Mega Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 1. To change the rear tail light bulb over (NOT brake.. just the normal tail light: I believe they are two different bulbs) what do I do? Can it be accessed from the boot with removing trim etc or is it a bumper off and cluster out job? I bet there's a how-to on here but I'm rubbish at the search function in this site.. 2. I'd like to avoid having to do this again so will buy a set and do both sides. Is going for LEDs any good on this model? For example: http://www.hq-auto-lighting.co.uk/18-fl ... te-or-red/ What I mean by that is; Do I need cancellers etc to avoid dash codes or will they be OK? If any issue then perhaps a specific supplier you know of that supply a good unit? If it's a major pain I might just buy new clusters completely The rears have condensation issues anyway... Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The start of this guide will get you going, no need for bumper off, its very easy from inside the car - http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=11530 I beleive you need T20 bulb from memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 This is the fix Dave viewtopic.php?f=157&t=13464 Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 LOL Alex. I'd love to: But I've spent quite enough money with you today. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Found a T20 version: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-15-LED-315 ... 4839e6239b Do I really need red ones? Surely the cluster is red so the light will be red anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubzie83 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 You don't need red ones as the original bulb is white. I tried led stop/tail bulbs before and found that there wasn't a great amount of difference in brightness between the tail light and when the brakes were applied. The original dual filament bulb seemed much better so I left them in as I thought it was safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 You need ones that arent directional like that. Look at the housing and how the bulb goes into it. Directional ones like the one linked will shine up to the sky and not light up the housing like a typical bulb will which illuminate light all around. I used to have these as tail lights ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-7440-744 ... 2eb9c38dd3 ) in my 350z. I would have used the latter in my tail lights too if I had the choice, but as I already had the former for a fog light test (not bright enough for fog light IMO) I just used them. warden_jp2002 is the seller, he was very good when I was trying out foglight bulbs for clear housing, sent me out new brighter ones when the became available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 I just ordered these... Rationale being they're cheap: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0784998808 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Should do the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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