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Mar 31, 2006 | 08:43 PM

GigEmAgs07

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Rear blinker bulb question

Hooray it's finally letting me post my own threads! BOUT TIME! My question is this. The rear blinker bulbs in my max are py/21w. 1156's do not fit in. Is there another name for a py/21w bulb? I wanna get the silverstar turn signals for both the front and the rears, and was wondering if there was a bulb that would work in the rears. tia...

Mar 31, 2006 | 08:57 PM

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1156 works fine.

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Originally Posted by Sylvania website

2000 NISSAN Maxima

High & low beam headlamp
9003
9003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen
9003XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 30% Brighter
9003CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light
1157
1157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal
1157
1157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal
1156A
1156AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1156ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
7507A
7507AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style

Tail light
7443

Stop light
7443

High mount stop light
7440

Fog/Driving light
H3-55W
H3ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

License plate
168

Back up light
921
921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Dome light
DE3175

Step/Courtesy light
161

Trunk/Cargo area
158

Mar 31, 2006 | 08:58 PM

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Audtatious' bulb chart says 1156 too:

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

Mar 31, 2006 | 09:01 PM

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they do not fit in my car, i've tried. py/21w is what they take. Any other names for that? On the above chart it says that a 7507 bulb fits. Is that the exact same thing as an 1156, or could that be the bulb i need?

Mar 31, 2006 | 09:21 PM

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I got some LED's from Autozone once and they did not fit either. So there ARE some items that are listed for our cars that don't actually fit.

Apr 1, 2006 | 02:03 AM

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You need the 7507's. The contact points on the base of the bulbs are offset for the 7507's, whereas they are on opposite poles in the 1156's and therefore, won't twist into the sockets.

Apr 1, 2006 | 05:26 AM

GigEmAgs07

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naxray... you promise it'll work? haha i am gonna get 'em online, and don't wanna get them if im not 100% sure they'll work just fine. tia

Apr 1, 2006 | 05:37 AM

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LOL - all I will promise is that the 7507's worked on my 2k. I ordered the chromes from autolumination.com and originally got the 1156's...had to send them back for the 7507's.

Check the bulb that's in there now, the locking point/contact things should be offset like in the picture here:

http://autolumination.com/images/auto_bulbs/bau15s.jpg

If in doubt, you might want to pick up a cheapie at Autozone and try it before ordering silverstars.

Apr 1, 2006 | 05:45 AM

GigEmAgs07

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thanks for your help nax. I was thinkin about gettin cheapies to try first. The contacts look like what i need, so hopefully they'll work so i can get the sylvanias. thanks again