samsniss350z Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I'm not sure if anyone read the Daily Telegraph back in March but if you did you would have seen an article about the cost of changing the bulbs in the headlight of the 350Z, £295, yep that's right £295. This article came from Which Magazine who did a survey on the cost of general maintenance on cars. Their way of replacing bulbs consisted of basically stripping down the front of the car by removing the bumper etc. My sidelight bulb failed the other day and it took me all of 15 minutes to replace it and I didn't have to take the front bumper off as recommended by the guys at Which. All I did was remove two screws holding the inner arch in place and pulled it to one side. I reached in, turned the bulb body half a turn and then removed it. The bulb is a push fit so it was a doddle to remove and replace. To put it all back together again is the reverse of taking it to bits. All it cost was a replacement bulb and fifteen minutes of my time, saving me a total cost of £293. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I'm sure there are several cars like this. The "correct" way to do it, is to get the lamp out and change it that way. But common sense dictates otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Did you remove the front wheel Sam, or is it a case of "It would've been easier with the wheel removed, but still possible with it fitted"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 You can pull full opposite lock and do it, but soooo much easier with the wheel off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick350z Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I did mine with the wheel on not really knowing what I was doing - it took about an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I changed my sidelight bulbs on the Jaaag it involved undoing 2 bolts and lifting the light unit hour, took me at least 30 seconds Did my Zed ones without taking the wheels off, just full lock and agility Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) I did mine with the wheel on not really knowing what I was doing - it took about an hour. An hour?!! Was that with a 50 minute tea break in between changing bulbs? Haven't done my side lights yet but I've had a look & guess that it should take about 5 minutes a side. Hopefully I'm right, don't fancy taking the wheels off just to change a bulb & definitely not the bumper. Edited November 1, 2013 by GMballistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick350z Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I did mine with the wheel on not really knowing what I was doing - it took about an hour. An hour?!! Was that with a 50 minute tea break in between changing bulbs? Haven't done my side lights yet but I've had a look & guess that it should take about 5 minutes a side. Hopefully I'm right, don't fancy taking the wheels off just to change a bulb & definitely not the bumper. Possibly a 15 minute break.... Either way it wasn't what I'd call a 5 minute job personally. I just found it awkward more than anything else and not something I'd look forward to doing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I did mine with the wheel on not really knowing what I was doing - it took about an hour. An hour?!! Was that with a 50 minute tea break in between changing bulbs? Haven't done my side lights yet but I've had a look & guess that it should take about 5 minutes a side. Hopefully I'm right, don't fancy taking the wheels off just to change a bulb & definitely not the bumper. Possibly a 15 minute break.... Either way it wasn't what I'd call a 5 minute job personally. I just found it awkward more than anything else and not something I'd look forward to doing again. I'm pretty handy with tool's and have got skinny arms so hopefully it won't take me too long when I get around to it. I'll make sure I set aside an hour though & some tea just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Noticed one of mine was out last night so going to look into LED's... Always thought the sidelights were the let down of the package with the headlights being so damn brilliant white... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 When u put led's in ur headlight will look yellowish in comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixaman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Nooooooo... Cant... Surely not... 370, how does that look, it runs with LED's, no ? You'v got me searchin the net for pix now... Anyway, must be better than the yellow glow... Cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadZ Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I've got white led sidelights in mine, looks so much more better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Did you remove the front wheel Sam, or is it a case of "It would've been easier with the wheel removed, but still possible with it fitted"? I did it with the wheel on, I didn't time myself and its the first time I've done it but it was a doddle and couldn't have taken more than 10 or 15 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamN Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 I removed the wheel when I did it, it's doable with the wheel on as people have said but easier with the wheel off. Probably took me 15-20 minutes all in (including jacking up/removing wheel etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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