Thanks! Im liking the car so far. Bummer that I can't swap out the bulbs :/yearoftherat wrote:Progen wrote:Hey guys, new to this forum. Just picked up a 2015 Rogue SL with the Premium Package. Looking to mod it right away and had a sort of stupid question. I see that you guys are converting halogen headlights to HID/LED. I know that my Rogue has LEDs, but the output is lacking and I was looking to replace the low beam bulbs with brighter bulbs. Is it as easy as buying a pair of H11 LED bulbs and swapping them out? or am I missing something?
Congrats on your new ride. In regards to your question about upgrading/replacing the factory LEDs, according to the online service manuals, the bulb can not be replaced with an aftermarket bulb.
I have the same issues. Installed the drl fogs and cannot find the acc live wire for the positive. Can someone please post a picture of where the acc live wire is located so I can tap into it or anyone else with experience wiring up the drl fogs. I do not want the blinker option and just want them on in conjunction with the standard headlight drls thanks greatly appreciated.kboo74 wrote:frijolito wrote:I tapped into the turn signal wires themselves, using a wire piggy back clip. the DRLs go into to the ACC live wire and I put a separate fuse on just in case.If I'm understanding you correctly you have the yellow wire and the blue wire(negative) into the turn signal wires. Where is the ACC live wire located? This is my first time wiring up any extra lights on a vehicle. Usually I have it professionally done and since this is a new vehicle I am hesitant to let anyone other than Nissan to tinker around for now. Could you post a pic of the ACC live wire vocation please. Thanks for replying.frijolito wrote:I tapped into the turn signal wires themselves, using a wire piggy back clip. the DRLs go into to the ACC live wire and I put a separate fuse on just in case.
Ken
Do you have any photos of your install or of the final results? This eBay Foglight DRL kit looks interesting, especially with a true LED H11 bulb replacement (5K color). Has it held up for your over time?kboo74 wrote:Ok, thanks good to hear. Let me know if works for you.
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So how has these LED H11 lamps performed for your guys that have used this vendor?kooka wrote:My wife has a 2015 Rogue AWD SL and I performed various LED upgrades and here are my observations, comments and recommendations. I'll make separate postings for the various upgrades. Note: the Rogue is a SL with Premium package so it has LED headlights (both low beams and high beams.
FOG LIGHTS
The incandescent OEM bulbs are yellowish and woefully underpowered to be of any benefit. I replaced them with these H11 LEDs:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251920000227?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
and I strongly recommend this specific bulb over the others previously mentioned on this forum. The bulbs are much brighter, match in color to the LED headlights while drawing the same amount of current. These H11 LEDS are a fanless design and have the LED driver circuitry built-in on the base. There are 2 180-degree opposing LED chips on the bulbs. These bulbs seem to be newer in design than other H11 LED bulbs. Look for the "2S" designation. I think other online retailers are charging more than double than the $55 I paid. At the time of purchase, the ebay seller (autobase-us) was by far, the lowest price US seller of this model. Seller is also offering a lifetime warranty (no certainty this ebay seller will be around in the future to honor it). Bulbs come in nice packaging which appears to be brandless and look manufactured with high quality materials/finishing. The product manual is tiny and install guidance is only in line drawing pictures.
Installation was fairly easy but prepping the bulb for install was a b**ch. The guidance for prepping the H11 shows the simple twist removal of the notched plastic collar from the bulb base in order to remove the spacer o-ring and in its place, put on the black "rubber" boot and then reinstall the collar. With frustratingly great difficulty, I was barely able to get the collars back on the bulbs. I was afraid to use brute force because of the unknown fragility of the bulb assembly and the possibility of damaging the collar. I suspect the problem was the boot is slightly thicker than the o-ring and with not enough tolerance allowance, I couldn't compress it enough by hand to get the collar back on. On one of the bulbs, I had to resort to placing the bulb in a padded vice and then use a pair of padded-jaw pliers to manipulate the twist collar back on. Then it was an easy install. The 2014 Rogue Service Manual is available for download elsewhere on nicoclub.com. See sections/pages EXL 269-270 and EXT 28-31 for installing fog lights.
I think retrofitting LEDs in place of OEM incandescent bulbs, requires some forethought and testing. Although, I'm a bit skeptical toward the safety-nazi blowhards that oppose LED retrofitting because of DOT visibility/angle of view/etc. standards. But they do have a point. So depending on how your vehicle's light housing reflectors are designed, you need to take into account how the LED bulbs are designed when choosing your LED bulb. With this in mind, these H11 LED bulbs work perfectly as replacements for the fog lights. The resulting illumination is noticeably wider and also slightly further than the OEM. These H11s nicely complement the foreground area of the low beam sweet spot-- like proper fog lights. I went with a vertical orientation of the 2 LED chips. Using the included optional collar, allows for horizontal orientation of the 2 LED chips which slightly lowers/shortens the illuminated area of the fog lights vs. vertical orientation.
Sorry I don't have photos. I made the install during the day and just wanted to get the job done and not wait for dark to take pix. I'll soon post my other LED upgrades on this 2015 Rogue.
Leo2005 wrote:I used these:iRogue wrote:What type of bulb used for vanity lights?
I couldn't find any led bulbs for the trunk. All of them are too big but this...looks like a joke even during the night. It provides less light than my previous '08 Rogue:
So I have used the led circuit with squeezed all the way 3175 adapter:
Much better. Even the camera gives a blur picture because of the brightness:
Hi frijolito. Hopefully you are still around the forums. I bought and ibstalled the Opt7's that you installed for low beams. I absolutely love them. They are bright as day and no dead spots.frijolito wrote:My OPT 7 have been working awesome for nearly a year now I guess, very happy with them.
Reflector housing were really never meant for aftermarket HID/LED kits due to the glare they give off. Nissan does offer a LED headlight but afaik, its only on the SL model. You can buy them but be prepared to remortgage your house to buy them as they are not cheap...lolRoguedIt wrote: Anyone else out there have luck with led bulbs? Do they even make a replacement housing with projectors for the 2015 Rogue? I am outside Boston and with the days getting darker sooner I'd like to make a chnage up soon
Thanks for the advice. Oddly enough, my model does not have the adjustment within the car. I think its the bolts under the hood next to the lights i need to adjust.frijolito wrote:I just make sure that my beams are fully titled down (on the adjust switch to the lower left of steering wheel) not had anyone flash or get annoyed with me..
This kinda makes me mad because when we bought the rogue (my model is the SL) there were none that had projectors on the lot. Not sure if its like a sport edition or something. I thought i found something on CarID but it doesnt look like its the right part. Would you have a link for the aftermarket led headlight?yearoftherat wrote:Reflector housing were really never meant for aftermarket HID/LED kits due to the glare they give off. Nissan does offer a LED headlight but afaik, its only on the SL model. You can buy them but be prepared to remortgage your house to buy them as they are not cheap...lolRoguedIt wrote: Anyone else out there have luck with led bulbs? Do they even make a replacement housing with projectors for the 2015 Rogue? I am outside Boston and with the days getting darker sooner I'd like to make a chnage up soon
You can check on ebay for a used set.
I think your best option is to keep the OPT 7 bulbs but adjust down slightly the low-beams. You may have to ask your local dealer how to adjust it if you can't figure it out. There is a Factory Service Manual (big PDF) that you can download that likely explains how to do this if you want to attempt it.RoguedIt wrote:Hi frijolito. Hopefully you are still around the forums. I bought and ibstalled the Opt7's that you installed for low beams. I absolutely love them. They are bright as day and no dead spots.frijolito wrote:My OPT 7 have been working awesome for nearly a year now I guess, very happy with them.
The problem I am starting to see is people are a bit annoyed by the brightness. I've only had 1 flash since March after installation. However, I'm getting angry looks or in one case the finger. Do you have any other suggestions for maybe a lower brightness led bulb? It's definitely the reflector housing thats killing me. Is there a replacement housing with projectors? We bought a 2016 Murano that does have projector housing for both low/high that are the same size (h11). I might upgrade her car with my bulbs until i find a better alternative.
Anyone else out there have luck with led bulbs? Do they even make a replacement housing with projectors for the 2015 Rogue? I am outside Boston and with the days getting darker sooner I'd like to make a chnage up soon
It's dumb that the US sell the Rogues differently than they do up here in Canada. For example, when I was shopping for my Rogue, I wanted the Around view monitoring option. For the 2015, it was only available as a SV family tech package which included NAV, Around view monitoring AND 3rd row seating (which i have no use for) for an extra $2K. IIRC, the tech package was always available seperately in the US.RoguedIt wrote: This kinda makes me mad because when we bought the rogue (my model is the SL) there were none that had projectors on the lot. Not sure if its like a sport edition or something. I thought i found something on CarID but it doesnt look like its the right part. Would you have a link for the aftermarket led headlight?
Wow even ones with broken tabs is 150-175$? Thats crazy!!!yearoftherat wrote:It's dumb that the US sell the Rogues differently than they do up here in Canada. For example, when I was shopping for my Rogue, I wanted the Around view monitoring option. For the 2015, it was only available as a SV family tech package which included NAV, Around view monitoring AND 3rd row seating (which i have no use for) for an extra $2K. IIRC, the tech package was always available seperately in the US.RoguedIt wrote: This kinda makes me mad because when we bought the rogue (my model is the SL) there were none that had projectors on the lot. Not sure if its like a sport edition or something. I thought i found something on CarID but it doesnt look like its the right part. Would you have a link for the aftermarket led headlight?
Now for the 2016, the tech package is now available w/o the 3rd row seating.
In regards to the LED headlights for the 2015, it must be part of a tech package option in the US. In Canada, all SL models get the LED projector headlights as standard equipment.
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frijolito wrote:Pretty easy actually. The old surrounds just pop out from the back when you squeeze the clips, then just wire them up.