Ridz Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 One of my rear indicator bulbs has failed on my pre facelift 2006 Zed roadster. Because of this, I am considering upgrading, maybe all or the rear filament bulbs, to LED’s. However, I understand that upgrading to LED’s for the indicators may require the fitting of an additional resistor unit to eliminate rapid indicator flash (hyperflash). I also understand that CANBUS compatible LED’s may not actually need additional resistors to be fitted. So, my question is, has anyone on the forum done an LED upgrade on their pre facelift ZED, and are additional resistors required? Would appreciate any advice or comments please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 On my old 03' Zed I changed my rear brake/sidelights to LEDs and it caused a strange issue were when I braked it caused the sidelights at the front to come on & off, ...I went back to the standard bulbs just for the rear brake/sidelights which instantly fixed that problem. I did however replace the rear number plate bulbs, sidelights, boot light (501's) and interior bulbs (32mm festoon) all with LED variants without any issues whatsoever. Great upgrade and made the Zed look more modern. Link (501 LEDS): http://www.ebay.co.u...Do2Erp4LukoAucg For my indicators I went with "Silvertec" bulbs all round as it avoids the "fried egg" look in the headlights and was more reliable than the LEDs I had tried previously (T20 type for front & rear indicators/501 side indicators). Link (T20 Silvertec bulbs): http://www.ebay.co.u...tYAAOSwPe1UG~wn Link (501 Silvertec bulb): http://www.ebay.co.u...nXjeL7Lup9II9Hg Hope that helps and if you do want to change the Zeds rear brake/sidelights to make it more modern then I'd go for the Nissan OEM LED variant from the newer HR Zeds. Like these: http://www.350z-uk.c...ed-rear-lights/ They do pop up occasionally second hand or you can buy them new from Clark Motorsport (cheapest price around for new imo) on here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjimg Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Have a look at this thread, it might help you out. http://www.350z-uk.c...dicator-lights/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Or buy those CarLab indicator clusters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 ^^ +1. Those Carlab ones are awesome. ZEUS just fitted some to his Zed & they look the dogs danglies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Who me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 ^^ Lol. They're more impressive when they're lit up though buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Right ok here's everything lit up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 ^^ That's more like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 They look superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 Thanks for all your comments, that's what is great about Zed owners and this forum, helpful and knowledgeable!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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