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2008 M35 headlight color by ghstudio
Oct 19, 2008 (5:42 pm)
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Are the headlights on the 2008 M35 now the same color? If not (my 2006 had very different color light), now would i make both low and high beams put out light which is the same color?
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Re: 2008 M35 headlight color [ghstudio] by james27
Oct 19, 2008 (6:17 pm)
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Replying to: ghstudio (Oct 19, 2008 5:42 pm)

On the 2006, the low beams are HID lamps and they stay on for both low and high beams. They are essentially mini-arc lights, no filament. The high beams are traditional halogen bulbs. There are companies that make some that are bluer - check out www.piaa.com or maybe www.tirerack.com for some choices. Most of the big lighting companies also make some - GE, Sylvania, etc along with Bosch and others.
 
I haven't read the specs on the newest models. There are some that use the same bulb for low and high beam - some have a motorized shield that moves out of the way to enable the high beam. The name they use is bi-zenon.
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Re: 2008 M35 headlight color [james27] by alanpreston05
Oct 19, 2008 (6:38 pm)
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Replying to: james27 (Oct 19, 2008 6:17 pm)

I checked www.tirerack.com and www.piaa.com and neither shows any replacement bulbs for the 2006 M35x. Oddly, www.piaa.com has bulbs for virtually all Infiniti's EXCEPT the 2006's and 2007's. Does anyone have any other recommendations for replacing the stock headlight bulbs on the '06 M35x so that the high and low beams match? I'd like it if the fog lights would match too if they're available...the fog lights are yellow.
 
Thanks for any recommendations!
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Re: 2008 M35 headlight color [alanpreston05] by james27
Oct 20, 2008 (3:02 pm)
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Replying to: alanpreston05 (Oct 19, 2008 6:38 pm)

Both the high beams and the fog lights are a standard H-series (halogen) bulbs, and you can get them that appear more blueish. They only look yellow because the HID bulbs are so white. Same issue way back when before everyone went to halogen bulbs...the old incandescents look downright red in comparison.
 
The high beam is a 9005 and the fog is an H11. Just search on those numbers. Increasing the wattage may damage the housing or wiring, so it's safest to stay at the same wattage. Sylvania's 9005CB is whiter than the 'stock' bulb.
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Re: 2008 M35 headlight color [james27] by alanpreston05
Oct 21, 2008 (9:19 am)
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Replying to: james27 (Oct 20, 2008 3:02 pm)

Thanks very much.
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M35 Transmission stuck in 3rd gear by azeiler
Oct 21, 2008 (9:48 am)
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Five months ago I bought a totaled 2006 M35 and just picked it up a few weeks ago from the body shop. I love it!! I had to add transmission fluid b/c it was low and not shifting properly. After that everything was working fine. At times I’ve driven the car very hard, putting into spins a few times already. At one point when I was manually downshifting to help slow down, the transmission got stuck in 3rd gear. I figured that happened b/c I was “vigorously” downshifting. The next morning, everything was shifting as normal and I haven’t used the manual shifter since. However, a few days later it happened again, but under normal driving conditions. This time I noticed that my back-up camera was also not working, the seat belt light was flashing (something it’s never done before), the key light came on and the seat & steering wheel didn’t move when the door was opened after turning off the car. Again, the next day when everything cooled off, everything worked normally. So what seemed like maybe just a transmission problem is now starting to look like maybe an electrical problem instead. Has anyone experienced this before or have any suggestions? By the way, the car has less than 26,000 miles – is the warranty still good even though it’s a rebuilt title?
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Re: M35 Transmission stuck in 3rd gear [azeiler] by tayl0rd
Oct 21, 2008 (10:17 am)
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Replying to: azeiler (Oct 21, 2008 9:48 am)

Being that this is a totaled car, you probably have ZERO warranty whatsoever. My only suggestion is to take it to a dealer and ask them to reprogram the car. Being that you spent so much to rebuild a wrecked car, the cost of reprogramming the computers should be a pittance.
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Re: M35 Transmission stuck in 3rd gear [tayl0rd] by azeiler
Oct 21, 2008 (11:05 am)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Oct 21, 2008 10:17 am)

Thanks. The dealer just confirmed that there is no warranty.
 
I bought the car for $11,800 and paid $10,200 to have it fixed. It is completely loaded, even has a DVD player. What an awesome car.
 
I think I'll take it in for re-programming and see if that fixes the problem.
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Re: M35 Transmission stuck in 3rd gear [azeiler] by james27
Oct 21, 2008 (2:30 pm)
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Replying to: azeiler (Oct 21, 2008 11:05 am)

Almost everything in the M-series is controlled by a computer. Computers only react to what they are told. Sounds like you have a bad connection(s) which could include an intermittent short or open. I fear it will take someone who knows the electronics very well to diagnose the thing. If you are lucky, the computer diagnostics might have some clues. If you are really lucky, you'll find a connector that is not fully inserted, and all you have to do is lock it together.
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Re: M35 Transmission stuck in 3rd gear [james27] by azeiler
Oct 29, 2008 (12:16 pm)
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Replying to: james27 (Oct 21, 2008 2:30 pm)

Dealer says that computer diagnostic code indicates it's something internal, maybe a solenoid, but they aren't sure; so they recommend a new transmission. They also said that it had the wrong tranny fluid and this ruined the tranny. I took it to an oil change place and had them pump out and replace the tranny fluid with clean J-matic. So far it's shifting fine, but I'm still hesitant to really stick it.

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