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NissanAlmera side lamp

  • 12-05-2010 2:41pm
    #1
    ZOLTAN28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭


    Hi - need to change the side lamp on my Almera to pass the NCT - trouble is all the lights seem to be working so I figure that I havn't a clue whee or what the side lamp is.

    A quick scan of the inernet turned up nothing but how difficult it is to chnage the bulbs

    Can anyone help?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    could be parking light, also could have failed because of a cracked lens?


  • #3
    ZOLTAN28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭ZOLTAN28


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    could be parking light, also could have failed because of a cracked lens?

    I was thinking parking lights - will have a check - they didn't mention anything - just said it needed replacing


  • #4
    ZOLTAN28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭ZOLTAN28


    ZOLTAN28 wrote: »
    Hi - need to change the side lamp on my Almera to pass the NCT - trouble is all the lights seem to be working so I figure that I havn't a clue whee or what the side lamp is.

    A quick scan of the inernet turned up nothing but how difficult it is to chnage the bulbs

    Can anyone help?

    Cheers - was parking light - looks like it's just a dud bulb - absolute swine to get it out - why do they cll them side lamps if hey are parking lights?

    Anyway, thanks for the help.


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Because there are on the side of the car and not left on when parked?

    Fun fact:
    History
    # Traditionally, parking lights were wired on a different system than headlights and were used in place of them when parked alongside a road so that the parked car could be spotted by approaching drivers. As time went on and roads became wider, the original use of parking lights fell by the wayside.
    Function
    # Since 1968, parking lights have been produced on the same wiring system as headlights and used concurrently with them as an additional means of illuminating a vehicle. Their main purpose is to make cars more visible from the side.
    Types
    # In the United States, parking lights are typically orange or gold in color to distinguish them from red break lights and white headlights. In other parts of the world, parking lights are typically bright, clear lights.
    Benefits
    # Parking lights serve a useful purpose as a backup light in emergencies. If a headlight burns out, the parking light will still shed some light on that side of the car. Additionally, in such a situation, the glow that the parking lights create around the car makes it more obvious that the vehicle is an automobile and not a motorcycle or other vehicle with only one standard headlight.


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