How-To: LED Interior / Reverse / Licence plate lights

[kgb]

Just installed...great step-by-step guide...thanks man!

 

[dandydaniel]

Just put in my order for...
Quantity: 2
Product: 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulb $ 2.95 (each)
Options: White 3022-W9 2.00

Quantity: 5
Product: WLED-x6 LED bulb $ 2.79 (each)
Options: Cool White WLED-CW6 0.95


CUSTID: 8200223.22371
INVOICE: 1216884955

SUBTOTAL: 28.60
SHIPPING: 5.00 US Mail (Estimated)
TOTAL: 33.60

Will have pictures of everything installed once I get them in!

 

[AndrewSquared]

Just ordered 2 WLED-x6 (white), 3 WLED-x6 (red), and 2 3022-x9 LED Festoob (red) to install. How long does shipping take on these by the way? If I can get them on Saturday, and install them that day, or Sunday, I would be a happy camper indead. Either way, I'll put up pictures as soon as it gets done for all to see, the boards will have the whole patriotic spectrum of red/white/blue then. I'll be doing white reverse lights, and amber turn signals some time in the far future, lot easier to drop $25 dollars for 7 lights lights than it is $100 for four lights!

 

[dkswim]

im doing the reverse the licens plate and the rear hatch light for now all utility ones for now and im trying to decige on color for map and doom lights. ordered mid week i have a confermation it was shipped i just dont have any info. by the way dose anyone know where they ship out of. state city???

 

[dkswim]

well i got my package in, it was sent from St. Louis, MO unfortunantly i ordered the wrong reverse bulbs i ordered the low intinsity bulbs ill leave them in for a couple of weeks untill i want to swing the 50 on them. and i think ill do the map and dome in blue everything else white. i always have the trunck cover on so that light white would be very benificial


well i also got red lights insted of the white so i inserted them in the map lights so everyone can see what that would look like. i also took some pics of the reverse lights not the greatest but they are a little bluer so it breaks even w factory. ill still chang thoues over to high intinsity. not to sure on using the white in the trunck position excuse the blurness

 

[phillyb]

my favorite thing about this mod if the license plate lights. it looks like yours are still yellow...did you replace those?

also, an update on this...i installed a boost gauge last night and used a leftover 194 base led for the light for it. it's blue, it looks nice.

also, the light for the ignition and for the led in the drawer underneath the lighter are tiny tiny bases, smaller than 194...idk what size they are, someone please advise

 

[dkswim]

I ordered 2 white ones and recived 2 red ones. so basicly every light I ordered was worthless. im going to try and get higher intinsity whites to replace all and then im looking at doing small blue. ones mounted up there as well im toying with that but deffinently brighter white.

2 7440-xLX3 Luxeon LED bulb White 7440-WLX3 $ 49.90 for reverse
3 WLED-xHP6 Wedge Base Bulb Cool White WLED-CWHP6 $ 14.85 for map lights
2 WLED-x6 LED bulb Cool White WLED-CW6 0.95 $ 7.48 for license plate
2 High Power 2-LED Festoon bulb Cool White 3022-CWHP2 $ 13.90 for dome and trunk

plus shipping 91.13

thats what im looking to do btighter white

 

[phillyb]

oh oh yes...i reread your post too...it says you received red lights. gotcha

 

[OhSchnapps]

can you make another one of these for a 2001 626? lol. or at least help me match the right bulbs to their LED counterparts. I can't figure out which festoon bulb to buy, or what to replace the glovebox bulb with.

 

[dkswim]

go through your manual and figure out what type of bulb you need factory replacement and what ones you want to replace.

 

[phillyb]

can you make another one of these for a 2001 626? lol. or at least help me match the right bulbs to their LED counterparts. I can't figure out which festoon bulb to buy, or what to replace the glovebox bulb with.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/AutoLRG-Results.htm

 

[dandydaniel]

Got the install done in about 15 minutes but I think what my guesses before the installation were correct. My glove box light never worked from the start and I thought it was just a blown bulb, but even after installing the LED there is no light that comes on when I open the glove. I'm guessing its a fuse thats gone bad and hopefully warranty will cover that so I don't have to do any work to get it fixed. Unless there is a quick fix for it?

 

[phillyb]

do the headlights need to be on in order for the light in the glove to work?

 

[jam_asian85]

do the headlights need to be on in order for the light in the glove to work?

yup, i do believe so

 

[phillyb]

i think so too...

daniel, were your headlamps turned on?
good luck, have fun.

i still love this mod and think it's one of the best things i've done to my car

 

[UHATEIT]

i think so too...

daniel, were your headlamps turned on?
good luck, have fun.

i still love this mod and think it's one of the best things i've done to my car

agreed! I rarely drive at night but when i do its great to look inside the car and since i got all cool white bulbs my interior lights up like daytime its bright as s***. Makes me want to change out the ones in my wife's jetta. Great dealleo and the lp lights also look killer. Makes the car "look" more expensive at night when you get into it

 

[phillyb]

yep. i see lexuses with led plate lights, and i'm like........damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn that s*** looks nice

 

[UHATEIT]

yep. i see lexuses with led plate lights, and i'm like........damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn that s*** looks nice

i still need to see yours at night to see your color of leds. I would have liked blue in my car but figured they would be too dim. But white is bright as s*** and i love the color choice

anyone who is looking for pics I took pics of every light anf full interior in cool white on the page before this if you want to see how bright the white ones are. It seriously makes the car look more expensive!

 

[dandydaniel]

hahaha DAMNIT my headlights werent on. I'm so used to my old accord (the glovelight was on 24/7) that I thought hmm maybe this one is a BIT better than the accord where the switch is hooked up to the glove box being opened or closed. it works I'll have pictures up in about an hour when it gets completely dark. thanks!

 

[phillyb]

lolololololololololol