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Old 07-01-2013, 04:02 AM
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your right but i just loved the look of the tl at the time more aggressive compared to the g35 front where it was all round (headlights) lol
 
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Old 07-02-2013, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by G_DiRTY5
^ I just found out the other day my 04 sedan has fog lights in the high beam housing, after all this time I had no idea and I had a good laugh when I found out too

Anyway I'm just curious how it works, because it's also a daytime running light which powers at half and then turns into a fog light at full power without blinding anyone. Is there a shield that comes on and off as the high beams are applied??

I wanna know now because that means I can run a bi xennon setup with the hid's being at full power when I need to put on my high beams.
The lower housing has both fog light and high beam functionality. On equipped vehicles, drl is the high beams at half power. No fancy electronics there
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 12:20 PM
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What's a good 7443 bulb for the front turn signal? I don't wanna get LED. Looking for OEM or better.
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 12:28 PM
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LED is better than OEM
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 12:33 PM
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Lol not sure if serious but my instinct tells me there's some sarcasm going on in your statement sir.

Edit: Plus, a dual filament LED is physically impossible I would assume. Meaning I'd be stuck with a falsely advertised 7440 which, for all intents and purposes is what I have in there now. The filament for the city light burned out but my turn signal still works.
 

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Old 07-03-2013, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MountainHawkG
Lol not sure if serious but my instinct tells me there's some sarcasm going on in your statement sir.
LEDs FTW so much more modern.

To answer your question, any car parts store. There isnt any reason for this to be better than OEM because OEM is plenty visible at any time of the day, all day. But Piaa if you want something higher power.
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:23 PM
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I know the HID bulb is Philips but I don't see that brand for sale at Amazon so I guess I'll just arbitrarily choose between GE and Sylvania. I'm just hoping the bulbs will match so I only have to do one side and save myself 5 minutes.
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:33 PM
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You were talking about 7443s and now you are talking about HIDs
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Peoria35sedan
20" wheels will kill mpg, to much weight to far from the axle. Also don't expect much more than 22mpg ever



Stock lines and banjo bolts are supposed to work with Akebono's.
Wheel diameter will have none to little effect when rolling. It will have a larger effect when accelerating.
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:38 PM
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Assuming that Nissan used the same brand for both bulbs.. That would mean the turn signal was also made by Philips. Guess I was too vague.
 
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Old 07-03-2013, 01:40 PM
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Thats a bit of a leap IMO. I think you should replace both at the same time, they are usually sold in pairs. If one has gone the other one wont be far behind it.

Also, it is very rare that turn signals are on at the same time so I wouldnt worry too much about small differences in brightness, but up to you
 
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Personally I would just wire some christmas lights for your turn signal.
 
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Just imagine turning your signal on.

 
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Old 07-03-2013, 02:41 PM
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Wheel diameter will have none to little effect when rolling. It will have a larger effect when accelerating.
Not true, it's rotating mass, it requires power to continue rotating, the greater the mass the more power required. It is true that it will have greater effect on acceleration and braking, and last time i checked we couldn't refuel at crusing speed so chances are to get an accurate mpg estimate you'll need to get to speed at least once.
 
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Originally Posted by Peoria35sedan
Not true, it's rotating mass, it requires power to continue rotating, the greater the mass the more power required. It is true that it will have greater effect on acceleration and braking, and last time i checked we couldn't refuel at crusing speed so chances are to get an accurate mpg estimate you'll need to get to speed at least once.
The tendency of rotating mass is to keep on rotating. Without forces like friction and wind resistance acting on it, it would roll forever. Just as the tendency of a body in motion is to remain in motion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia
 


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