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Hi guys.....had a great week, till this happened on the way home.... Got the furious-horns the rest of the way! As per title, right side flashes at the correct rate....left fast flashes with no external globe action. Though I know all globes are fine as they illuminate when alarm goes off.....although they are no longer in sync with each other!...lol..(left to right).....which leads me to think it's more a circuit issue. Is it a modularised circuit that I, or heaven forbid, Nissan can replace....any ideas? I don't believe there is a 'flasher-can' as such in these vehicles, and that all 'flashes' are driven by some sort os oscillator circuit..cool.(?) And that is the part that worries me....how the hell will I fix this thing...lol. Guys, if you've had this experience before, please do word me up, we don't need this 5hit. If I can answer anything that could help you to help me....fire away! Cheers!

and in all the farkin excitement of getting some real help, I've ommited to ask..... the globe type/wattage LOL.

sounds good! When you're finished mods please also post up, if possible, some performance differentials to show us what is 'now' and what 'will be' when more-modded.!!!!... Maybe PM me when you get results, as I rarely come on nowadays!

PV...you and the other great posters above are showing us all how great the 'community spirit' can be here....more power to you! That pic is better than a thousand words...a big thankyou sir!...I'll be attacking this project on the w/end!

hey PV, sounds cool... Is the access really that good to the entire Headlamp rear section, with the inner guard off? Sounds like it should be. I don't know what type of fasteners are utilised on the inner guard off the top of my head; so what tool is required to 'do' those fasteners....anything special? Will I need new ones as they may be prone to cracking on dis-assy?...you know what I mean....your further advice? Cheers!

yep....same same....carbon build up in throttle body. I swear it looked like a smoker's lungs when we inspected it. Bring on summer!

yeah..lol...I hear ya... I mean, after doing door locks, window mech, clutch master/slave cylinder, fixing the stupid warm idle stall issue....now this, a shitty $2 consumeable lamp part, I'm farkin over it. (don't mind my whining..) But then again, it is winter, and I don't know about you, but winter = no motivation for me. errr..rock-on.

the front fender 'under-liner' only...I'd have thought? Anyways, whether it's leds or the original lamp, I reckon installation would be the same. Hope we can find an easy peasy way?

wanting to replace my parking lamp (pass side).....and I want to stir up this hornets nest a little... Going to attempt a method above, ie. remove inner guard, and see if that allows enough access. Tried doing it from the top (no dis-assy), found it to be impossible with my big stupid hands!..lol. If anyone has any helpful comments to further this? Hopefully it won't be a pain in the ass.. ..............all for a dang parking lamp! Cheers. ss.

Perfect...that's exactly what my mechanic did during a 'major service' to solve the issue of 'stall when warm start-up'.....there was much carbon type crap to be found! Clean that induction system!...it's vital. (oh, and swing over to using BP Ultimate, if you can). My battery has been allowed to go flat many times since repairs (I don't drive the Line very much), and the idle is now the least of her problems!!..lol.

wow...they're farkin nice looking lenses!...I really dig the raised section too....thanx for the info! (at least I know what's out there). Shame they're in the states. I hope to find a set more local though..... Sincere thanx for your time W35!

Hey people.....any of you guys purchased and installed these, the front bumper 'clear type' indicator lamps? The orange ones are starting to really get on my nerves for some reason!.....lol. If you know of a link or store, please point me to it? Cheers, Spit.

Got mine fixed a few weeks back, during a major service.....(46000 km) Throttle body had to be removed and cleaned, (it was filthy) some sort of callibration of the throttle had to take place....now all ok. (idles nice and won't stall on warm start!) I try really hard now not to let the battery go flat!!...(could be just coincidental, but I ain't taking any risks). Oh, as for PCV valve?,,,,,I couldn't find mine!!!....(nor could the mechanic!)...anyways, car is great now.

Hi, I really do feel your pain my friend. Call Tony at 'TGS Muscle Cars', in Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin. He has (had) access to a great engineer who helped my brother and I out with this same issue...a little over a year ago. I hope this helps....you can only find out!

EXACT SAME issue here....discon batt (as not using car for a while and GPS sucks power, flattens battery when parked). PROBLEM IS that that was 3 weeks ago...after some driving, hot starts STILL require acc pedal depress to keep idling, then all's fine. BUMMMMMMMER! I need to find the PCV on this car!...anyone got a pic with an arrow pointing to it?...lol. OR...bring up the idle (how to do how to do?) by 150 rpm and that seems to solve it (simulated by slight pedal depress mimicking 150 rpm increase seems to work). Cheers.

I say let him do it, let's even assist him with a smile, in the great way us SkLiNer's often do....... and let Darwin's Theory do the rest.

I give the 'nod,....just incase they're not the 'waving' type......also requires less commitment.

yeah...safety is important, ofcourse. I tried the '10 second VDC Button hold', and yes, VDC appeared to de-act, as per previous posts. (ie. no dash-light, no further button control). But upon undertaking some safe 'spirited' take offs, the car's TCS insisted I was doing the wrong thing, forcing my face into the steering wheel....... Upon re-starting/re-setting the car at the next stop, I manually disengaged VDC (Pushed button-Dash light on), and the TCS appeared to go away, thankfully. In my 24 years of driving all sorts of buckets, I've never owned such a pretentious system of VDC, mainly it's TCS component. It may well be one of the factors that will make me sell this car, and get into a <>1970 Mach 1 Stang.

This makes sense...It's this 'closing down' of the induction system that is the part that I'd like shut-down for my own personal safety reasons, as explained prior. So VDC encompasses all the various safety 'sub-systems' in this car (EBD, ABS, TCS)? and is controlled by the one button labelled VDC? If so, then the TCS would be the part I'd like turned off, and only TCS.....easier said than done? I have no issue with the EBD/ABS systems....Infact, the EBD system is quite impressive on this car..... (under test conditions anyway). Gettin' down to brass tacks here I feel. Cheers.

woah!...Can't wait to get home and try this out!!!..(I'm driving the Festiva today)..Hope it works!!!....Will let you know later in the day how I went. (into a tree...lol!)

please do read my points relating to this.....I wish to have Nissan remove my VDC only, without affecting EBD/ABS! Pulling a 'fuse' (as suggested by someone) is not an option, as it can 'cross-disable' other critical functions. The best tests that I've made (other than historical with other cars without VDC) is the fact that I'm enjoying driving this car when I remember to shut down VDC....it's also far safer, as I'm not stuck out in the middle of an intersection with a car that's 'bogged down' then allows power to come in when I've almost beed T-Boned. Please note, again, that all the close calls I've seemed to have had (in this of car) have been ones where I've been left stranded in a 'pull out' maneuver.. As for my insurance company?......they don't even know wtf VDC is.... I think I'll leave this post at that, I've got the info I need with regards to tyres at the front of my car, the rest has been fun! 245's at the front it is!!.....Should look a lot nicer. Cheers guys!

yes, you are quite correct. I want to see that light on....permanently. In other cars I've owned/driven, (and they have generally been faster cars than my V), they've never had provision for VDC. But I've have never 'spun them around'.....guess I must suck at driving....... Anyway, horses for courses I guess!.. Cheers.

woah!....guys....if even you are only partially correct, this is amazing! All that?....from stepping upto 245 at the front?.....oh my. Good thing I'm not into pushin' it too hard! Seriously, so all I have to worry about is potential changes in 'upper envelope dynamics'?......I don't go there anyways, nowadays. I'm thinking that as long as there's no rubbing, scraping or the like, (which you guys haven't mentioned) I should be fine..... oh, I never drive with VDC on, that, in my humble opinion, is only good for turning this car into a deathtrap. I've had more issues with VDC ON than I've ever had in my history of driving ANY CAR....and my VDC checks out perfectly, according to Nissan, and their diagnostics.....I'm organising VDC to be de-activated from my car on it's next service, I won't be putting up with it any longer (I sometimes forget to hit the switch, then get caught out)...... Passive EBD is brilliant in this car though....go figure! I've been told I can have this done (VDC bypass) without affecting EBD or any other system within the car....we'll see. Thankyou so much guys for your feedback, I really appreciate it!...Oh HI to LUKEB.

I'm pretty sure now that all my rims (standard V35 18") are all 8"W. I also believe (?) these cars come from the factory with 245's on those rears, and they look perfect..no bulging as such....it's just the fronts that look a tad gay at the moment.....hence my question on scaling up to 245 on the fronts (symmetry).....are there technical issues and such with this.(?) Cheers.

Hey Guys, as per the title....any technical issues that I haven't bothered to search for? I'm planning on putting 245/45 rubber (as per currently on the rear) to the fronts. What is the reasoning behind utilising smaller rubber at the fronts, is it one of handling? I believe the rim widths are the same, front and rear. (?)...are these 8"? I have the standard 7 spoke 18" 'track' wheels.....obviously on my 2003 V35 6M. Thankyou.