amixam69

check this out.. tell me if it is not clear..

i did this on my 96 SE and on gr8bone's 2k

http://www.geocities.com/amixam69/nissan/markerblink/

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Sweeeet! Gonna look at my car tomorrow and see it for myself.. Sounds like an easy mod. So the clearance lamps will stay on when the headlights are on? Then blink when the signal comes on?

ZuM

amixam69

yes.. it worked for me
2kSE AND 96SE

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

I just did the mod during lunch and its a quick job. 20 minutes if you have everything ready. Works great. =) Inititally I thought this mod had something to do with the clearance lamps. But after looking at the diagram closer I realized it wasn't. It involves the side marker and the turn signal. It makes the sidemarker blink.. Like it should have from the factory.

Gread mod AMIXAM69. =)

ZuM

AntGVR4

hey zumble ..
by clearance lamp do you mean corner light (the one next to the headlight)
cuz there is a way to re-wire that to..
you can get it to stay bright (like it is when the signal is on) all the time ..

Ant

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, I know there is a mod for it to stay bright.. But I have amber clearance lamps.. So there is no real point in running them at 27watts all the time. =) I would rather they function like the 95/96s. If not then I would rather have them stay at 8watts.. =) But this blinker mod is pretty cool.. =)

ZuM

mAdD MAX

Could somebody please elaborate on what I'm supposed to do to get it to blink like that?

My first step is to disconnect the battery right?
Then I have to remove the side blinker covers right? (I'm talking about the rectangular orange covers that curve around the side of the car)

Then what? I see the wires plugged in. I should remove those and then strip the rubber cover?

Thanks..this is the first time I'm tinkering with the Max. Haven't touched it for a year...too scared to screw up with anything.

BTW, it's a 99 Maxima GLE.

Nick97SE

iTrader: (14)

Ok...so what exactly does this mod do?
It makes the turn signals blink alternately?

mAdD MAX

Also, in the diagram it says connect wire to the 'tap'. Whats a "tap"?

amixam69

a wire tap... hmm i can't describe it..
BUT.. you WILL know how it works if you saw one

go to radio shack and look for the wiretaps or ask..
get the one with the smallest gauge (i think it's 18 and they are blue )

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

On the 4th Generation maximas.. And apparently the 5th. The side marker, (Light on the side of the bumper) does not blink from the factory. So at night when you have your lights on The front part of the marker.. The part that is on the bumper.. Blinks.. But not the side. That part stays lit. So if someone where to look at your car from the side, they wouldn't see a turn signal. But this mod makes the side marker blink. When the headlights are on. The front turn signal and the side marker will blink alterately. Front, side, front, side. When the lights are off.. The whole assembly will blink at once. Looks pretty good. I think this is a good safety mod. It will allow people on the side of you to see your turn signal. I really think this is the way it should have been from the factory.

Wire Tap: This is a plastic thingee (Excuse the scientific term)that connects two wires together. You don't want to cut the power wire from the front turn signal. You only want to tap into the power. Back in the days you would have to cut off a bit of insulation from that wire to expose the wire.. Then solder the new wire to the side. No need for that anymore. You buy wire taps. These taps use metal to cut the wire and make contact with the metal core. And this allows you to connect to wires together without soldering. Think of it as an electrical bridge. They are cheap.. Go to radio shack and get some. Very handy.

Note: You don't have to disconnect the battery. You only have to make sure the car is off. When you test the turn signals, make sure the key is in the ignition. =) The turn signals don't work otherwise. Make sure you leave enough wire on the connector side of the wire when you cut just incase something goes wrong. =) Have fun..

ZuM

mAdD MAX

Zumble: Thanks a lot for your explanation. Now I have another question. In the diagram, it says that I should cut the ground wire (black) on the side blinker and have another wire connect the black wire to the tap. That's my interpration of the instruction/diagram. Am I right?

Also the wires are covered with black insulation or something. Do I have to strip that stuff off first? Or just remove some near the area where the wire connects into the plug that goes in the lights fixture? Also what kind of wire should I use that connects the black and green (power wire) wires?

Now for the summary: =)
1) The black wire on the side marker is cut and does not come in contact with the side marker anymore, correct?

2) A wire tap is attached to the green wire on the front blinker.

3) A seperate wire goes from the black wire to the wire tap on the green wire.

So basically the new wire does not touch the side marker assembly, it only touches the cut black wire.

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

You pull away the black insulation. If you look closely. There is a slit that goes down the length of the insulation. Just pull the wire out from there.. Cut the black wire.. Then use any electrical wire and connect it to the tap. Lets all this other wire the extention wire. You would connect the ground from the plug to the extention wire with one of those twisty cap things. And probably use electrical tape and tape it up.. Then connect the other end of the extention wire to the tap.. Then close the tap.

Tmeyers

Nice mod to the turn signal lights..Now someone show us
how to allow both turnsignal lights (front and side) to
come on with the parking lights......

Thx, Tmeyers-Colorado

amixam69

the marker ground gets cut....(black wire)

tap this ground TO the power of the turn signal (green wire)

(FROM the marker, in other words.. leave enough attached To the marker itself to strip and twist another wire to it... any gauge should work that is the same or thicker)

so.. in the end it's this...
.....
leave marker RED wire as it is
cut black on marker
attach black FROM marker TO power on blinker (green)
use a wire tap for this, you don't want to disconnect the green
.....
the wire colors are the same on both 96 and 2k
i don't know about 97-99 or 95 and before
but i assume 96 - 2k all the same colors
i will be trying this "mod" and taking picture of the process on a '98SE soon.

amixam69

n/m

EZEMaxima

[QUOTE]Originally posted by amixam69
[I]check this out.. tell me if it is not clear..

i did this on my 96 SE and on gr8bone's 2k

Did you guys encounter any problems after doing this mod? Something like blown fuse. I wax thinking of totally disconnecting the bumper side marker light and converting it to turn signal. So everything on the bumper will be dedicated turn signal.

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Dude, its a really cool mod. =) I would use it more than the fog light mod.. Someone has to post this on maxima.org and give you some credit for it. =) I must be the coolest maxima in my area now.. =) Hahaa I'll bet there will be some confused maxima owners out there when they see my signals.. =) If they didn't know better, they probably think their signals are as cool as mine.. But no no.. =D Hehe.. Now, if you can figure out a way to make the clearance lamps light up with the turn signals.. Then you will be the maxima lighting GOD! =P

ZuM

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Nevermind, You have a 96 max.. No need for a cleance lamp mod.. PUNK! =P Why did they have to take that feature out in the 97+?? Aggghh..

ZuM

amixam69

well, i'm off to Liberty NY to defend a ticket in court..



MAXIMA = TROUBLE

Word....

amixam69

actually saw it here:
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~cchiu1/blinkers.html

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Okay, no credit for you.. =P But at least you brought such a great and easy mod to our attention.. =)

ZuM

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, but a picture is worth a thousand words.

You should submit this to maxima.org and then put a reference line to cheston's website. Then everyone gets the credit that they deserve.

mAdD MAX

Ok guys, thanks for all the responses. I'm gonna ask a few more questions.

1) Is this process reversible? Or do I only have one chance at it? So if I screw up, I'm screwed? There's nothing I can do to go back, except for taking the car back to the dealership to be fixed?

Now to clarify (I'm taking all precautions).
When I cut the black wire from the side marker, the black wire that is still attachted to the side marker would be connected to the green (power wire) on the front blinker right? Therefore the side marker would be connected to the front blinker via the black wire (from the side marker) right?

Also instead of using another wire, can't I directly hook up the black wire to the wire tap on the green wire?

Here's my interpretation of it in form of a diagram:


excuse my artistic talents, or lack of. =)

amixam69

YOU GOT IT..
yup... looks right
it's reversible as far as: you can always reattach the black
wire back

you could actualy put a toggle in there too if you wanted to togle between modes modded/unmodded

the common on the toggle would be black from marker
the toggles woulb be... attach to green / attach to original black<BR>
<center>
<img src="http://diego.ultraaccess.net/toggle.gif" border = 0></center><BR>
[Edited by amixam69 on 10-10-2000 at 04:57 PM]

mAdD MAX

Thanks. Ok one more dumb question...what does a toggle look like? those simple switches? I would have to leave that in the lamp assembly, not in the dashboard right?
Also can I have the black wire directly connected to the green wire? Or do I have to have another wire joining the two?

..i have one other question...has nothing to do with the lights but it is an electrical thing.

My Maxima came equipped with front heated seats. Now on the passenger-side seat-heater switch, the light died. The heater still works when you activate it, but the light doesn't come on anymore. How can I fix that? I don't even know how it stopped working, I think the wire is loose or something. I don't know how to remove the assembly to fix it though.

Thanks A lot!

[Edited by mAdD MAX on 10-10-2000 at 04:52 PM]

amixam69

oh dude.. it's a pain in the *** to fix these, you have to figure out how to take the switch appart... but it's worth at least trying... buying a new one is too much compared to looking at the buld, and going to radio shack to buy a new bulb

mAdD MAX

Thanks! I'll take it to the dealership and hope they fix it free of charge. After all, it is under warranty. Umm..will my warranty be voided if I do that blinker mod??

Also, is it common for those switch lights to fail early on? The car is only 15 months old with 26K kms.

Hrdayz

An easy mod that should have come from the factory. I completed it in less than a half an hour.

Matt_P

The 27 watt thing is easy. Just put the bulb in backwards. Though you need to shave the higher **** off the bulb. No wiring needs to be done. Real easy and it works.

Matt P.

ZuMBLe

iTrader: (1)

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Right now I have polarg amber bulbs in there. I don't think making them 27 watts would be such a good idea. =) They costed me 11 bucks each or something so I don't want to be filing anything off them.. Maybe I'll pick up some replacement bulbs at autozone or something and give it a try. But getting the clearance lamps off is a real pain in the butt.

ZuM

breaux124

iTrader: (1)

I can't exactly remember who it was, but someone before mentioned that polarg makes a superwhite that fits in the corner lamp that is dual filament and it's 6 watts or 22 watts, so with the mod you could have a superwhite 22 watt corner light. If anyone know where to find these bulbs, give up the info.
Thanks

Gr8bone

Thanks again for the help doing the rewiring. If nissan did this at the factory I bet they would have a couple thousand more buyers and now with the body kit it would be ON FIRE too!

amixam69

forgot i also rewired your rear markers to the blinkers too..

heh heh

did your rear... uh huhuhuh

Hrdayz

I don't get this about the rears. What did you do to the rears?

Gr8bone

amixam69

i did the same wireing so his rear blinkers will alternate with his rear side markers ... 2k only

Carlos A

Greetings,

I have made the fog rewiring to turn on the fog lamps with the parking lights and remain on with the High beams on (as opposed to the original form that when the high beams went on the fogs will turn off). The fog rewiring requires to tap on the (+) of the side marker (bumper) to engage the relay controlling the fog lights.
Doing the corners rewiring may cause the fog lights to also turn on and off with the side marker when turning (kind a funky).
If I am wrong, please let me know. I would also like to do the turn signal mod.

Hrdayz

You are incorrect. If performed correctly the fogs will function as before and this change will peform as represented. its quick and easy. Good luck

josh95se

DON'T file off the one side of the bulb to reverse the bulb in the socket....they look fine till you put the turn signal on..then either the bulb blows or the fuse blows. If you want them on brighter, just switch the colored wires...don't remember the color but there are three, one is black. If you switch them the brighter light stays on all the time.