DIY - How to remove interior light covers and license plate lights (Bulb Replacement)

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CRaZee

Discussion Starter · Oct 29, 2010 (Edited)

Hey people, it looks like Photobucket killed my old account out there. The photos I had posted for this are gone, and I don't have them anymore. Sorry... CRaZee

Bulb Size Chart.

Headlights (low beam):
HID- D4S D4S HID Bulbs - D4R HID Bulbs | Lexus Xenon Headlights | HID Light Bulbs *have not tested these yet!
Non EX- H11 96 SMD HID Xenon White H11 H8 H9 LED Driving Lamps Fog Lights Bulbs
Headlights (High beam/ DRL):
HB3 9005 LED Bulbs plus DRL Decoder For Acura Honda Daytime Running Light *have not tested these yet!
Fog Lights:
H11 96 SMD HID Xenon White H11 H8 H9 LED Driving Lamps Fog Lights Bulbs
Front Turn/Park lights:
7443 Dual Color Switch-Back 7443 7444 T20 LED Bulbs For Turn Signal Lights
Side Mirror Turn Signal:
LED
Brake/ Tail Light:
LED
Rear Turn Signal:
3156 18 SMD 3156 3157 LED Bulbs for Corner Light, Backup Light, Tail Light
Rear Side Marker Lights:
194 13-SMD 1210 T10 Car Automobile LED Light Bulbs 168 194 921 2825 I used a 5 SMD light on mine but this site does not have then in red from what I see, but these should work fine and will be brighter. These are behind a red lens so you should use a red LED.
Back Up Lights:
912 360¡ã 38 SMD T10 168 921 912 Bulbs for Parking, Side Door, Back up Lights
License Plate Lights:
194 5-SMD T10 Light Bulbs for Interior Map Dome Parking License Lights

Interior lights:

Dome Lights:
DE31 32mm Festoons

Door, Rear and Trunk Lights:
194 5-SMD T10 Light Bulbs for Interior Map Dome Parking License Lights

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sirjonsnow

· #27 · Dec 8, 2010

mdbrich said:
I will go ahead and add my doings in this post as well I suppose.

First off I ordered from www.bestofhongkong.com

My order included:

2 x Pair of T10 4 LEDs - Blue (T10-4B) = $6.98
3 x Pair of T10 4 LEDs - White (T10-4W) = $11.67
1 x Pair of T10 4 LEDs - Yellow (T10-4Y) = $2.29
2 x 31mm - 4 LEDs Festoon Blue (ft31-4b) = $3.34
2 x 31mm - 4 LEDs Festoon White (ft31-4w) = $3.34
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Air Parcel (Registered): $3.82
Sub-Total: $27.62
Total: $31.44

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So I ordered two festoons because I wanted to see if blue would be bright enough for a dome. Otherwise I am going to put the white ones in. The yellow pair was ordered for my headlight blinker, since I plan on clearing them out within a month or so. Would need a yellow bulb for that to remain legal.

- x2 white in rear plate
- x2 blue in doors
- x2 blue or white in dome
- x2 blue behind seat
- x1 white in rear cargo area

The idea was to have the car be entirely blue when opening the door. And have the cargo with white.

That sounds similar to what I want to do with my car - blues for the interior, except for the cargo area and domes. So do I need just these?:
2 x Pair of T10 4 LEDs - Blue (T10-4B) - for the interior
1 x Pair of T10 4 LEDs - White (T10-4W) - for the cargo area
2 x 31mm - 4 LEDs Festoon White (ft31-4w) - for the domes

Also, your link didn't work for me, did you mean this:
Besthongkong

I'd also be interested if you found the blue to be bright enough for the domes - I was thinking to go with white for brightness and clarity in case I need to look at or read something, such as directions.

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sirjonsnow

· #29 · Dec 8, 2010

mdbrich said:
Honestly I am not sure how bright the blues are. They have 4 LED's inside them. So I am betting on them working great. However I don't have my order yet. I got about a week left until I get it. I will let everyone know when they arrive. The link works for me.

if not for you. www.bestofhongkong.com

But I want to see pics nowwwww. Is my list right for what I want to do?

Does the link I posted take you to the same site at least? I've tried through multiple ISPs and they all time out.

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sirjonsnow

· #36 · Jan 7, 2011

mdbrich said:
Honestly I am not sure how bright the blues are. They have 4 LED's inside them. So I am betting on them working great. However I don't have my order yet. I got about a week left until I get it. I will let everyone know when they arrive.

Update?

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sirjonsnow

· #53 · Jan 18, 2011

mdbrich said:
Ok so my update. Sorry I work offshore a lot and dont have time to go home often. So i do not have pics of the installed LEDS and FESTOONS.

I ordered from bestofhongkong.com

The 4LED 31mm Festoons work great. I put the blue in the overhead, door, behind seats. And for the trunk White LED. Now I have it set to turn on lights when the door is open or you turn the key too off. Let me tell you the blue is really nice. It is not Blaring blue, but a more nice ambient blue for you to grab your items and leave your car. I really enjoy it, it is the perfect amount of light for me. Not to mention at night when you unlock your car the whole interior grows blue. Very sweet IMO. Will try to get a pic, but it could be a month or better before I see my car again.

Well, I just placed my order (it is just besthongkong.com for their url) and I hope to have pics up shortly after I get them.

I ordered an extra pair of the blue T10's just in case I get a bad one, or to give me the option to use one for the back (white T10's ordered as well), and both white and blue festoons to give me the option of blue/white up front.

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sirjonsnow

· #59 · Feb 11, 2011

Got my bulbs today and put them in (interior and doors, all blue). Tried white for the cargo area, but it was a lot dimmer than the stock bulb, so I kept that stock. Hope to have good pics tomorrow night.

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sirjonsnow

· #61 · Feb 11, 2011

wicked1 said:
do you have a link to the ones that are too dim? I'm trying to decide which of the many different types I want to get or avoid.

Pair of T10 4 LEDs - White

The blues worked great, but the storage light fixture is also aligned differently, so an LED wouldn't be aimed straight out towards the compartment - maybe that's why it's not bright enough there.

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sirjonsnow

· #65 · Feb 16, 2011

Found my phone takes really crappy pics in the dark, hopefully I'll have something eventually.

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sirjonsnow

· #73 · Mar 23, 2011

Ludercrz said:
so i finally got my bulbs a month later. i gotta stop buying stuff off ebay from China... takes forever to pass customs.

i replaced all of them except the ones above the "back seat" area cus i wanted to test them out as i replace them to make sure they're not on backwards.

I couldn't figure out how to turn those lights on. i thought they came on when you opened the door but they don't. what triggers them?

I just tested, mine come on when I open the door.

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sirjonsnow

· #76 · Mar 23, 2011

Ludercrz said:
that's weird. i have no idea why mine don't.

could it be that the Canadian version comes on differently? or is it a setting in the dash options?

or does it only come on at night (using the same sensor as the headlights) since it was still day when i changed mine.

I changed mine during the day, but I verified tonight in case I was misremembering, but I'm pretty sure they always come on. I haven't even looked for any light settings, let alone changed them. Do yours come on when you hit the unlock button on your key??

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