Link for 7443 socket: 7440 7443 wy21w led bulb tail turn signal parking brake backup lights

Scroll to the bottom for the socket.

Also, here's a post from another thread that gives a step-by-step on modifying and installing a dual filament bulb.

Link: http://www.the370z.com/2351903-post14.html

I followed that post and it works just as advertised. Actually, I got an extra socket I modified if you're interested. Pics and info are in the post linked below. PM me if you're interested.

Modified 7443 socket to fit fog lamp: http://www.the370z.com/2757931-post238.html

In the process of removing stuff now and this little white clip appeared somehow. Thinking it goes inside the molding near the trunk latch? If so which way does it go back in?

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That white clip belongs inside the rubber tailgate center area, the part that wraps around the tailgate opening. Its located in the middle area between the rear lights.

Any help on how it fits inside the rubber trim?

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What kind of bulb did u use led or regular? Can u us some pics?

Could someone please post a pic of how that small plastic retainer is supposed to fit inside the rubber moulding? I can't seem to make any sense of it. I know it's probably useless, but it came out and I didn't loose it, so it needs to go back home! :)

Can't you just tap into the license plate lights?

Great DIY did mine today with no issues!

So does the light turn on when the headlights turn on? If it does, does it go brighter when brakes are applied like the break lights?

No its just one brightness usually as bright as the break lights, you can wire it as you want but if you want it to turn with your headlights and go brighter when brakes you will need to modify it ...follow this http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ake-light.html

I wired mine to be on when the lights are on, it is bright!
My connection goes to the license plate light, used the Z1 extension, very easy this way

Thanks man that's what I was talking about. Really appreciate it.

I cannot get the factory dummy fog light thing out,the 2 nuts keep spinning with the studs,I am out of ideas,can anyone help me out with this???? Thanks....

I personally haven't done this mod, but did a little research. Some have had to cut the nuts off with a Dremel tool as well.

Lucky for me I didn't have any issues getting the nuts off, I can see how it can be a challenge if they spin. You can dremel or use heat to get them off.
There's a picture here in the forum of the notch to drill with the Dremel. If I can find it I'll send it you.

I want to install the rear fog light on my Z but I need to know if it is legal to have 4 brake lights? Can the 4 brake lights be on at the same time or is that illegal? I'm in Arizona btw.

Does anybody know the gauge wire of the tail lights? Nissan uses a really fine wire gauge and I need to buy some extra wire the same gauge to clean up the installation

Been wondering about this myself. I've got this http://http://www.amazon.com/iJDMTOY...fog+light+370z

locked and loaded ready for install. Thanks for the write up Simota1!

GREAT INFO _ THANKS:tiphat:

Hi OP seeing that father's day is coming up my kids asked me what to get me, toying with the rear fog light set up , can you elaborate were you hook up the lights to the brake and running lights, I want a direct connection no relays , would like to use it as a brake light regular light in simple terms, mechanically inclined but lack on the electronic stuff....thanks ( I've read most topics but they seem to jump around and not one really puts in in laymans terms cut green wire, tap green wire etc) thanks for your time
HEK

4th Brake Light
 

Does "anyone" have instructions for THIS type of Rear Tail Light?
It has Running / Brake / Back-up functions

ThankZ in AdvanZ :bowrofl:

I just got done installing this exact one actually. I used OP's instructions on how to access the wiring and everything.

If it's the exact one I got, then the rear tail light will have 4 wires. Red, Green, White, and Black.

The 370z's tailight has 5 wires. Red, Green, a tan/peach color, a teal color, and a black color.

Splice the wires like this.

Red -> Red
Green -> Green
White -> Tan/Peach color.
Black -> Ground

I'm 99% sure its White -> Tan/peach. It's the wire right next to the red wire.

I did hit a snag with getting the 2 10mm bolt from the dummy light. What I ended up doing was using a drill and just drilled it at max speed for a few seconds. It'll end up melting the plastic a little bit and it'll come right off.

EXACTLY...:happydance:

Thanks for posting this DIY Simota1. Finished install yesterday. Bought the fog light from Z1 Motorsports. It was simple to install and thank goodness my 2 10mm bolts on the dummy light didn't have locktight. Used the green wire on my passenger side taillight as a power source. Using as a brake light and works great!

How did you guys wire it at the back of the bumper? did you guys add some kind of insulation?

Are you asking how to secure it? If so, I used zip ties to secure it to the rear bumper. Make sure it's far enough away from the exhuast. Don't want it to get hot and melt. LOL.

The cable i have just goes accross from the middle to the rear light. Can i ask for a picture on how it looks like under?

Just wanted to say thanks! This was a big help!

Thanks for the nice write up. I found that I didn't need to remove the left taillight to access the wires. Instead I used Posi-Tap, which is a great product. If for some reason you decide to change back simply unscrew the tap. The wire to tap is the green one on a '14.

I'd post a pic, but it's on my C drive not a URL.

Got my fog-light in the mail! Going to use this guide when I get back home. (2 more weeks :( )

Hey man, so I have a factory switch located on my parking lights lever that allows me to turn on/off my fog light but only when parking lights are on. That part I get, and I am putting on the led fog light from EVO R, but I also don't want it to stay on the whole time and have the ability to turn it off and not flash at all, using that factory switch, have you managed to figure something out with yours?

i don't have same screw what i have to do?

this my screw and i cant remove it

please anyone can help me with this issue

4th Brake Light on Roadster
 

Installed the iJDMTOY rear tail/brake/reverse lights in my 2016 roadster this weekend. I opted for the smoked lens version. Just personal preference over the red. There are plenty of other posts on this forum with pics and videos on this install which were very helpful to look at before I started. I also felt no need to duplicate that effort, so I didn’t take my own pics of the process. And please, SOLDER ALL CONNECTIONS! The two minutes of your life it takes to do it right can save you hours of grief later. First things I did were to add a small bead of silicone sealer around the seam where the body of the unit attaches to the lens. This was based solely on other posters mentioning condensation problems. At the same time, I soaked the bolts of the original dummy reflector with Liquid Wrench to get past Loctite overuse from the factory. Let both of these sit for 48 hours. Then, I got started.

I’m not sure if anyone else has put one of these into a Roadster, but there are some minor differences which makes this somewhat unique. The side panels in the trunk are different, but the removal/reinstallation process is the same, so no big deal there. The one challenge I ran into was the fact that since this is a fully enclosed trunk, there is the required glow-in-the-dark manual trunk release handle on the inside rear trunk panel. (Never mind how anyone could possibly get stuffed into that trunk!) This made removing that panel more difficult. There is a plastic mounting plate under the handle that snaps into place over the panel, and there is no way to release those snaps with the panel in place. I managed to muscle the panel off without damaging anything, but there was no way it was going back together the same way. With the panel removed and the handle and release cable removed from the mounting plate, I was able to get a pair of long-nosed pliers under the metal frame piece that the plate is mounted on. I was then able to squeeze the tabs to release the snaps and remove the plate. (I really apologize for not taking pics of this.) I could then reassemble the release cable, handle and mounting plate and snap it back into place after the rear panel was reinstalled. This little snafu added about 1.5 hours to my installation time.

Also, I wish iJDMTOY would run the sheath over the wires farther up the bundle. I was about done with the install before I realized how much loose wire would be dangling without that additional protection. I wasn’t about to undo it all to wrap it higher up at that point.

So with 20/20 hindsight, here’s what I would have done differently: 1) Sheath the wire bundle with heat-shrink tubing or electrical tape to within a few inches of the wire ends. 2) Loosen, but not remove, the rear interior trunk panel. 3) Tap into the right side tail light assembly rather than the left. Since the trunk release handle is on the left side, this would allow more wiggle room to work with a loosened rear panel. There are also better opportunities to secure the wire bundle on the right underside with other parts of the wiring harness on that side.

Here are some post-install pics, although I now realize pics of the release cable/handle/mounting plate would have been more useful.