Those have the same "T5" bulbs as the rest of the 5th generation.
yes, they're smaller than 194 bulbs. Hence this thread
Now resize your sig

Actually the proper size for 2000 Models are T6.5. Although you can get some T5 Lights to work in them.

Really? Just the 2000 year? That's strange, GTK, thanks dude!

Also for 2001s built between 6/2000 and 9/2000 as well. After that the cluster design was changed to more closely reflect the 5.5 Gen cluster design.

Interesting, this is exactly what I thought. I've used T5 bulbs in those with no issues, no slop, etc. The HPx3's in this thread fit fine.



Not saying they're not different, you'd knwo better than I would, but I've never had a problem with them.

Some T5's will work well for instance PCB one like the superbrightleds are a perfect tit but if you try to use 74 incandescent bulbs or some T5 wedges it will be a little loose. Not to say it won't work it is just the T6.5 will be the ideal snug fit and the T5 will be a little loose in comparision. I actually had a T5 74 incandescent fall out of the twistlocks in my car once that kind of how I found about about the perfect size for my car twistlocks. Since then I've seen more 5th and 5.5 Gen clusters than I care to count that why I know there is a difference.

Yeah that's why I send most guys who ask me LED questions or to have shyt done your way.

Thanks for the info, that's good to know. It was the Superbright LED's I put in and they fit well.

74-xHP3: Wedge Base LED bulb
74-WWHP3: Warm White

This bulb DOES work in 2000 Non SE clusters, however they might be a loose fit.
So what I carefully done was, I "adjusted" the metal contacts in the bulb sockets
with an eyeglass flathead screw driver to "bend" the contacts out ever so slightly so the
LEDs will have a nice tight fit. Its been a while now and so far so good. 5 bulbs are required though, mabey even 6 if you want to cover the odometer/trip

If you have this issue a safer/more permanent fix would be to add just a little bit of solder to the contact points on the xHP3 'bulb' unit. Both work but that will last longer and give a better fit..

Thanks now I have added this to my to do list.

Damn one day I'm going to have to start a thread with legs like this one. Good job with educating the community Tuner.

lol, not my thread, but that impression seems to be common.



And dude, you know more about this stuff by now than I it seems. Either way thanks, I like to think i do more good than harm.

Hey, have you seen some of the RBG toying I've been up to lately? If you care:

http://g35driver.com/forums/lighting...pic-heavy.html

Yeah, Tuner has been a wealth of information in this thread

I was in the same boat. I needed the ones with the contacts on the inside. Went to the dealer and they gave me the wrong bulb. Luckily the parts guy did sone research and found me the correct bulb. Downside is that it cost twice as much...$15. But im not complaining. The the part # is 24860-C9900

Sorry I meant no disrespect. I just noticed this thread was your when I clicked on it today.

Wow! What you are doing with LEDs there is very kick *** indeed. I was thinking of doing the same with a converted I30 electroluminescent gauge. Being able to switch colors like that is too cool for school. Are you going to do that with every light in the car including the window switches?

^Yup. And some extra stuff I'm incorporating cleanly.

Great Post and Write up....thanks!!! I've been wondering about my Cluster since I don't like it looked like it was fading or the bulb was slowly dying, til I read this post, it made sense why it looked like that. I didn't know there were replaceable bulbs i thought they were soldiered into the board. I'm going to get into that to pop open my cluster and change out the bulbs. Thanks!

Oh wow! YOU ARE THE MAN! Thank you! I'm going to the dealer on Monday and hopefully they can get this one for me! Thanks for the part number!

Very nice mod, I think I will try this. The stock color is gross.

I just completed this task and the lighting looks soo much better than stock.. Thanks to everyone that put time into this mod. The only problem I had was getting the copper to conduct on the board, I had to push each copper piece down several times and adjust it just right until it had good contact. Trial and error until the lights lit up and bam.

Now I just need to find a (5th gen) write up on LED climate control / radio / glow ring/ ect...

Thanks again! Those are the exact same ones I broke!
If anyone needs them, I have 3 spare ones left

wow i had to read through every page and i thank everyone of you for all this great info. my caz bought lex 460 ls l and my sisters son bought 350 z and i still have my max for 7 years now. its time to upgrade, my internal lights off course. I love my maxima. Again i thank everyone of you for this long thread, but full of good info.

I got me a 8 leds 4 w/cool, 2 w/warm and 2 red.
just got them in mail, will update.

Holy **** the incan bulbs are in there good. I ended up breaking the bulbs so I didn't risk breaking the socket. I had a whole pile of precision tools out trying to extract them but they would not budge.

And somehow I got the polarity correct the first try for all four!


Thanks for the thread it was a big help. Now to wait for night to check 'em out.

Damnit ...I ended up buying a bunch of replacements that never worked. Finally ended up buying a use cluster just so I could use the ones in it

Easy way to remove the bulbs is wrap some clear packing tape around the bulb and leave a tale on the tape hold the tail and pull works everytime just make sure there is no grease on the bulb

I junkyard robbed a few when I was there for something else.

After

http://forums.maxima.org/picture.php...ictureid=39549

Haha wow, last post was a year ago but I'm glad some people are still getting use out of this. Looks great e.esco!

this thread will never get old it is full of knowledge for all the dummies out there

Haha, I'm just a lucky dummy that stumbled onto something. That said, I'm glad people are still finding it useful!

I'll probably get drilled for not using the search bar for finding this, but I did research to no avail. What type of led lights do i get for my 2001 nissan maxima se (non ae)? All i see are the ones for 2002-03..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10x-Bright-Blue-T5-Wedge-3-SMD-Instrument-Gauge-Cluster-LED-Light-Bulb-for-Niss-/111326872510?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AMaxima%7CYear%3A2001%7CMake%3ANissan&hash=item19eb9943be&vxp=mtr Would this work?
Thanks in advance! : )

iirc the same ones will work for you (74 base)

Gentlemen I am curious which bulb would work best? The one Seedy used or the SMD's?

There is a guy on the My5 facebook group selling some great led setups

Anyone got a solution for the blue film on 03 models?

Id like an orange/amber light but it look impossible

I have done it plenty of times
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LedSwaps/

Well if you dont plan on telling me how to remove the blue lens/ or what specific color to use to obtain amber... this is useless!

I know this thread is old but my 03 maxima is new to me so I’m 14 years behind on mods lol.

I just did this mod on my 03 SE cluster and the results are amazing.

I did manage to break two of the bulb holders so for now no lights on odometer and the other info screen.

Thank goodness for this this thread because my max has the circuit board that Nissan used for a few short months before going back to their original design so I could not find the correct bulb holders. All the ones I ordered did not fit. But now I have the correct one on its way and plan on installing this weekend.

Ive taken the cluster out so many times I can do it with my eyes closed. Lol.

Thanks to @seedyrom, @tunermaxima @maxspeed96 (thanks for finding the correct bulb holder) and everyone else who contributed to this mod.