20s-Fujita-Painted engine cover-Stillen FR & RR- Debadged-tinted lights

[2brian0]

Not sure how kpsolja did his (in his post he said he just switched green (+) wires). Here's how I did mine:

1. Take off the wheel and inner fender lining.2. Find and disconnect both the turn signal and parking light.3. After disconnected, pull both down into the wheel well so you can work with them.4. I'm sure some will freak at this but, I then cut the harness off of both ends leaving about a 2-3 inch tail.5. Using straight crimp connectors, I attached the parking lamp harness to the turn signal wiring and vice versa. I also at this point added in a little extra wire as it appeared it would be very tight if I just crimped the harness on the factory wire. 6. Using electrical tape, rewrap all of the wiring and re-install.

Definitely not a hard mod but it did take some time just because you have to remove the tires and liner. Something I'm going to have to do all over again when my LED show up to replace the incandescents I bought at the auto parts store. Hope this helped....

[Shift_Perfection]

Brian. That bulb in teh top right part.. what is that used for originally?

[KpSoLja]

lol. i didn't remove my wheels. i just pulled part of the liner out and pulled the bulb sockets out. oh well. took less then 30 min to do both lights. the look with the light rewired looks a lot better then stock. my opinion. not big on the bright amber glow from my headlight housing. my signals blink faster but like you said not worth the grounding kit to make them blink normal. lol. the faster the blinker the faster the car feels. j/k

[2brian0]

bulb in the top right was originally the blinker and the skinny amber was originally the running light.....

wow, i wish i would have tried to go in by pulling the liner down, would have saved a lot of time. didn't think it was possible so i just removed the wheel and the entire liner. oh, well it's done. i will definitely just go in through the liner when i replace those incandescents with l.e.d's which are on order. will give it the full h.i.d. look like yours instead of the 50/50 look it has now.

I completely agree, I like the modified look 100% better than stock.

[rjdmmfl1]

bulb in the top right was originally the blinker and the skinny amber was originally the running light.....

wow, i wish i would have tried to go in by pulling the liner down, would have saved a lot of time. didn't think it was possible so i just removed the wheel and the entire liner. oh, well it's done. i will definitely just go in through the liner when i replace those incandescents with l.e.d's which are on order. will give it the full h.i.d. look like yours instead of the 50/50 look it has now.

I completely agree, I like the modified look 100% better than stock.

I think you guys did a great job with this mod, and many folks will be copying this from you. Brian, it seems to me that with your tinted headlights, you wouldn't need to do this mod. i tinted my lights at the top also after seeing yours, and it looks a heck of alot better just like that. But again, congrats on the slick mod!

[KpSoLja]

its funny that when i did that mod i just wanted something different and didn't think it was a big deal. i have a feeling that this mod is going to be the ipod of mods for the coupe. everyone and their mom is going to change their lights. lol. i'm glad i was able to start a trend. haha. j/k. any and every little trick helps. but if everyone has it then as far as the non altima owners know, it came that way. i guess the best mod is the one that looks stock. my headlight tint is more transparent now that it has cured. at first it was hard to see my beam pattern on the road. now its almost as bright as without it. oh and i got the lamin-x tint from, lol...lamin-x.com...seriously. use google..first hit. they have several colors to choose from. even has the matching foglight tint to. i didn't install those yet though. if you think the head light was original you should see my taillight pattern and reverse lights. there pretty nice. oh and my rear turn lights. i also changed all my bulbs to led bulbs. another easy mod is getting the calipers painted. i think it makes it look a little nicer. forgot to mention that after doing the headlight mod you should get some sunglasses. i stared at my new lights for about 5min. lol. it makes a world of difference. i even thought about making the park light my running lights. then again i don't know. any thoughts on that. rewiring it to come on when the car is running is easy. just a waste of time if i feel it is annoying to other drivers on the road.
Modified by KpSoLja at 9:38 PM 1/4/2008

[rjdmmfl1]

its funny that when i did that mod i just wanted something different and didn't think it was a big deal. i have a feeling that this mod is going to be the ipod of mods for the coupe. everyone and their mom is going to change their lights. lol. i'm glad i was able to start a trend. haha. j/k. any and every little trick helps. but if everyone has it then as far as the non altima owners know, it came that way. i guess the best mod is the one that looks stock. my headlight tint is more transparent now that it has cured. at first it was hard to see my beam pattern on the road. now its almost as bright as without it. oh and i got the lamin-x tint from, lol...lamin-x.com...seriously. use google..first hit. they have several colors to choose from. even has the matching foglight tint to. i didn't install those yet though. if you think the head light was original you should see my taillight pattern and reverse lights. there pretty nice. oh and my rear turn lights. i also changed all my bulbs to led bulbs. another easy mod is getting the calipers painted. i think it makes it look a little nicer. forgot to mention that after doing the headlight mod you should get some sunglasses. i stared at my new lights for about 5min. lol. it makes a world of difference. i even thought about making the park light my running lights. then again i don't know. any thoughts on that. rewiring it to come on when the car is running is easy. just a waste of time if i feel it is annoying to other drivers on the road.

1. After hearing/reading this, I think I just might do this mod...

2. Also how did you cut your tint for your headlights??? I kinda messed up one of my headlights when I did the cutout for the lowbeam, but only on one of them.

3. Just saw you were from Jacksonville.. I was born n raised in DUUVVVAAALL!!!! Went to Stanton College Prep, most of my immediate and entire extended family are still in the ville... in what part of the Ville do you live?

[LongBeachCoupe]

Hey guys.. its the morning.. but im a little confused...This is something i MUST do...

What im trying to figure out is what exactly is going on here... (i want to put led lights in, so i want to order before i install obviously bulb?)

Anyways... theres that amber strip, and then theres the amber bulb on the outside of the headlight... Am i correct in saying you changed the amber outside bulb? Making your turning signal white?

Also, is the wire cutting mandatory? Is there any way i can make this plug and play? (without a fast blink?)

[mcheddadi]

its funny that when i did that mod i just wanted something different and didn't think it was a big deal. i have a feeling that this mod is going to be the ipod of mods for the coupe. everyone and their mom is going to change their lights. lol. i'm glad i was able to start a trend. haha. j/k. any and every little trick helps. but if everyone has it then as far as the non altima owners know, it came that way. i guess the best mod is the one that looks stock. my headlight tint is more transparent now that it has cured. at first it was hard to see my beam pattern on the road. now its almost as bright as without it. oh and i got the lamin-x tint from, lol...lamin-x.com...seriously. use google..first hit. they have several colors to choose from. even has the matching foglight tint to. i didn't install those yet though. if you think the head light was original you should see my taillight pattern and reverse lights. there pretty nice. oh and my rear turn lights. i also changed all my bulbs to led bulbs. another easy mod is getting the calipers painted. i think it makes it look a little nicer. forgot to mention that after doing the headlight mod you should get some sunglasses. i stared at my new lights for about 5min. lol. it makes a world of difference. i even thought about making the park light my running lights. then again i don't know. any thoughts on that. rewiring it to come on when the car is running is easy. just a waste of time if i feel it is annoying to other drivers on the road.

I demand some youtube videos!

[2brian0]

Yes, we changed the amber (blinker bulb) to a white bulb. Our lights look a little different because he has a hyper white bulb in his and mine is just a standard incandescent (my led is on the way).

Pretty sure by looking at it, there isn't a plug and play way to doing it. If there is a way, I don't know how. I also hated the idea of cutting and splicing my factory harnesses but these are only two wire harnesses so it's not that big of a deal if done properly.

As far as fast blink, you can buy in line resistors to correct the problem. There is no way around this one as the smaller driving light bulb draws far less wattage than the original blinker so the car is going to think it's burned out and blink fast to let you know. It's a cheap easy fix but it really doesn't bother me so I'm not going to mess with it for now (until I need another little project to do that is).

[2brian0]

Brian, it seems to me that with your tinted headlights, you wouldn't need to do this mod. i tinted my lights at the top also after seeing yours, and it looks a heck of alot better just like that. But again, congrats on the slick mod!

I thought about that (don't forget his are tinted too). Even with my lights tinted, this mod makes the car look so much better. The part I like best is the blinker in the skinny amber light. I almost thought about ditching the running lights and just running the turn signal in the skinny amber by itself. If you have any ambition and know how, this is one I would definitely do. Easy, trick little mod.

[2brian0]

if you think the head light was original you should see my taillight pattern and reverse lights. there pretty nice. oh and my rear turn lights.

Can you give more detail on what your talking about in regard to your rear lights? Maybe pics. I don't believe I'm going to mess with mine but I'm curious to see what you have going on with yours.

[2brian0]

Ok, I lied. I just got done modding my taillights. Not sure what you did with yours but I switched my blinkers and my tail/brake light. This one was extremely easy (less than 30 min). Basically plug and play, just had to do some extremely minor tweaking with my dremel tool on the tail light housing. Just had to modify the hole pattern to accept both light sockets. Now that its done, can switch them back and forth if I decide to go back to the stock look in less than 10 minutes. Makes the back look more aggressive and less like an eclipse.

Good thing my two week vacation ends today or else who knows what I will be doing next.

Will get pics up as soon as night falls...

[KpSoLja]

please don't use window tint. i got the lamin-x tint that was already made for the headlights. lamin-x.com....the light is still highly visible through the tint. looks as if it isn't tinted. i will get a night pic of my headlights and i will get a video of my taillights. i need someone to host it for me. i would take a pic but it is a rear blinker and it won't photograph to well. the only plug and play way to do it without cutting is too pull the pin from the harness and swap them. glasses screwdriver will work. push in the little tab in the back of the harness and pull gently to remove wire and pin. i can get a video of that if you need it. i never used you tube so i can email the videos to one of you here and then everyone will see how to rewire and what it looks like. i'm at work so i can get all that by tonight.

[2brian0]

Pictures of my tails.....

Just the running lights.....

With the breaks on (ignore the two small circles in this one, its the reflectors reacting to the flash.)

My turn signals are now the large circles that used to be the running/break light.

[KpSoLja]

lol. i said i would post a pic and video. thats funny. trying to beat me to the punch. oh well. saying and posting the pic is 2 different things. guess i should have called in so i could have got my pics up.lol. you win this one. haha..j/k

[2brian0]

Did I do the same thing as you? I just got bored this afternoon and did this mod to my tails but still wanted to see what you did.....thought you said something like yours are all wired together or something and you did something with your reverse light???

[KpSoLja]

my lights are different so i guess its not the same taillight mod but the first taillight mod posted. lol. i'm not one for fame so i don't care. just messing with you thats all. i will still post mine when i get home a get a pic of it. simple mods are the best one. especially when there free.

[KpSoLja]

well here are the pics. took a lot of takes to get the blinkers while they were on.lol

Reverse with park lights on. HID look to the reverse lights. License light has HID look also. Yeah i put a towel to cover my tag. Don't need that showing, just in case.lol

Rear turn signal

Rear park lights

Front signal

Front with rewired headlights and tint

Front with rewired headlights/tint and blinker on

Hope these pics help. I tried to get every possible shot. let me know if you want a different angle or light combination. ie-park w/headlights-headlights-park-turn w/park-turn. you get the idea

[dangeris]

Thanks for all your efforts KpSoLja! Had I be living in a warmer climate, the mods that you shared with us would definitely be done by now on my ride!

[rjdmmfl1]

KPsolja,

thanks for the pics homie! I'm now feeling the front headlight mod, even with the tint... I might do that, but my problem is, it seems like my front will be TOO bright now... I have OEM HID headlights, Aftermarket HID FOD lights, and with these bright running lights, I think I'm gonna blind someone! lol

Solja, what type of bulb did you use for your new running light? Is it a hyper white bulb?

[KpSoLja]

well it hasn't been so warm. 30 at night is not what i expected from Florida. lol. I have HID's also and it isn't blinding with my hyper white park lights. with the tint it slightly tones the brightness down. The intensity hasn't changed with the addition of the park lights. With the fog lights on I wouldn't expect it to blind anyone. The fog lights point lower then your headlights so unless your about to run someone over it shouldn't blind them. I try to put as many pics as I can. I hate when someone tells you how to do a mod but you have no idea what it looks like cause they don't post a pic. I am going to be an amateur photographer if I do anymore mods. lol. just noticed that my HID light looks more purple with the pics i posted. weird. the angle i guess. thats HID's for you. lol. must be the spectrum coming into effect
Modified by KpSoLja at 11:30 AM 1/5/2008

[dangeris]

It's funny how you mentioned that the headlight tint tones down the HIDs because every once in a while, I'll have an oncoming car flash me. I guess the HIDs are bright so they think I have my brights on...that is till I put on my highs and watch them burst into flames. LOL

So KpSoLja, which tints did you get for your headlight off of the Lamin-x website? tint or gunsmoke? Maybe this is what I need also to tone my HIDs down so I won't get flashed anymore. I wouldn't mind it so much if it were sweet looking gurls with great headlights..ya know what I'm saying... But I know it's the old farts tha shouldn't be driving past dark.

[KpSoLja]

i got the gunsmoke. i like it. i still get flashed every now and then. funny isn't it. oh well. it does tone it a bit but only 15%. the tint didn't look like it did much so i opted for the smoke. didn't want to spend 50 and not have it be noticeable.

[dangeris]

I think with your frost White AC and the smoke headlights...it looks sweet..and that stillen lip is growing on me. Have you thought of putting black race mesh behind it instead of black vinyl on the pumper behind it?

[KpSoLja]

yeah i did. homedepot has a chicken wire like mesh that they use as a backing for concrete. it works great for cars and alot of body kits come with them already attached. only problem is there isn't much clearance behind the lip. might have to cut away a little to make it work. only problem is that the lower and upper will have different grilles. not to mention the black plastic between the fog lights.

[dangeris]

I don't think you'd want to be cutting away on anything. Black vinyl seems to be the most non-intrusive way of fixing this problem. I understand your concern though of having three different style grilles if you installed the black mesh on the lip. It all comes down to the front grill. I was actually thinking of cutting away the grill between the foglight to give it that more aggressive look like the white SEMA AC. That ED lip is just sexy on that car.

[nismofool]

any of you try retro-fitting a projector bulb in yet?

[dangeris]

any of you try retro-fitting a projector bulb in yet?

I personally have not but I can't speak for the rest of the people here on the forums. I happened to look at that "Everything Nissan" website and to replace 1 side of our headlight units it almost $1K! Yeah,..too expensive to experiment with that idea....at least for me.

[LongBeachCoupe]

Does KP have a "fast flash" because of the led?