sonyslave Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 (edited) I've been amazed at longevity of all the systems and components (control arm bushing excluded!) on my 96 XE 4x4. I've owned this car since new. One of original headlight bulbs failed at 144k. Amazing! The brand on the bulb started with an "N" -I forgot the rest, an oem supplier in Japan. Unrelated... All the dash bulbs are original still work fine too. My friend's 2003 Pathy SE lost both lights for the A/C and Recir buttons. Seems Nissan started going cheap on the bulbs after a while. Edited February 15, 2010 by sonyslave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I agree. I have a 96 with all working lights ( I'm not the original owner, but for sure these were not replaced because maintance from previous owner was crap). And the lights, were they Nissin? (not NissAn, but NissIn). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I still have all my origianl dash bulbs. 20 years, they never went out but they did get replaced with blue LED's very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyslave Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) I agree. I have a 96 with all working lights ( I'm not the original owner, but for sure these were not replaced because maintance from previous owner was crap). And the lights, were they Nissin? (not NissAn, but NissIn). I forget the brand, I changed it out about a month ago. When the 2nd bulb goes I'll note the brand. Even more amazing when you see so many new cars with on the road with burnt out headlamps and taillamps. Edited March 22, 2010 by sonyslave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyslave Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) I double checked, the brand of the 144K bulb was Koito. Here's the actual bulb...felt bad about throwing it in the trash since it lasted so long and lit many dark roads. Edited March 22, 2010 by sonyslave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhardison Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Even more amazing when you see so many new cars with on the road with burnt out headlamps and taillamps. I think GM shipped new Chevy-GMC Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans and trucks with a daytime running lamp pre burned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyButTrusty Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Koito makes some great stuff. Lots of foreign cars come with them from the factory. I have an Acura Integra that has the Koito bulbs and at 172k they are still working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyslave Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 I think GM shipped new Chevy-GMC Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans and trucks with a daytime running lamp pre burned out. That's crazy, but somehow I'm not surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyslave Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 Koito makes some great stuff. Lots of foreign cars come with them from the factory. I have an Acura Integra that has the Koito bulbs and at 172k they are still working! Whoa! I thought mine were a fluke or something, that's great to hear! Makes one wish our domestic stuff was as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Lol, I notice all the time the number of new cars with burned heads and tails...this is a cut in cost of manufactoring. I really hate this because this also uses up resources intentionally to throw them away. Go price bulbs at the stealership~~~they can't wait for your bulbs to burn out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I think GM shipped new Chevy-GMC Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans and trucks with a daytime running lamp pre burned out. Favorably the left side... Seriously, the life of a lightbulb ain't my extreme concern since there ain't many that are hard to change on my truck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Nippon-Denso is probably what you're thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift220 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 My headlights were still stock bulbs when I got the Pathfinder a couple years ago. The stock lights still lit up but I couldn't see a thing on the road at night. Took out the bulbs and they were so black I couldn't see through the glass. Not sure what happened but new ones really made a difference haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I think GM shipped new Chevy-GMC Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans and trucks with a daytime running lamp pre burned out. I've noticed the same thing myself. I've been driving Nissan for the last 15 years, and I don't think I have ever replaced a bulb, any bulb... Well, the interior light bulb for my D720 but the new one blew in 2 seconds so there was a short somewhere. That same truck had hole in the passenger side lens and the reflector cavity would fill up 2/3 with water so the bulb was underwater. Worked fine that way for 10 years, and then I sold the truck... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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