the turn signal stays on as sidemarker then it blinks brighter or different color. when actual signal indicator is on.

 

oh snap thats pretty dope, guess i better read up and try this myself. thanks man much appreciated. i felt so left out haha

 

does this keep the turn signal on ??? whats the purpose of this ??/sorry lol

 

Jay (I guess people dont read anymore) the 06+ projector housing uses a single filament bulb (7440 socket and bulb) so it only lights up when it blinks, otherwise it is off all of the time. The 03-05 housing uses a dual-filament bulb (7443 socket and bulb) so it is lit up all of the time when the lights are on and then blinks when the signal is activated.

I think for most 06+ projector converters like my self, it is more of a comfort thing of seeing that bulb lit up all of the time. I know for my self I was thinking it would look weird when I discovered the difference between the housings, so I went through the effort of making it work.


Yeah I have been SUPER lazy about doing that. I have posted a couple shots of the lights installed but no lit up shots yet. I really need to clean the car, but with going through elbow surgery earlier this month and planning a wedding I have barely cleaned my car like I should (touchless carwashes instead of hand washing, ugh). I will try to get something this weekend and I'll even through in a shot of it on this thread as well.

 

tru thanks for clarifying lol i did read.....thats preety sick. good ****

 

anyone have any advice on this issue I am having with my dash lights? i think it might be related to this mod because my DRLs and my turn signals aren't functioning properly either

See this thread:
https://g35driver.com/forums/lightin...ml#post5514140

 

It is a very simple modification to change over from the single filament bulb (7440) to the dual filament (7443) on your 2006 and latter projectors. It is shown here.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/wincana/G35CoupeLights.html

 

I just finished and it worked out perfectly for me. I love the way it looks! In retrospect though, it seems like a lot of work just for that small of a mod. I'm glad I did it anyway.

 

Took a little trial and error, but using the Automotive Connections socket (the one IvoryGT linked us to) and splicing the BLACK wire of the socket to the YELLOW&GREEN city light wire and connecting the RED&GREEN wire of the socket to the GREEN&YELLOW wire of the headlight assembly (where the old 7440 socket was removed) and connecting the GREEN&YELLOW wire of the socket to the BLACK (ground) wire of the headlight assembly (where the old 7440 socket was removed) got me the desired effect. Just a little info I thought could be helpful to the less electrically inclined.

 

do the headlights need to be opened for this mod or is everything accessible from the back? i plan on opening them tomorrow but still waiting for my sockets to come in the mail and was hoping i wouldn't need to do that twice

 

they don't need to be opened, it can all be done from the back.

on a side note, i discovered the issue I was having. In short the 7443 socket I was using sucked so my bulb fell out and the connectors in the socket were completing a circuit causing it to blow a fuse that knocked out my dash lights and my tail lights. Switched to a different socket that required modding the housing more, but it holds the bulbs better and looks to be of a better design.

Still need to put them back in though.

 

thanks for the write up!

 

iDrive, do you have any link to the socket you went with?

 

very helpful thread, sick!

 

Sweet!