white maxima....the "smoked" tails dont look so good.
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Originally Posted by E55AMG2
He has a pearl white maxima....the "smoked" tails dont look so good.



plus the 02 tails add 33hp
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Old 08-18-2005, 10:34 AM
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Make sure you get the black sticky insulation glue from nissan. Or else condesation will get in.
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no man, i dynoed it and it was 42whp plus 75 ft lb. tq. but anyways as long as the bulb housings are in there it is plug and play
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Originally Posted by remembermorriso
Make sure you get the black sticky insulation glue from nissan. Or else condesation will get in.
You can just put it back in and heat it up with a hairdryer. Myself and others have taken ours out like three or four times and not even heated it up most of the time and still no condensation gets in.
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Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
I think the 00 SE tails look the best.
No one asked you 4th genner...

The all red 5.5 gen tails are sick. Trust me, I know.

sorry for the pic size, Cardomain blows.
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yea we know stickers add 50hp, neon lights increase boost to two bar and new tail lights make your car fly... anyways moving on.

When i swapped my 02 clear tail lights for the 00 gle all red tail lights the only problem i ran into was the bulb fitment. you'll have to do some cutting and wire splicing to get the proper turn signal bulbs/reverse lights to fit. just keep this in mind.
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Originally Posted by Kruppa
You can just put it back in and heat it up with a hairdryer. Myself and others have taken ours out like three or four times and not even heated it up most of the time and still no condensation gets in.


I swapped mine with an 01 (AESEoulchild) and it was plug n play, no extra sealant was used, no issues with bulbs, and we haven't had condensation so far.... at least, I haven't, since he's already sold his car.
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Originally Posted by UGAd13
No one asked you 4th genner...

The all red 5.5 gen tails are sick. Trust me, I know.

sorry for the pic size, Cardomain blows.



Nobody asked you either...i didn't see your name in the thread title nor did i see anyone elses...I think the threads are open to EVERYONE'S opinion.
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Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar


Nobody asked you either...i didn't see your name in the thread title nor did i see anyone elses...I think the threads are open to EVERYONE'S opinion.
Take it easy bud, just messing around with cha.
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well you have a white 00 and want 02 tails.
i have a black 02 and want the smoked 00 SE tails

wanna trade?
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Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
I think the 00 SE tails look the best.
who let you out of the DC forum and it to the 5th gen forum???
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
well you have a white 00 and want 02 tails.
i have a black 02 and want the smoked 00 SE tails

wanna trade?
Irish mentioned to me that you were looking for some SE tails I might be looking to trade.
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
who let you out of OT and the DC forum and it to the 5th gen forum???
Fixed.......
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Originally Posted by icelandmaxima
Irish mentioned to me that you were looking for some SE tails I might be looking to trade.
And Irish mentioned to me that ya might be able to help me with baking my headlights...
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Originally Posted by Kruppa
You can just put it back in and heat it up with a hairdryer. Myself and others have taken ours out like three or four times and not even heated it up most of the time and still no condensation gets in.
I did not know that man I wish I knew that a month ago when I tinted my tails.
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Originally Posted by icewake
no man, i dynoed it and it was 42whp plus 75 ft lb. tq. but anyways as long as the bulb housings are in there it is plug and play
Dang everyone should do this mod and change their blinker fliud. I heard from a friend if you do both of these you can get an easy 150hp and 176tq.
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Originally Posted by icelandmaxima
Irish mentioned to me that you were looking for some SE tails I might be looking to trade.
well lookie there
a local guy would make it even easier. wanna do it this weekend?
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
And Irish mentioned to me that ya might be able to help me with baking my headlights...
me too!! me too!!
i even have the clear lenses already
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
me too!! me too!!
i even have the clear lenses already
Dayam... I wasn't thinking that far ahead...
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
And Irish mentioned to me that ya might be able to help me with baking my headlights...
Originally Posted by icelandmaxima
Irish mentioned to me that you were looking for some SE tails I might be looking to trade.
I mention many things, to many people.......apparently
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Dayam... I wasn't thinking that far ahead...
just go down to Home Depot....you can get the right lenses there...
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Originally Posted by irish44j
just go down to Home Depot....you can get the right lenses there...
I'll take your word for it...
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
And Irish mentioned to me that ya might be able to help me with baking my headlights...
do it...having the help will make it all that much easier to watch your $600 headlight being placed into an oven...i was really scared at first, but after my first headlight, it was cake...i wasn't constantly looking in at it or re-adjusting anything....and the results are amazing...it truly looks like a different car...and now that i think about it, i don't ever remember seeing a majestic blue with cleared HIDs...anyways, good luck on it and make sure to post pics! (both of ya'll)
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cleared is soooo played out

....be original...go with the "double-orange" action

(actually, I will be clearing the lens eventually, but sticking with the orange running light bulbs...)

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Originally Posted by irish44j
cleared is soooo played out

....be original...go with the "double-orange" action

but i still think that would look better if that lens were cleared...remember, the bulb can still blink amber....that way, it would look good during both night and day!




but it still looks the best on the pearl
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see my edit ^^ while you were typing
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Originally Posted by irish44j
cleared is soooo played out

....be original...go with the "double-orange" action
That's played out too. How 'bout a little red action?

I need a better hosting site for my car pics than cardomain. The damn pics won't enlarge right now.
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Originally Posted by UGAd13
That's played out too. How 'bout a little red action?

I need a better hosting site for my car pics than cardomain. The damn pics won't enlarge right now.
illegal...front must blink amber
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
illegal...front must blink amber
You are the Illegal Bulb Color ****....
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from this:http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...111_1_full.jpg
to this:http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...111_1_full.jpg
 
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i meant to this.... http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...111_3_full.jpg
 
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
You are the Illegal Bulb Color ****....
that has become my calling in life

reference http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-...2001&TYPE=TEXT
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Originally Posted by maxS
definitely better...IMO the 02-03 tails look best on lighter colored cars (sheer silver, glacier pearl, sunlit sand, polished titanium, etc.) and the 00-01 SE tails look best on darker colored cars (super black, majestic blue, grey lustre, etc.)
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for some reason someone told me that the 00-01 all red gxe/gle tales were not a plug and play for the 02-03's...any truth to this?
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there positively was something different in the light's harness... sockets or connectors... can't remember now
 


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