Whether for your own safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being sure your turn signal bulbs are always functioning is very important. Indeed, bulbs are wearing parts that will predictably burn out over time and as a consequence need to be changed. You’re most certainly here because one of your front turn signals is burnt out and you’re questioning how to change the bulb of a front turn signal on your Nissan Cube, we’ve made this document to help you do it alone and independently and not have to go to your mechanic. In a first section, we will take a look at the checking a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Nissan Cube and in a second section, how to change the front turn signal bulb on your car..

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How to find out if the front turn signal bulb on your Nissan Cube is burnt out or needs to be swapped out?

When you drive your motor vehicle you don’t always have the opportunity to check all the safety components of your Nissan Cube. Indeed, you are in general in a rush and tend to get into your motor vehicle, make your trip and put it down immediately without taking the time to do an occasional check-up. It is consequently important to take the time to occasionally check the condition of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Nissan Cube, but that you didn’t notice it. Here are the two simple ways to examine if a front turn signal is burnt out or if you need to change it promptly:

  • When you stop, turn on the ignition on your car, then alternately turn on your left and right front turn signals and get out of the car to examine that they are functioning.
  • By listening to the sound of your blinkers. Indeed, there is an audible signal on each car that signals you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Nissan Cube, you will identify that the time between each “click” is much shorter, this suggests that you will have to replace the front turn signal bulb or before. It’s up to you to check and make sure which one is burnt out by a visual examine as on the first technique shown earlier mentioned.

You may have another bulb to change, like the one of your low beam or your position lights, don’t hesitate to consult our blog posts to help you to carry out this substitution.

Replacing the front turn signal bulb on your Nissan Cube

Now let’s go to the most significant section of this document, how to change the front turn signal bulb of your Nissan Cube? Take note that this operation is uncomplicated, you will require to access, from the inside of your bonnet, through the wheel arch, or simply by your bumper to your headlight unit, open it and change the burnt out front turn signal bulb of your Nissan Cube. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our special document. On the other hand, here are the details of the actions to stick to in order to conduct this action efficiently according to the strategy you desire to adopt.

Replace front turn signal bulb on your Nissan Cube through the bonnet:

  • Open your bonnet and clear access to your headlight pods.
  • Use a torx tip to open the headlight unit on your car
  • Unscrew the front turn signal bulb from your car by turning it a quarter turn counterclockwise
  • Replace the front flasher bulb of your Nissan Cube by the new one (make certain to check if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
  • Reassemble and test that the new front turn signal bulb functions.
  • Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Nissan Cube through the wheel arch:

    This procedure is extremely valuable when you don’t have enough space in the hood to access the front turn signal on your car:

    • Lift your car, and remove the front wheel on the side you want to work on.
    • Take out your wheel arch with a torx bit.
    • Go to your headlamp block and change the front turn signal bulb on your car following the same procedures as on the part previously seen.

    Change the front turn signal bulb of your Nissan Cube through the bumper:

    On some years or finishes, dependant on the options the only simple access you will have to change the front turn signal bulb of your car will be to pass under your front bumper, there are only a few steps that change from the full procedure, we will detail them right now:

    • Put your Nissan Cube on a jack or a candle.
    • Remove the screws of the motor shoe of your car(plastic part under your motor) and your shock absorber. Be cautious with the plastic staples which can be fragile.
    • Take away your headlight block and change the front turn indicator bulb of your Nissan Cube following the steps seen in the parts seen above.
    • Put the whole thing back together again.

    Whenever you have any additional questions about the Nissan Cube, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Cube category.