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Headlight Socket Wiring - Help Identifying?

Old Dec 7, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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Headlight Socket Wiring - Help Identifying?

Can someone identify the wiring going to my headlight socket in the pics below? This is on a 2003 Maxima.
I was guessing positive/negative on the sockets with only 2 wires but unsure on the socket with 3 wires. Then I was thinking maybe the bulbs are grounded in the headlight casing itself?

Orange Socket goes to blinker/clearance light:
Green = + (?)
Black = - (?)

Gray Socket goes to low beam:
Blue = + (?)
Black = - (?)
Pink/Yellow = ??

Black Socket goes to high beam:
Blue/White = ??
Pink = ??

Sorry for the noobish question...I couldn't find anything regarding the sockets themselves on a 2002/03 specifically.




Thank you in advance,
Jeff
Old Dec 7, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Bumping for the experts off from work crew.
Old Dec 7, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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I will add comments onto your "chart". The info is from pages EL-44 and EL-84 of the 2003 FSM.

Orange Socket goes to blinker/clearance light:
Green = + (?) 12 volts from flasher unit. FSM says yellow stripe on wire.
Black = - (?) direct to ground. I am not sure that I have properly identified this connector. FSM only shows turn signal lamp on this connector.

Gray Socket goes to low beam:
Blue = + (?) 12 volts from headlamp relay
Black = - (?) direct to ground, but FSM shows a yellow stripe on the wire.
Pink/Yellow = ?? 12 volts for parking lamp. FSM shows red/yellow wire. Lamp is connected to ground inside the headlamp & uses the black/yellow wire.

Black Socket goes to high beam:
Blue/White = ?? ground through headlight switch on steering column.
Pink = ?? 12 volts from headlamp relay

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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MrEous
Can someone identify the wiring going to my headlight socket in the pics below? This is on a 2003 Maxima.
I was guessing positive/negative on the sockets with only 2 wires but unsure on the socket with 3 wires. Then I was thinking maybe the bulbs are grounded in the headlight casing itself?

Orange Socket goes to blinker/clearance light:
Green = + (?)
Black = - (?)

Gray Socket goes to low beam:
Blue = + (?)
Black = - (?)
Pink/Yellow = ??

Black Socket goes to high beam:
Blue/White = ??
Pink = ??

Sorry for the noobish question...I couldn't find anything regarding the sockets themselves on a 2002/03 specifically.




Thank you in advance,
Jeff
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ml?ref=esp-img





The pics were small sorry if it's hard to read. I wrote the terminal designations (1,2, etc, they're layed out as pictured)
Old Dec 8, 2011 | 06:46 AM
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If you have an 02-03 that's HID....What problem are you having? blowing fuses....etc?
Old Dec 8, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Umm...aftermarket lights. Just making sure on the wiring.
Old Dec 8, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Thank you Dennis and Tuner for the descriptions...
Old Dec 8, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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NP let us know how you make out!
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