Patrol GU IV rear lights

DFVZ,

Mate, This has been discussed heaps on the below Nissan Patrol Forum with a few guy's just buying the light sockets etc and fitting them. It seems pretty easy to do from all reports. Some have also gone to and Auto Electrician and had it done for between $150 to $200 depending on the Auto Electrician. I will be doing it myself in the near future.....Good luck...

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Hi
I own a GU IV and discussed converting the taillights to working times with the Nissan dealer. They advised that the vehicle would not pass a unroadworthy with the working lights. Talk to your Nissan dealer.
Cheers
Bill

DFVZ, see post No. 26052.
This was done by a mate of mine (4X4 Treker) and he managed to remove the top red inner lenses to use them as indicators. They have all been working well with LED bulbs to reduce power consumption.
So far I haven't seen another GUIV on the road with all tail lights working correctly.
Chaz

Hi all

Beware with the GUIV; mine does not have the wiring loom installed for the upper tail lights as was the case with the previous models.

This means you have to slice into the lower light which gets quite messy especially if you already have trailer plug wiring in place.

The legalities are another issue, I to have been advised that the upper light should not be connected but as IMBILL said I cant understand why this would be an issue as long as the original lights are in place and operational.

Regards
Spinifex

I have converted my GU4 rear lights and bought the genuine Nissan L&R lamp assy's Part No's NI-26550-VD325 & NI-26555-VD325. Trade cost $414 inc gst the pair. The reason they are not connected in Aus is because ADR 13 under the section "geometric visibility" requires the rear lamps to be seen from an 80 degree side angle and a 45 degree inwards angle and the installation of the spare wheel at the rear on Patrols made for the Aus market would prevent compliance with this ADR. The rules are not "silly", they are there for everyones safety and are in some cases, e.g. seat belts, higher than the standards required in Japan. You would not be breaking any laws having ADDITIONAL lamps as long as the originals in the bumper comply, which obviously they do. No authority is going to penalise anyone for trying to make a vehicle safer. Those lamps in the bumper are pretty small and being down near the mud and dust get pretty dirty so with the larger lamps being mounted higher the rear is lit up like a christmas tree when braking, indicating or just tail lamps on. The wiring IS there on the left side at the rear on the GU4 and after you remove the dummy lamp run your hand up the wiring harness that goes forward above the rear wheel and you will feel an unused socket taped back against the harness. The lamps come with globe holders, globes and wiring that terminates in a plug. Not all the wiring is on the right side so you have to run three wires from the left across to the right side. I ran mine up the left rear pillar across the roof under the liner and down the right rear pillar. That way you have no "bump" in the floor from the wiring, there is very little space under the rear trim strip, and saves having to go outside the vehicle and in again causing potential water/dust leaks. I connected both reverse lamps as well. Some posts here have been about converting the dummies to operate but I am not sure they are actually designed to be operational and as such how they handle the heat and how you get the top red section to give an amber indicator signal I am not sure. I have been told also some after market lamps have actually caught fire due to the plastic melting from the heat when the lamps are on. I decided to go genuine for time/installation simplicity and warranty considerations. Hope that helps.

Hi there,
I recently had a conversation with a panel beater that was going to repair some damage to my right rear bumper and lights, and I mentioned the fact that the lights were not hooked up.
He advised me that it is also an ADR requirement that there be no more than 3 working brake light on the rear of a vehicle. He reckons that when they install those wings etc to cars as an aftermarket option they dont hook up the brake light.
Dont really know why you would be penalised for having more, you would think the more the better for some people, but thems the rules apparently.

Cheers
Adam

Guy’s,
Fitting additional lights to the rear of your vehicle is not illegal according to ADR requirements. Some vehicles introduced earlier including Jackeroo’s, Prado’s etc are factory fitted with bumper lights as well as higher body fittings.
There have been many patrols fitted with lamps by dealers also, so I think any negative response to this could be due to an ill informed officer or state authority’s that aren’t familiar with ADR’s that are national regulations.

All patrol tail lamp fittings are design to accept globe holders and as far as light assemblies melting and catching fire, well I’ll believe that when I see it first hand. This could be due to some people wiring the lights up incorrectly. The brake lamps are 18 or 21 watt lamps and could produce some heat. Normally your tail lamps are only 5watt and they should never get hot enough to melt the light assembly.

The main issue with activating all your tail lamps is the current draw on the light circuits.
If you do it, you will blow your hazard light and brake light fuses. You could also blow the tail light fuses when you hook up your trailer or caravan. Replacing the fuses with anything larger than 10amps is dangerous because of the wire size, so the only real solution is to replace the bulbs with LED bulbs of the correct type.

Thanks everyone for all the advice, I will talk to local Nissan dealer and auto elec before I decide which way we will go but definitely want more visability from the rear than we currently have. I checked inside the little panel in the rear and we do have extra unused electrical connector in there so hopefully this won't be too difficult.