Light Bulb Guide

The tables below illustrates the different sizes of bulbs used throughout the Z32.

Exterior

Application/Location	Bulb Size	Picture
Low Beam Headlight	9006
High Beam Headlight	9005
Parking Light Bulb	1157
Front turn Signal	1157
Rear Turn Signal	1156
Tail Light	1157
Stop (Brake) Light	1157
Third Brake Light	1156, 912, 921	1156 912, 921
Fog/Driving Light	H3-35W
License Plate	194
Reverse Light	1156
Front Side Marker	158, 194	158 194
Rear Side Marker	158, 194	158 194

Interior

Application/Location	Bulb Size	Picture
Glove Box	158
Map Light	158 or 194	158 194
Dome Light	158 or DE3175	158 DE3175
Step/Courtesy Light	158, 194, or DE3022	158 194 DE3022
Trunk/Cargo Area	158 or DE3022	158 DE3022
Instrument Lighting/Other	158, 194, 74	158 194 74

LED Conversion

A common upgrade for the stock interior lighting is to switch to LEDs, as they provide brighter, crisper lighting that helps to modernize the feel of the interior.
[More info to be added later]

Pod Lighting Polarity

Because filament bulbs are not polarized, their insertion direction doesn't really matter. LEDs, however, are polarized, and need to be installed in the correct orientation.

Showing the positive terminals of the pod lights (auto AC pod)

Showing the positive terminals of the pod lights (headlight pod)

99+ Xenon HID Headlights

During the final refresh in 1999, the JDM 300ZX received HID headlights from the factory. These featured a mild visual refresh as well. Instead of the sunken charcoal housings, the "floor" of the housing was raised to provide room for the ballast (necessary to drive xenon gas bulbs). The housing was also chromed and features "XENON" lettering embossed in the mold. Additionally, the glass does not have the "nipples" that were exclusive to the North American headlights (used for the headlight aiming kits), and the flutes more or less follow the ~96+ design. Finally, a High Voltage warning sticker was added to the upper retainer.

The 99 JDM Xenon HID Headlight.

As with most factory HID configurations, the low beam is the HID (xenon) bulb, and the high beam is a standard halogen. This is because HIDs require a delayed warmup when switching on, so flashing them on and off (as people tend to do with high beams) would be hard on the ballast and bulb.

The xenon bulb that ships with these headlights is the Philips 85122+, which is a D2S-style bulb. The 85122+ has been superseded by the 85122 according to Philips (h/t to Greg Lussier). These are 3400 lumens and they are 4200K color temperature. P32D-2 base.

Factory HID bulb. Pic courtesy of Greg Lussier.

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