How to Install Clear Bumper Lights

Neo Raven456 · 04-26-2007, 01:42 PM

Alright, so I know this isn't a complicated procedure, but a lot of people like to know exactly what they're getting into when they go to do a mod. I'm one of those people. I had found a tutorial before, but it seems it has gone offline or I can't find it anymore. So I decided to take pictures and write one up while I did the mod myself.

Installing Clear Bumper Lights on a 4th gen:

Time: 5-10 min.

What you need:

-Clear Bumper Lenses
- Two 1156 Amber Bulbs
- Two 194 Amber Bulbs

And these tools:

Step 1) Take off the outer light housing using the 1/4 Flathead Screwdriver wrapped in the cloth. Pry from the left side of the housing because the clip is on the right.

Step 2) Unscrew the one phillips head screw holding the inner housing as seen in the above picture.

Step 3) Remove lights from housings, simply grab the Grey connector and twist, then remove. *Note* Some states require amber bulbs (NJ does not) to be installed as well since our stock ones are clear, if this does not apply go to Step 4:

Step 3a) For the outer bulbs simply pull the bulb and it comes out

Step 3b) For the inner bulbs twist, then pull

Neo Raven456 · 04-26-2007, 01:43 PM

Step 4) Reverse what you just did and your done!

Stock vs Clear

Final Product with clear bulbs

Final product with Ambers

andrei3333 · 04-26-2007, 07:46 PM

thats a nice little writeup it may not be the most technically involved but i think it will answer some people's (noobs) questions because it contains pictures.

nicely done, i hope a mod sees this and adds this to the existing stickies.

*Pearl93VE* · 04-26-2007, 08:05 PM

Nice write-up... Hah, I'm trying to do the opposite on my 3rd gen.

Too bad euro-blinkers are hard to come across

*Fr33way™* · 04-26-2007, 08:15 PM

As much as I want to joke and say "how do I put gas in my 4th gen?" the pictures are really clear and I would think take any fears out of doing this for someone that may look at the front of the car and have now idea where to begin.

*Fr33way™* · 04-26-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 94maxshima

Nice write-up... Hah, I'm trying to do the opposite on my 3rd gen.

Too bad euro-blinkers are hard to come across

Stained glass paint.

Neo Raven456 · 04-26-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by andrei3333

thats a nice little writeup it may not be the most technically involved but i think it will answer some people's (noobs) questions because it contains pictures.

nicely done, i hope a mod sees this and adds this to the existing stickies.

Thanks, heh not much technical parts to it with a grand total of two phillips head screws XD

But yeah it was designed to clear up any possible questions about the lights. I Pm'd it to phenyriv1 (sp?) since I didn't see it in the stickies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fr33way

As much as I want to joke and say "how do I put gas in my 4th gen?" the pictures are really clear and I would think take any fears out of doing this for someone that may look at the front of the car and have now idea where to begin.

Genius, heh then again I'm sure you've seen it a couple times you pull up to a self service station and you have the new driver standing there staring at the pump, and looking for help

andrei3333 · 04-26-2007, 08:42 PM

ive seens girls (no im not sexist just speaking from experience) not being able to open their gas door on 2 occasions because it was supposed to be opened from the inside of the car just like on our maxes, hehe.

Well there is never a bad time to spark up a conversation with a hottie in a corvette!

tvis · 04-26-2007, 08:47 PM

Damn I need to get clear signals.

andrei3333 · 04-26-2007, 08:49 PM

^^ same here but i always put maintenance before looks

*Pearl93VE* · 04-26-2007, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fr33way™

Stained glass paint.

Actually, I thought of that because of James92Se did that to his corners and blinkers. Although the colors offered I don't really like a whole lot.

The Euro One's just seem darker and better looking, but if all else fails...

Stained Glass paint it is...
sorry for being OT

markd248 · 04-27-2007, 07:05 AM

nice write up, you should get your plates blacked out for the pictures though!

Neo Raven456 · 04-27-2007, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by markd248

nice write up, you should get your plates blacked out for the pictures though!

Thanks, I thought about that after I had them all uploaded and was just too lazy. I figure that nobody on the .org is going to hunt down my max to steal clear bumper lights XD

99grnmaxgxe · 04-27-2007, 09:43 AM

They look sooo much better than the ambers. And this is very easy to do.

jxkim · 04-27-2007, 10:08 AM

neo.. nice job.

but btw. i never was a fan of the "fried egg" look. get some chrome amber bulbs ftw!

*Iron Scimitar* · 04-27-2007, 11:46 AM

Stock amber > clears

Neo Raven456 · 04-27-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jxkim

neo.. nice job.

but btw. i never was a fan of the "fried egg" look. get some chrome amber bulbs ftw!

Good call, think autozone would carry some of those bulbs? I'm cruising around with White Bulbs / White Lenses, but if I can get some Chromed Amber's that'd be nice.

Neo Raven456 · 04-27-2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Karim

Stock amber > clears

I'm just not a big fan of the, Blue/Orange/White color scheme

TurTLe* · 04-27-2007, 03:34 PM

sexy, should do the clearance light on as well because honestly they are a pain to get off for the first time w/o knowning what exact to pop off.

i got my smoked ones coming to match AE headlights, smoked and fogs on a black car =P

Doriftomodachi · 04-27-2007, 04:07 PM

Nice write up. I had the clear units on my 97 maxima.

Neo Raven456 · 04-27-2007, 08:15 PM

I just fixed the problem with my amber bulb/ white bulb issue concerning legality. I bought some Sylvania's from Autozone today, they are tinted a blue hue, but when lit come out amber. So I don't get the little orange dots in my front and I still have amber turn signals

andrei3333 · 04-27-2007, 08:22 PM

pictures ? to compare

white_max213 · 04-27-2007, 08:36 PM

well I don't know how to install them, but I would like to know where con I buy some clear markers for my maxima

Nissan 6 · 04-28-2007, 01:50 AM

alll i have to day is s t i c k i e s

Neo Raven456 · 04-28-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by andrei3333

pictures ? to compare

I'll probably get a picture today of them so you can see what the sylvania's look like

jltibbs · 04-28-2007, 09:39 AM

silverstars in corner and turn

Cdg2125 · 04-28-2007, 09:50 AM

I think the silverstars look awful. Makes the lights look green/blue during the day. Not sure why you guys dislike the orange tint from amber bulbs...looks better than multi colored silverstar bulbs in there. Fried egg color? What?

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Originally Posted by white_max213

well I don't know how to install them, but I would like to know where con I buy some clear markers for my maxima

Did you read anything in this thread? Ebay for the clears...

TurTLe* · 04-28-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cdg2125

I think the silverstars look awful. Makes the lights look green/blue during the day. Not sure why you guys dislike the orange tint from amber bulbs...looks better than multi colored silverstar bulbs in there. Fried egg color? What?

personally i dont mind them but something that takanto brought up is that these are the only bulbs right now that we found to give it a true amber light rather then a yellowish/ orange light. but they are 10$ a pair so.