I dont recall seeing any rubber lining in the outside of the lamp. The sealant I'm talking about is inside the headlamp sandwiched between the lens and the rest of the housing.

 

The black lining on the outside of the headlight, roughly circled below:

 

Hey thanks - I didn't actually do my headlights myself you know. When ever you are in maryland, just hit up Redlinemax and (Corey owner) would help you out with the headlight clearing.

 

hey Lee check these out, planning on trying them if they work on our cars and disconnecting the resistors i have.

LED flasher relay

 

King-

I can't find any write up on the install. I am totally confused on how that works. Do you know if you need more than one and where do you plug it into. Sounds cool though!

 

I think it simply plugs into the fuse box in the engine bay on the left side if you are facing it. It probably just replaces the current fuse

 

yeah tha's how it works. it replaces you're existing relay in the fuse bow that's in your engine bay.

 

Who will be the guinnea pig???

 

For the time being. I still need to find a place to put the resistors I currently have on my car. Any suggestions on what to do???

 

totally forgot to answer this post. first i removed the bolts that are holding the upper portion of the headlamp to the car. then with a little effort, pull the lamp out. it won't come out all the way since the bolt on the bottom is still holding it in place, but you will have enough clearance to hook up the wires. basically you're using the same technique that you used to remove the lamp to clear it out, but you're not remove it from the car. just the lamp forward so you'll have room to work.
you should try the two sided taped because i caught hell trying to get a drill into the compartment to drill holes on the driver side. the passenger side is really easy, lotta room. my driver side risitor is just sitting there, it's not secured.

 

oh yeah does anybody know which relay is the blinker realy? i looked in my engine bay, but nothing, nada, none of the relay say blinker, flasher, etc, etc. can some one help or do i have fry what's left of my hair figuring out this thing?

 

Thanks man. I am going to secure the resistors when i get off work.

 

And what sucks is that in the manual there is no fuse box diagram. Can you take a pic of it? Don't forget we have another one in the car under the steering wheel.

 

Damn, I wish I knew about that replacement flasher unit before I ordered the $9.99 load resistor. I just checked the FSMs, and both 4th gen and 5th gen FSMs show the same 3-prong "combination flasher unit" with a 27watt spec.

After searching for a while, I think that unit is located behind the steering wheel on the left (outboard) side of the steering column, near the turn signal stalk. (see page EL-30 of the 2001 Maxima FSM). You probably have to remove the cover and then you'll see it. I see the three pronged socket located there in the diagram, so I don't think it's in the engine bay. But I could be wrong, these FSM diagrams are pretty conFUSEing.

We definitely need someone to buy this from VLEDs.com and see if it works.

Also, does anybody know if I put LED bulbs just in the rear (for now), do I still need the load resistor?

 

Yes, you would need resistors if you put any LED's in any blinkers.

 

Looks good Lee!!

Now...all of this discussion has me a little confused. I want to clear my headlights and front sidemarkers and add LEDs to both (amber for turn signals and hyper white for sidemarkers) I also need to replace the city light bulbs (thinking hyper white LEDs here too) and the fogs (still debating what to do here). Ok..with all of that said....do you guys still recommend the clear sidemarkers from Paradox? What about VLEDs...is that still the retailer of choice? I'm confused on the bulbs that I need as well. Are the codes for the 00 the same as the 02? Basically what I need is a bulb code list for the sidemarkers, turn signals, city lights and fogs so I can purchase the bulbs. Has anyone tried the LED flasher relay fix? that seems like the "cleanest" way to fix the hyper flashing problem. Sorry for all the questions but, like I said, I got confused reading through all the posts. Thanks!

EDIT: Ok..I found the lamp replacement guide so I no longer need the codes.

 

If I want to do LED turns both front and back (plus I will eventually have my LED mirror covers installed), will I need FOUR load resistors or just the two? They are 6 ohm, 50W.

Kingofsorrow, are you planning on trying the flasher unit from VLEDs? If so when? I'm eager to hear if they fit. They ought to, and that would be cheaper and easier than installing all these load resistors that get hot as h3ll.

 

as soon as i figure out where to put the thing i'll get it. i have to check under my dash and see if the flasher relay is there.
as for your LED conversion, each lamp that has LED's will need a resistor. i'm not sure if you'll need any for the mirrors. the mirrors i have has resistors built in. so i only needed 4 resistors:
1 for the front right
1 for the front left
1 for the rear right
1 for the rear left

 

i recommend Paradox, i've only dealt with them and had no probs. as for the "quick flash", so far i'm using resistors, one for each turn signal ( 4 total), i want try the flasher realy but can't figure out what relay to replace. i haven't found anything in the fuse boxes that say "flasher".

 

Yeah man, did you read my post above? I'm almost positive the flasher unit is not in the engine bay, not under the dash, but in the steering column. If you put your hazards on, you hear that clicking noise inside the car and I believe that's the flasher unit (sounded like steering column to me). So take off that plastic cover on the column and it should be in there.

If you need further directions, I can send you the relevant pages of the FSM. Thanks!

 

i think you're right, i took a listen and the clicking seems to be coming from there. i'll check for sure when i remove the cover to install a new LED for my alarm.

 

E97 is what I think it is.

Also see this diagram.

 

What are the differernces between i30 headlights and i35 headlights?

 

1: I30's had halogen lighting system,except i30t's they had an HID system. I35's come standard with HID's.
2: I30's had chrome surrounds,except I30t's they had black surrounds. I35's have brushed aluminum colored surrounds.
3: I30's had an orange "bubble" in the turn signal section of the lamp, I30t's and I35's have a orange lens inserted in the lamp.

anything i forgot folks?

 

Thanks ... I just picked up a 2000 I30t ...
It has xenon....
I didn't really see a difference in the headlights except for the blue light.. I guess i'ld have to see them up close to see .. Any pictures?

 

are you talking about the headlamps themselves? or the light? take a look at these pics, they are shots of my original I35 headlights and the lamps i have now from an I30t. i wanted the "t" headlamps because of the black surrounds.

headlamps, Before & After.

 

Can't see the pics.. can you post again...
I'm talking about the headlamps themselves.. Mine look kinda smoked but they are HID on the low beam.. High beam seems normal...

Is there a difference in the headlamp themselves..I think I wanna do the opposite of you but can't see the detailed difference.

I saw a photo of the cefiro headlight that looked great.. are those easy to get?

 

Today I looked under the driver's side dash and found the flasher unit. It's easy to find: with the engine off, turn on the hazards. Then stick your head down by the brake pedal and look up. There are a bunch of plastic connectors. The large black on is the flasher unit. If you put your hand on it you can feel it clicking.

I measured and the prongs are about 16-17mm apart. After doing some research, I'm almost positive the 3-pin red/orange electronic LED flasher unit mentioned here will fit our cars. I'm going to order it from superbrightleds.com since it appears to be cheapest ($12.95). Much cheaper and easier than buying four load resistors, splice-tapping them, and having to mount them where they won't melt things.

By the way, the LED flasher unit does NOT click. I like that but if you need the clicking noise you can buy an automotive relay and wire that in.

 

Once you order/install the part, please let us know if everything works properly.

 

Hopefully I'll have it by Friday and I'll post here.

 

Sweet headlight man, great job

 

I know it makes me sound clueless but I seriously think that makes all the difference in the world, is there anyone able to explain exactly what is needed to clear headlights like that, I've gotta get that done lol