LED interior lights

[benlaud87]

I just replaced all of the interior lights with LEDs yesterday afternoon. There are 2 194 bulbs as courtesy lights, one passenger, and one driver side under the dash. There are the 578 bulbs in the map/dome light area and one 578 in the cargo area. I believe the middle dome light is actually a 211-2 light but the 578 and 211-2 seem to be the same as LED sizes. It's much easier at night to see what you're doing if you have to dig around the floor for something or you're trying to read something. It looks much cleaner in my opinion as well with the pure white light.



It's hard to see from the pictures but its a drastic change

 

[benlaud87]

Painted the calipers last week when I changed my pads and a damaged rotor as well.



Fighting boredom can be as easy as a couple cans of paint

 

[alrock]

Cool. Where did you get the LED bulbs?

 

[erdlen65]

Nice! I need to do this.

 

[Gunner_45]

I like it.

 

[benlaud87]

Got the bulbs at an auto store near me called auto truck outfitters. They're putco brand and have a lifetime warranty

 

[alrock]

I tried pulling the under dash 194 bulbs - they did not want to come out. Any trick you did to get them out?

 

[06PullUouT]

I tried pulling the under dash 194 bulbs - they did not want to come out. Any trick you did to get them out?

Ummm. Use your man muscles!!!

 

[benlaud87]

The passenger one was actually pretty tough. I unclipped it then wrapped a piece of tape around the bulb to get a better grip. You could try a wrapping a rubber band around it. Anything to help get a grip on it

I did my sunvisor/vanity mirror lights yesterday. Those required me to break out the dremel since the LED was about two millimeters longer than the OEM bulb

Of course your eyes will melt if you look into the mirrors now but oh well

 

[06PullUouT]

The passenger one was actually pretty tough. I unclipped it then wrapped a piece of tape around the bulb to get a better grip. You could try a wrapping a rubber band around it. Anything to help get a grip on it

I did my sunvisor/vanity mirror lights yesterday. Those required me to break out the dremel since the LED was about two millimeters longer than the OEM bulb

Of course your eyes will melt if you look into the mirrors now but oh well

What years/models have lights? I have the lux package and do not have lights on the visors.

 

[benlaud87]

I have an 08 alpha with luxury package. I just assumed they all had lights

 

[Hans3T]

Of course your eyes will melt if you look into the mirrors now but oh well

:hans:

 

[Hans3T]

Those look great. I've been considering this mod for sometime now...just haven't pulled the trigger.

What did you use to get at the lights? My map lights and dome light for example? How do I get to them?

 

[06PullUouT]

I have an 08 alpha with luxury package. I just assumed they all had lights

I have a lux but I am now assuming the Alpha/Lux only came with them. Anyone confirm?

 

[benlaud87]

I just used my hands. I sat in the drivers seat and pulled the side farthest from me down until it came out. I don't know if the T is any different but the whole light housing came out in one piece then I just swapped the bulbs. None of the LEDs seemed to fit perfectly so it took a little finesse.

 

[benlaud87]

I have a lux but I am now assuming the Alpha/Lux only came with them. Anyone confirm?

Do you have an 06? Seems like alot of things were changed or tweaked from 2006 up to 2008 with the H3s. Maybe this is one of those things

 

[06PullUouT]

I just used my hands. I sat in the drivers seat and pulled the side farthest from me down until it came out. I don't know if the T is any different but the whole light housing came out in one piece then I just swapped the bulbs. None of the LEDs seemed to fit perfectly so it took a little finesse.

BTW, that is a nice rig!!

 

[06PullUouT]

Do you have an 06? Seems like alot of things were changed or tweaked from 2006 up to 2008 with the H3s. Maybe this is one of those things

Yep 06. I tried looking up the parts from 08, 09, and 10 lux versions and they all call out the same part number. I might stop into gm and have them look it up.

 

[Chook]

Does anyone know what fuse does the interior lights (I must have got the led polarity wrong & blew the fuse)

 

[Chook]

Found it in a wiring diagram (Fuse 56 & its 16A)

 

[Panzer07]

Anyone know how to get the lights off "under the dashboard" I try pulling and nothing sh!t got too hot and burn my fingers any thoughts on how u guys pulled them off

 

[RamRod]

Haha I had the same propblem! Then it got cold out and one day I decided I wasn't going to leave my T until i was able to pull them out....with gloves on (already wearing due to the cold) it took me two seconds to get a good grip on them and click, they popped right out just as you would expect them to.

 

[Panzer07]

Haha I had the same propblem! Then it got cold out and one day I decided I wasn't going to leave my T until i was able to pull them out....with gloves on (already wearing due to he cold) it took me town seconds to get a good grip on them and click, they popped right out just as you would expect them to.

Alright I'll give it another shot tomorrow...thanks...I just didn't know if they would pop out, or the wires on the back of the mount unplug...


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[benlaud87]

The lights under the driver and passenger side do pop out. Put gloves on to get a better grip or wrap a rubber band around the light to get some grip on it

 

[Hills]

I tried pulling the under dash 194 bulbs - they did not want to come out. Any trick you did to get them out?

I had difficulty with this as well. I ended up breaking the glass, and spent about 20 minutes trying to get them out. I had to use some small 3-4mm flat head screw drivers to slowly ease it out. Took about 2 minutes once I figured out I needed two!