Q45 Lighting Guide.

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:02 am

All Information taken from Sylvania.com

1990-1993 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlamp90069006ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9006XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 20% Brighter9006CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal9006LL Long Life Halogen Upgrade: Lasts one and a half times longer

High beam headlamp90059005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9005CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

License plate168

Back up light11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker168

Rear sidemarker194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Dome light194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Trunk/Cargo area158

Instrument-general194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Check engine indicator194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Hi-beam indicator194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Seat belt indicator194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Brake warning194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Automatic transmission indicator194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Directional signal indicator194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

1994-1996 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlamp90039003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9003XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 30% Brighter9003CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

High beam headlamp90059005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9005CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light11571157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

License plate168

Back up light11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker168

Rear sidemarker194194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Dome lightDE3175

Step/Courtesy light15874

Trunk/Cargo area158

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:04 am

1997-1998 INFINITI Q45

High & low beam headlamp90039003ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen9003XV XtraVision Halogen Upgrade: Up to 30% Brighter9003CB Cool Blue Halogen Upgrade: White Hot; Super Cool; 100% Street Legal

Parking light1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal7440

Tail light1687443

Stop light7443

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Fog/Driving lightH3-55WH3ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

License plate168

Back up light7440

Front sidemarker1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Step/Courtesy light158DE3175

Trunk/Cargo area158

1999-2001 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlampHID-D2R

High beam headlampH1-55WH1ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

Parking light1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal7440

Tail light1687443

Stop light7443

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Fog/Driving lightH3-55WH3ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

License plate168

Back up light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker1157A1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Step/Courtesy light158DE3175

Trunk/Cargo area158

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:05 am

2002+ INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlampHID-D2S

High beam headlampH1-55WH1ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: the whitest and brightest Halogen

Parking light168

Front turn signal11561156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light7443

Stop light7443

High mount stop light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

License plate168

Back up light921921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker168

Step/Courtesy light158DE3175

Trunk/Cargo area158

Post by **Rex** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:24 am

Wes - this should become either 1 or 3 articles for easy of use and reference.

GREAT work.

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:53 am

im defintely going to do that, i just wanted to let it stay here in case anyone finds any errors...

Only thing im iffy is on the Y33s, but the only difference would be in the headlights (HID vs non HID)

Post by **goody90q45** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:54 am

Good stuff Wes. How about the fog lamps?

Post by **Q_SHIP** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:11 am

Should be stated like this.

1999-2001 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlampHID-D2S The whitest and brightest.

I love my HID's

Post by **maxnix** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:31 am

goody94q45 wrote:Good stuff Wes. How about the fog lamps?

H3 Silverstars.

And armor because your lens will be struck hard at some point in the future.

All that information for almost any car is readily available here:

http://www.sylvania.com/Consum...t.htm

For those that think JDM headlights in drive on the right countries are kewl, maybe this will help:

http://www.sylvania.com/LearnL...n.htm

For an informative introduction to color temperature and luminance:

http://www.sylvania.com/LearnL...s.htm

Modified by maxnix at 2:41 PM 4/5/2006

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:40 am

is that for the all models?

Post by **maxnix** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:03 pm

elwesso wrote:is that for the all models?

Yup. Didn't you get the inof from there? It's a drill down procedure.

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:35 pm

i just copy and pasted, i guess they didnt include the foglights in the list?

Post by **Fujiwara Tofu** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:48 pm

Has anyone tried those Silverstars? I know they're probably not even close to real HIDs, but are they worth the extra expense?

Grant

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:52 pm

YES they are..... They look great... I have em in my 94!

Post by **Q45tech** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:20 pm

When buying bulbs be sure to read the country of origin!!!!!!! Germany, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia, China. Think about quality accordingly.........most melted damaged sockets weve seen speak Spanish and Mandarian.

Not to say the other languages won't fail just that they don't do as much damage in the process.

Post by **goody90q45** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:29 pm

For $20/bulb it is well worth the money. Make sure your headlamps aren't aimed high or you'll get a lot of oncoming traffic flashing their high beams at you.

Post by **tkd_q45** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:44 pm

Is Stoneguard the only lense protection? Does anyone sell precut materials?

Post by **Q_SHIP** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:49 pm

I have the silverstars for my fogs and high beams. Low beams are HID's.

Post by **Jesda** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:01 pm

Biggest complaint I've read on Silverstars is that they die after 6-12 months, so I cant justify the $40.

I just ordered some miscellaneous bulbs off eBay for $8, so we'll see how that works out (expectations are low).

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:10 pm

Jesda wrote:Biggest complaint I've read on Silverstars is that they die after 6-12 months, so I cant justify the $40.

I just ordered some miscellaneous bulbs off eBay for $8, so we'll see how that works out (expectations are low).

That likely happens due to people who DONT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS and handle the bulbs with bare hands. You have to use rubber GLOVES in order for them not to burn out prematurely...

I have over a year in mine and theyre good as new... Most guys ive heard that instlal them properly last 2-3 years.....

They really make a huge improvement...

Post by **BlueC** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:20 pm

Q_SHIP wrote:Should be stated like this.

1999-2001 INFINITI Q45

Low beam headlampHID-D2S The whitest and brightest.

I love my HID's

Actually, aren't they D2R bulbs??? I've never heard of anyone using a D2S bulb in a HID Reflector setup. D2S = Projector, D2R = Reflector.

Post by **kimrober** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:14 pm

What kind of bulbs do you need for the window switches?

Post by **BlackBirdVQ** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:18 pm

BlueC wrote:Actually, aren't they D2R bulbs??? I've never heard of anyone using a D2S bulb in a HID Reflector setup. D2S = Projector, D2R = Reflector.

I was just scrolling down to mention the same thing.....

I used D2S in a reflector housing and the light output is not focused, just shoots light EVERYWHERE. If you use D2Rs in a projector style housing you sacrifice alot of light output.... I think their website has the wrong bulb listed.

I'm using D2R bulbs with 02 Acura RL ignitier/ballasts with special bulb holder adapters in my G50, light output is awesome and they look OEM without blinding oncoming traffic too much.

Adapters- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...IN_IT

Post by **Rex** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:17 pm

Post by **maxnix** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:15 pm

tkd_q45 wrote:Is Stoneguard the only lense protection? Does anyone sell precut materials?

Stongard is the only one who uses the 80 mil 3M for headlight armoring. All others use 40 mil. Call to get the claerance price on the G50 kits.

Post by **maxnix** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:16 pm

Jesda wrote:Biggest complaint I've read on Silverstars is that they die after 6-12 months, so I cant justify the $40.

Mine have been in 3 years on one car. I am not complaining.

Post by **maxnix** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:17 pm

Fujiwara Tofu wrote:Has anyone tried those Silverstars? I know they're probably not even close to real HIDs, but are they worth the extra expense?

Grant

On all three of my Q45 for forward illumination.

Post by **BlueC** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:45 pm

BlackBirdVQ wrote:I was just scrolling down to mention the same thing.....

I used D2S in a reflector housing and the light output is not focused, just shoots light EVERYWHERE. If you use D2Rs in a projector style housing you sacrifice alot of light output.... I think their website has the wrong bulb listed.

I'm using D2R bulbs with 02 Acura RL ignitier/ballasts with special bulb holder adapters in my G50, light output is awesome and they look OEM without blinding oncoming traffic too much.

Adapters- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...IN_IT

Those adapters work very well with D2R bulbs. Great choice!

Post by **silver2k2** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:06 am

Anyone tried this

http://shnu.us/HIR%20Trimming%20Stock.htm

I am thinking about it

Post by **Rex** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:08 am

Jesda wrote:Biggest complaint I've read on Silverstars is that they die after 6-12 months, so I cant justify the $40.

maxnix wrote:Mine have been in 3 years on one car. I am not complaining.

I'm replacing one today, that was less than 1 year old .

Post by **StarPD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:26 am

Search for my posts about high beam improvements for F50.Replacing stock bulbs with brighter ones doesn't extend range very much. Due to the broad beam dispersion of the reflectors in F50, brighter bulbs do provide more light, but it is dispersed as much as the stock ones, resulting in lttle range improvement. Thanks to the lousy high beam relfector in F50s, there is nothing simple that can be done to extend range for high speed driving at night, absent adding good driving lights. But the front end of F50s doesn't lend itself to doing that without making the car look like a Baja rally car.

Anyone who claims differently is deluding themselves. Science is science, and no matter how desperately one wants things to be different, it ain't gonna happen. High beam reflectors dictate the beam pattern, and increasing the light output won't change that. By all means, install brighter high beam bulbs, just don't expect much range improvement on F50s.

G50s are another story though. They have an excellent beam pattern, and increasing light output in them WILL extend range considerably.

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