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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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How to: LED tailight replacement

Instructions on how to replace stock tailight bulbs with LED's (or can be followed for regular bulb replacement)

I bought these particular bulbs from autolumination.com it's the Light Tower II. I've tried out many different bulbs and these finally work.

20 Powerful Wide Angle Oval LEDS

These Bulbs have Advanced Patent Pending Control Circuitry Found in no Other LED Bulbs

These are the most advanced led bulb assemblies ever produced.

More powerful than any other automotive leds made.

15 side facing LEDS

5 forward facing LEDS



Video link for rears:
http://media.putfile.com/led-tail-blinkersparking


I referred to the sticky for bulb sizes:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=415852
We require the 3157 bulb (not 1157) So you'll need 4 3157 Red for the rear (dual circuit, parking light/blinker or brake)

The front Ambers are 1157 (socket type not wedge type)
Here's a link to a video of the blinkers in front:
http://media.putfile.com/LED-blinker

I also ordered 2 3ohm (One on each side covers front and rear) load equalizers as well because I have the fast blinking dilema you get with LED's. The load resistor simulates the resistance of the incandescent bulb and restores the turn signal to normal operating function with the led. Here's the diagram to install these:


Onto the install...
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Before and after pics:



As you can see they are much brighter than the stock bulbs and the color in person is a way deeper red than stock. I also replaced the reverse bulbs and side marker bulbs with LED's looks sweet
So my entire rear housing is LED I used the matrix LED's from autolumination.

Here's the bulbs I used for the rear sidemarker lights
(I also used these for the reverse,footwells, license plate and stock alarm light)




If you guys have any questions feel free to PM me,

Please don't reply this will be made into a sticky and locked down...thanks! If you have any comments please post in the original thread here.http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=449661
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:10 AM
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Ryals, this is designated as a sticky. It will be moved but I asked for no replies in here, and to please reply in the other thread. I answered your post over there...thanks!
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=449661

Nismo, get this thing moved!!
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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One note:

When removing the taillight assembly, you do NOT just pull out the red glass.
The painted frame portion between the glass and trunk lid is a part of the taillight assembly..
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