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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 03:25 PM
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also is that a good brand to buy? How reliable is it?
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TSG37
also is that a good brand to buy? How reliable is it?
Pigtails is all you would need, I cant speak on the brand as i have no knowledge on them, but it seems that's the route most of us is taking.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TSG37
also is that a good brand to buy? How reliable is it?
Dude, the pigtails link that was posted from eBay is $8. Buy it and be done with it. It's a wiring harness, why is the brand important? I bought it and I'll expect it to get the job done.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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why is it that, when i go to the local dealer and ask about the front bumper, I asked for the 2011 infiniti g37 IPL, but they couldnt find it. So i walk around the lot and saw a 2012 IPL that i took the VIN number and give it to them. They then told me that its $1600+.

Then, i went back to my car, called infinitiparts and ask them the same thing, and they told me there's only $1600+ too. The $300+ are just the normal bumpers.

Am i asking the wrong things??
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by msmching
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why is it that, when i go to the local dealer and ask about the front bumper, I asked for the 2011 infiniti g37 IPL, but they couldnt find it. So i walk around the lot and saw a 2012 IPL that i took the VIN number and give it to them. They then told me that its $1600+.

Then, i went back to my car, called infinitiparts and ask them the same thing, and they told me there's only $1600+ too. The $300+ are just the normal bumpers.

Am i asking the wrong things??
yea you want the aero bumper. Same as IPL but IPL cost more because of their "limited" paint.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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Does anyone have a DIY for installing the foglights? I ended up buying the Sentra fogs that came w/a wiring harness. I got the fogs onto the bumper and the switch into the dash but i don't know how to connect the two and where to plug things in.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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yea you want the aero bumper. Same as IPL but IPL cost more because of their "limited" paint.
but then, i dont think everyone here spent that $1600+ for that bumper.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Anybody think I can fit my Aero bumper in my coupe somehow? I need to transport it for install, but am curious to see if it can fit. My preliminary guess is no way. Anybody try?
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkG-37S
Anybody think I can fit my Aero bumper in my coupe somehow? I need to transport it for install, but am curious to see if it can fit. My preliminary guess is no way. Anybody try?
There was a post w/ a couple pics buried way back early in this chain I think of somebody that managed it. You'll have to take it out of the box and shimmy it in somehow with one end sticking out the sunroof... If I find it I'll post it.

Edit: Found it.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sick6speed
Does anyone have a DIY for installing the foglights? I ended up buying the Sentra fogs that came w/a wiring harness. I got the fogs onto the bumper and the switch into the dash but i don't know how to connect the two and where to plug things in.
Here
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nukee26
There was a post w/ a couple pics buried way back early in this chain I think of somebody that managed it. You'll have to take it out of the box and shimmy it in somehow with one end sticking out the sunroof... If I find it I'll post it.

Edit: Found it.
Wow. Thanks for the link Nukee. So it can be done! I'll try this tomorrow morning.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sick6speed
Does anyone have a DIY for installing the foglights? I ended up buying the Sentra fogs that came w/a wiring harness. I got the fogs onto the bumper and the switch into the dash but i don't know how to connect the two and where to plug things in.
Yes, I wrote one:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...rt-bumper.html





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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 11:58 PM
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Apparently I'm not good w/electrical work. I bought the Sentra foglights and it doesn't seem like the wire harness will work on our car (wishful thinking). How are people splicing into the current fog wires? When I look down behind the headlight the plug looks like there's 8 wires connected into it. Are people unplugging it and splicing there or elsewhere?
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Trunks333
Np.

Here is an image of the back of the headlight. You need to cut the wires in the blue circle, connect black to black, blue to yellow (From the pigtails).


Just cut the 2 wires in the blue circle and connect them to a pigtails you purchased for the foglight on the bumper.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 12:12 AM
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Do I still need to purchase pigtails if it came w/a wire harness and switch? It just seems like too much trouble trying to find a route all the way into the cabin so I think I just want to use the OEM fog switch.

Originally Posted by Trunks333
Just cut the 2 wires in the blue circle and connect them to a pigtails you purchased for the foglight on the bumper.
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