anyway to tell what headlight is in a 2004 SE without removing the front bumper like the dealer suggests. i'd like to get an idea of cost before they remove it. i understand there are 3 light potentials that could be in there.

 

Either its HID or its not. Hmm trying to think of a way for you to tell if you don't know what to look for...

Is there any blue output at all/any purple??

 

Curious what 3 potential? I thought either ds2(hid) or a halogen 9012.

 

it's either HIDs or regular halogen. if your light starts up blue then becomes whites then you have HIDs. if they just come on and remains a constant yellowish color you have the 9012 halogens.

 

Try to find a white surface at nighttime when turning on the lights to make it easier. Then you can find out as specified above.

 

wow...it's either HID or not...this is like trying to figure out the difference between an apple and an orange...

 

give the guy a break he is new

 

LMFAO!!!! So true.!

 

Be nice guys

 

If you have these on your car then you have the DPP (driver's preferred package) which includes HID's:
rear spoiler, memory drivers seat, power tilt/telescopic steering wheel with memory, memory outside mirrors that can also be folded electronically, driver seat power lumbar support, power entry/exit seat and heated steering wheel;

 

If u can feel with your finger under neath the lamp assembly, if u have HID, you will feel a metallic thing with fins under it, if u have hallogen..... you will feel a circle in the plastic where the hid ballast should be.

Kamski

 

it'll take you about 15 - 20 mins to remove the front bumper. I had to remove mines atleast 3 times to swap out my HIDs.. No reason to spend the $$ @ the stealership.Good luck and let me know if you need some help.

 

3 potentials? WTF.

If anything I would think its 4.

US HID
US non-HID
Canada HID
Canada non-HID

Difference being that Canada counterparts have DRLs.

But I don't thinks it applies here.

 

Oh BTW you have to be blind not to see the difference just looking at the lights.

 

thanks for everyones suggestions. the nissan dealer was the one who suggested 3 different lights. so everyone just calm down

 

See my post 10, did you check these thing out to figure it out? As for the dealer, you should be able to give them your VIN and they could tell you (assuming you weren't there, if you were and they didn't know then RUN from that dealer!!)

 

that's a great idea. i'll give that a try.

 

A little off subject but I wanted to replace my front turn signal lights and the only way it looks to do this is drop the bumper to get the headlights out. Any suggestions on this or how to drop the bumper. This is the only thing that I dont like about this car. Anyway, thanks.

 

Quick search for bumper removal came up with this.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....bumper+removal


I didnt remove my bumper to change the turn signal. I got to it from the top.

 

Thanks, just curious what did u replace the bulbs with. I am thinking of smoke or clear.

 

I used a led bulb. Smoke or clear, are you talking about the lense or the bulb? Thought they had to be yellow?

 

One word newbies....STICKIES! Read 'em!!! (no offense)

 

OMG

Post a picture of them I'll tell ya.

 

Thats more than one word.

 

 

Stickies rule

 

 

STICKIES is indeed one word.