I was thinking of doing the front and rear Domes red with the Map light bright white. So when I open the doors, the car glows red. Does anyone know how Red looks? I haven't seen any pictures.

OMG.. i installed the TYX tails and my cubby lights went out!!!!!!!!!!!! wtf?

uh oh

*TYC tails

and yeah.. i dont know whats up... why would the cubby lights go off because of the tail lights??? im gonna get my new leds soon.. so i will see if its working with the new "bulbs"

hey man nice write up off the bulbs
some of the descriptions off the site arent detailed enough

but sometimes my cubby light turns off cause it popped out, or it comes loose cause of a loose connection; i just pop it back in if it does that

aham... i will check it when my lights arrives

Ugh. I ____ed up my order last night on Super Bright LEDs, e-mailed them to cancel it, got the confirmation it was canceled, re-ordered with the right lights, and come to find out, both orders were shipped and charged to my CC. Pain in my ___. I'm gonna have to pay for shipping to return them now.

why? what did u order what you dont need? or what?

UPDATED my review with the cubby light.. so check this:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2901356#2901356

(last bulb on the list)

hey man nice write up off the bulbs
some of the descriptions off the site arent detailed enough

but sometimes my cubby light turns off cause it popped out, or it comes loose cause of a loose connection; i just pop it back in if it does that


actually the bulb itself died... but anyway.. i have blue led*s now :D

Well I originally ordered blue dome lights, but I changed my mind after I saw some pictures of what bright white looks like. I'm gonna have a whole extra set of LEDs for the interior.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2441532/4

NEW PICS


u can see my interior with all the lights.. u can see my blue cubby lights too.. eh eh.. oh and the white map lights are birght just as the blue dome lights.. its just the settings on the camera...
and of course when the blue is ON then the rear dome is on too..

cool. nice write up! (though i'm a couple posts behind lol)

w00t w00t! i got mine today! i just installed it, it looks so supa sick!

wich one?

Got mine yesterday. Bright whites all the way around. I'm not gonna bother posting pics because there's someone else with white in this thread and it looks just like that.

Nice man. Good work ill be sure to use this. Blue looks nice.

DONT GET COLT CATHODE KITS FROM OZNIUM IF U HAVE BLUE LED'S IN YOUR CAR!!!!

compared the oznium colt cathode kits to the superbrightleds the color is so different!!!

my new colt cathode kits looks puprle compared to my royal blue dome lights.. so dont get them!!!! if u want something u could try the LED STRIP from oznium.com

oznium is cheap.. the ship fast but the cold cathode kits are poooop! get LED stripes from them!

I need to know how to pull the plug back into the dome light housing if it accidentally gets push in...Help seriously needed.

I need to know how to pull the plug back into the dome light housing if it accidentally gets push in...Help seriously needed.

u need to take out the whole plastick housing!!! its really hard to take it out dont force the back.. only the end wich is close to you * where the button is. to put it back.. u have to put the back end of the hopusing to the middle of the hole, push it up and push it back to its place.. and just pop in the front end.

Thanks got it......them darn bulds can be tough to get out..... I did get them however.

does anyone know if all the tCs use the same dome bulbs?

yes they use the same. just go back a few page and check out my write up....

I tried to mess with it before I saw this o- o ... I twisted it and the whole bulb fell inside>.< please tell me how to place it back into place -, - feel like an idiot~ hahas

whoops just read back and saw the answer^ - ^' nice is it the same for an 08 model tc? and pictures of how to remove the housing would be very helpful O- O

try to remove it by pulling the front...

to put it back you have to slide the rear back to its place and click the front back by pushing it up

SO this website is reliable? I'm a tad weary about giving up my credit card information, I usually pay with paypal...

Anyone had any trouble?

anyone have a write up on removing the license plate light?

open the trunk.. locate that two plastick cover between the two handle (inside wall of the trunk) get a flat head screw driver and pop off the two cover.. now put your hands inside and try to find the connector.. twist it and take it out... same thing what you have to do with the parking light... when u get the connector out.. just pull out the bulb and insert the led... put the connector back.. twist it.. put the plastic covers back.

so all it needs is a good pull?

yea

Awesome. ordered a ton of em, just about every light inside the car will be red, also ordered a couple UV just to check it out.

cool!!

Got my LEDs in three days with USPS, came exact as ordered. Install was easy, although the 5 blulb LEDs aren't quite as bright as I would like on the interior lighting. Went with UV bulbs throughout, and the look is awesome. The most exciting change though is the running lights in the head lamps. swapped those with the UV bulbs as well. It looks freakin awesome. Pics to come, hopefully this evening.

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/56683_1.jpg

UV LED's replaced running lights

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/56683_3.jpg


http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/56683_4.jpg

UV Dome lights, doesn't look this bright in person.

Overall, I'm pleased, but will be ordering the square strip to go in the dome.

nice.. do you have HID?

how does the uv parking lights goes with the low beams??
i love the blue lughts it gives a a little nice blue effect to my HID... ( u dont see any blue on the road or anything.. its just cool when u look at me headlights:D)

They are subtle, just enough to be seen and look sinister. The pictures don't really do them justice. Will try to get better ones with more light. The headlights are stock 08 projectors.

Becareful with UV LED light..
UV light can damage your eye... In long-term view...
There are some are OK, but it's better to be safe then sorry.....

Becareful with UV LED light..
UV light can damage your eye... In long-term view...
There are some are OK, but it's better to be safe then sorry.....

Really? Whats the difference between UV and a black light then?

its the same i think.. back in europe i think we didnt even called this light as black light.. everyone call it uv light..

and i know 1 guy who had damage to one of hes eyes because of an UV light was bad in the club.........

Becareful with UV LED light..
UV light can damage your eye... In long-term view...
There are some are OK, but it's better to be safe then sorry.....

Really? Whats the difference between UV and a black light then?

A tube black light is a basically a fluorescent lamp with a different sort of phosphor coating. This coating absorbs harmful shortwave UV-B and UV-C light and emits UV-A light (in the same basic way the phosphor in a fluorescent lamp absorbs UV light and emits visible light). The "black" glass tube itself blocks most visible light, so in the end only benign long-wave UV-A light, along with some blue and violet visible light, passes through.

An incandescent black light bulb is similar to a normal household light bulb, but it uses light filters to absorb the light from the heated filament. It absorbs everything except the infrared and UV-A light (and a little bit of visible light).

Depends on UV LED, some might not cause damage, but some will...
But it's best to avoid UV LED that is near out eye...
It's best to be avoid them then sorry...

get blue lights............... for the parking lights the uv is okay.. i think..........

Cool, thanks for clarifying. Put the UV's in mostly for show. bu considering the information, will have to figure something else out.

Thanks again for the FYI.

28 Pages and not a single Amber LED user? Or did i miss it? I was interested in using Amber for the domes and super white for the map lights. If anyone has used Amber, i would love to see pics or atleast know if the Amber matches the amber gauges and interior of the tc.?

Also, i seen this used for the dome a few pages back. Would this work well for the license plate lights, since it appears to be very white with no blue color.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp.jpg

dont use that for the license plate... it will be not bright enough..

dont use that for the license plate... it will be not bright enough..

Can you point me in the right direction? As white and bright as possible. Thanks,

they were pretty bright for me along with the other who used them.

those are pretty bright...

i made a write up a few pages ago...

you gonna find it easy.. its a really big post with some pics of the leds...

I got my LEDs today!!! See the pics below as well as the full collection at the Flickr link below.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2067/2189064778_41054d8511.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2188279007_11ea30db38.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2189065814_324a3683d2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2188279771_59a14fb3e3.jpg

More pics at this link...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalreaper/sets/72157603703540427

nice!!!!! the amber led is kinda yellow compared to the factory bulbs??? because i need ( jdm [?] ) yellow for my bro 08 parking lights but the only thing what they sell is white.. red.. blue.. green. amber...

Thanks man. I got my front ones done! back will be done soon. Thanks alot for this DIY

i just installed my new white dome lights:

921-x12 LED Wedge Base Bulbs

http://superbrightleds.com/products/car/921-x9_All.jpg

the blue must be greenish but the white is SOOOO MUCH brighter than the 6 led one.. i love the white one whit this 12 leds..

Are the amber LEDs (the ones recommended at the beginning of the topic) close to the same color as the amber of the gages?

Also, I don't want something thats too bright if I have to turn it on at night (to look for something, ect.), should I get the x4-LED or stick with the x6-LED?




Sorry if someone already mentioned this, I looked through the topic, but didn't notice it. :doh:

the amber bulbs actually put out less light than stock bulbs, but they do cast the same color as the rest of the interior so they match nicely. I used amber for dome lights and the white for the map lights, so if i really need to see something i always use the map lights.

if u dont need too bright leds u can try this:

WLED-x LED Wedge Base Bulbs


they have 1 super bright led on the top.. they are not that bright but maybe this what you looking for...

http://superbrightleds.com/products/car/WLED-x_all.jpg

oh and about the amber...

my bro has a new 08 tc.. and i wanted to get him some yellow leds for his parking light but there is no yellow led so i went to the autozone store and got some amber bulb for him... i installed it for him and the color is really good! almost yellow.. much much better than the stock bulbs!!!!
if u need yellow lights try the amber leds!!!! of the amber leds arent that yellow go to an auto store and get those amber bulbs ( they have yellow packaging)

Thanks for the info! I'll be ordering them tonight. =)

well, me being a dumbass, i ordered two blues and one white for the front dome, when i wanted one blue and two whites. i sent them an email after i ordered, so i hope they fixed it.

but i ordered them a week ago(exactly). havent come yet, said they shipped on the 23rd.

got my LEDS today. pretty impressed. i dont think people really need a guide for this, but i guess so, since so many twisted. I ended up getting the wrong colors, so i have one blue maplight, one white maplight, blue dome front and back. anyone wanna trade a white for a blue?

if u got it from superbrighleds then send it back he would change it i think!

yea superbrightleds are really good about making sure you get what you want.

i just did this too, went with red instead of blue though....very nice!

pic?

i'll get one up asap. i dropped my camera the other day, no worky.

I messed up my order, emailed them, they canceled it no charges and let me re-order the right things. They seem really good about helpin ya out with stuff like that.

I got red with white for the maps for a BSP. Waiting for arrival!

i got white and green to put in my SW.
pretty pathetically excited.
prob just cuz i finally get my car back Fri after not having it for 3 weeks, and ill have something to do when i get it back.

Exactly which bulbs are the best to get there are sooo many.

^have you tried Oznium he offers great products......I went with all Oznium.........check out his dome lights that have like 20 bulbs in them they are incrediable........spendy but well worth it.........I got front and back and the entire interior is glowing brite orange with them.

just popped mine in while on break at work. i found it was actually easier to removie the whole plastic part rather than just the clear light cover. That way you can pop out the pieces that are holding the bulbs in which makes them easier to get out. Sorry, im bad at explaining stuff, ill post pics of my setup tonight and if anyone wants further explanation i can post pics so youll understand better.

Here is my problem, i was all excited about changing my dome lights that the part that the light bulb hooks in to popped in so i started to take off the whole dome fixture and as i was pulling it off the light and harness fell right in to the gap by the e-brake and through the hole of the frame. I took off my whole center console, took the bolts of the e-brake and tried sticking my fingers through the holes on the frame of the car it was hard scratched up my hands. Had my fingers on it a few times then lost i somewhere under the stick shifter. So my question is do you know anyone who just sells the harness for the bulb because i have been looking around and all they sell is the whole dome light fixture for $85 and all i need is the lil piece that the bulb goes into. Thank you....

ppfff.. thats sucks.. ni.. i dont know anyone selling that part only :( sorry

sorry , that really blows. Bite the bullet and go to the dealer. There is a chance they may be able to get a specific part number, but either way you are gonna pay quite a few bucks. Good luck.

Yeh it does suck i should of been more careful....that mistake is going to set me back $98 dollars through the dealer!

you can try your luck at a junk yard

any one changed the light in their cubby hold? what size is that bulb?

I doubt there would be any scion at the junk yard.

all blue interior. front dome and maps, mid and hatch.


http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2913/1000640sb2.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/8650/1000634ha0.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3651/1000638dp0.jpg

Just replaced my parking lights with blue bulbs...not LED because i read they burn out faster. I love it just that alone looks amazing WoW!

APC makes ones that have a blue exterior but that emit Super White. Regular wedge bulbs not LED.

any one changed the light in their cubby hold? what size is that bulb?

i did.. this is the one what u need:

74-xHP Wedge Base LED Bulb


u can get it from here:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR&keywords=&cart_id=9893472.1753&next=50

wow.. u could try the 1 below that.. that one has 3 led on it! should be bright :D

any one changed the light in their cubby hold? what size is that bulb?

i did.. this is the one what u need:

74-xHP Wedge Base LED Bulb


u can get it from here:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR&keywords=&cart_id=9893472.1753&next=50

Cool thank you

hmm what would u get for the lights that luminate the license plate in the rear?

any leds what we mentioned before... check my write up what i wrote a few pages ago..

I was wondering if the reverse light bulbs on the Rear Tail Lights by TYC the same as the factor oem ones?

yes.. i swapped them ( using the reverse light in my tyc from the regular red tails)

Your talking about the bulb right?

yes.

I looked through the rest of this thread but I'm not sure whether to get the 3022-x4 LED festoon bulb or 3022-x9 LED festoon bulb for the trunk light. Which one fits more?

I read that the 3022 x 4 LED is a little too big for the trunk..

I looked through the rest of this thread but I'm not sure whether to get the 3022-x4 LED festoon bulb or 3022-x9 LED festoon bulb for the trunk light. Which one fits more?

I read that the 3022 x 4 LED is a little too big for the trunk..


READ!!!

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2901356#2901356


if you want red or white, then who knows.. both might be good if u want red or white.. but blue?...... read my write up...

Who has a '08 tC? I put in blue LEDs in for parking lights. What number of LEDs does everyone have because I have 1 LED wedge based. I am worried if i had 6 led for my parking lights i would be pulled over since i live in New York. The 08's have a different area where the parking light project so im nervous.

yeah.. i wont put red or blue led in there.. only white or amber...

1 or 6?? makes no diff. its blue.. if they will pull you over you gonna get ticket.. even if u have only 1 led...

btw i seen an 08 tc with WLED 1-LED he had a blue led and it wasnt that bad..

Are the 6 leds brighter in parking lights than the 1?

I saw that superbright has 9 or even 12 leds in color

of course the 6 led is brighter than the 1...

just went on superbrightleds.com to check them out. Havent been on in a while. Saw a couple of bulbs that look interesting to me and i might try them out....

for the rear.....
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/HPfestoons3022.jpg

for the fronts (they come in 3300k and 8500k. Ill get one of each)
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

im gonna order them, should get them sometime next week. Ill post some pics of the difference.

what should i use in the front?

194/168 .

no no... i mean should i use the 4 led or 6 led or 9 led or 12 led in front parking lights. mind u i have a '08 tc which the lights are in different spots than the 07

If you want bright, either go with the 1 watt LED or a size 921 LED bulb for the parking lights.

I have the 1-watt 168 bulb with built-in heatsink for the parking lights and have lasted for several months now (05-07 tC's tend to burn out LEDs when used as parking lights).

Oznium has LED arrays for the domes that work pretty good. I used a red one for the rear dome. I used white 12-LED 921 bulbs for the map lights which are pretty bright (originally tried them for reverse lights, but not enough useable output). I used a 1-watt LED for the front dome and it's decent.

12 led for the front dome... its the best. brightest so far!!!

^yep Oznium 12 LED in the front is very bright........I also gothte flexable one for the back and it is bright as well..........

flexable? so u can use a 12 led for the interior dome too? how about the front led parking lights? how many leds is right? because i use 1led for mine now.

this is the 12 led what im talking about:


921-x12 Wedge Base LED bulb


*whoops inserted the whole damn msg.. .sorry...*

Thanks that helped a lot!

after I switched the bulb in the trunk/hatch, the LED in my front dome light now flickers. Its the main dome light, not the pilot lights, and it flickers when its on, not when its fading in/out. I dunno if its a pure coincidence, or some how I caused a short or something, but its annoying to have that light flicker.

I guess i'm going to get more LEDs and replace that one. Hope that does the trick. I need to swap the lights in my license plate anyways....

so for the front dome light i'm looking for something superbright and white.... this is the right one yes?

http://www.oznium.com/led-domelight

im looking for the same thing for the map lights as well... i was going to go with a couple of these from superbrightleds.com

921-x12 Wedge Base LED bulb

what about the front parking lights.. the little tiny bulb, which bulb you guys recommend?

which led did you have?

which led did you have?

the 6-LED super white, as described in the OP.

Yea, it would appear that *one* of the 6 LEDs in the bulb is flickering.

front dome lights?? white?? try this:

921-x12 Wedge Base LED bulb


dont look in it with naked eye... :D:DD:D its bright!!!!!

so its normal for these LED bulbs to start flickering after a few months?

just went on superbrightleds.com to check them out. Havent been on in a while. Saw a couple of bulbs that look interesting to me and i might try them out....

for the rear.....
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/HPfestoons3022.jpg

for the fronts (they come in 3300k and 8500k. Ill get one of each)
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

im gonna order them, should get them sometime next week. Ill post some pics of the difference.
got them in today, very bright. The one for the front are pretty bright (8500k). Not so much on the 3300k, very yellow. The rear is super bright, i like it. Ill check them out as it gets darker.

You, sir, have made superbrightleds.com a good little score in the past couple years, from the looks of it. I'm about to buy 'em myself. Thanks a lot for the simple, well-written instructions.

You, sir, have made superbrightleds.com a good little score in the past couple years, from the looks of it. I'm about to buy 'em myself. Thanks a lot for the simple, well-written instructions.
:D no problemo!

Yanki, which do you recommend for the front domes (all 3 sockets) for the whitest, brightest output?...

in 8500k
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

or these:

WLED-WHP Pure White High Power
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp.jpg

or these...

921-x12 Wedge Base LED bulb
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/921-x12.jpg

Yanki, which do you recommend for the front domes (all 3 sockets) for the whitest, brightest output?...
i have yet to try the last one but out of the 2 i would say the 2nd (1 LED) bulb. if you look back a couple pages you'll see my interior night shot and thats with all 3 of the 1 LED bulb.

^ yup i saw that thats why i was asking if you think those or your newest 8500k ones were better. thanks! gonna order some

Yanki, which do you recommend for the front domes (all 3 sockets) for the whitest, brightest output?...

in 8500k
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

or these:

WLED-WHP Pure White High Power
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp.jpg

or these...

921-x12 Wedge Base LED bulb
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/921-x12.jpg


1) i wouldnt go with the first one because that has nothing to do with the front dome lights........... that light has a 360 degree viewing angle.. its the best led for the parking light or the license plate.. but you dont need wide viewing angle in the dome lights.

about the other two........ i got the one with the 12 led.. i never seen so bright led like this.. the only brighter is the one from oznium with 20 or 25 led or so...................

for the front dome lights get the 12 led one!!!!!!!!!!!! for the license plate light get the wide viewing angle one!

Yanki, which do you recommend for the front domes (all 3 sockets) for the whitest, brightest output?...
i have yet to try the last one but out of the 2 i would say the 2nd (1 LED) bulb. if you look back a couple pages you'll see my interior night shot and thats with all 3 of the 1 LED bulb.

yepp.. i dindt make any pics about the 3 dome lights on the front.. i have a blue for the doors and 2 for the reading or map lights and that two 12 leds are überbright!! cant go wrong with that 12 led!! believe me.. i tryed everything except the 1 led....

you gonna be amazed how bright is that 12 led one!!!! im guarantee it! if you dont like it.. send it to mee.. i will pay for it!

Where/How do you change the cupholder light? bulb size?

cupholder?????????
you got that light from the scion dealership??? which come only in blue and amber?

thats not a bulb.. i think thats a single led.. you cant change it.. you have to cut it off.. but im not sure... if we talking about the same thing

I kinda want to add my own without the expense of the dealer!

Any of you guys have something like this installed in the dome in the back seat?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320221381014&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360026567760&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023

They seem pretty bright but never sure until you see it in person.

i dont have any of those it looks good.. oznium.com sell them too...

What bulbs are good for the front turn signals...i want to change them, but to which ones....i dont know!

im not sure about that..

What bulbs are good for the front turn signals...i want to change them, but to which ones....i dont know!

I would recommend PIAA for the turn signals, size 7440. A little pricey, but they light up nice and bright.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-7440-T20-21W-Mirror-Chrome-Turn-Signal-Corner-Bulb_W0QQitemZ290199014858QQcmdZViewItem

Careful of the cheap/no-name chrome bulbs. They look great when they're not lit, but are extremely dim when they are lit.

Going with LED bulbs for the turn signal or brake lights can be more trouble than it's worth. You would need proper resistors to prevent the bulbs from blinking really fast.

Any of you guys have something like this installed in the dome in the back seat?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320221381014&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360026567760&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023

They seem pretty bright but never sure until you see it in person.

Check out Oznium .com.........his dome lights are the brightest on the market..........well worth the extra money...........I have the front and back done with his orange lights and it is very bright...........very bright

What bulbs are good for the front turn signals...i want to change them, but to which ones....i dont know!

I would recommend PIAA for the turn signals, size 7440. A little pricey, but they light up nice and bright.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-7440-T20-21W-Mirror-Chrome-Turn-Signal-Corner-Bulb_W0QQitemZ290199014858QQcmdZViewItem

Careful of the cheap/no-name chrome bulbs. They look great when they're not lit, but are extremely dim when they are lit.

Going with LED bulbs for the turn signal or brake lights can be more trouble than it's worth. You would need proper resistors to prevent the bulbs from blinking really fast.

Thanx for the feed back....

ive been inspired to buy some more leds.. great write up. thanks

Awesome thanks for the response, I'll check out oznium.com.

Thanks for the great write up, I got 3/4 bulbs working! The housing for the dome light, however, came undone and got lost in the nether regions up in that case :| Anyone have a suggestion on how best to deal with that?

^ read pages 1-31 of this thread! its been covered many times

Ha, starting to now. Glad I'm not the only one.

here is my setup...

front 3 bulbs:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme004.jpg

rear seat bulb:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme003.jpg

parking lights in headlights:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme002.jpg

and some shots:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme042.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme041.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme040.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/Leseap/dme037.jpg

nice choice my friend, we seem to have the same setup (minus the parking lights, mine are stock).

^ yup i jacked yo style, sorry. its all good :)

and i dont care if there are brighter ones than these, these are bright enough lol. i do need one for the trunk though...forgot about back there.

did anyone else have a problem where the led bulb is actually shorter than the stock bulb for the rear dome light? mine works, but it flickers, because its not exactly tight enough fit? Any fixes or suggestions? i ordered the right bulb, im sure.

3022-x4 LED Festoon bulb
30x10mm (1.181 inches long)12 VDC Festoon Base Bulb with 4 LEDS

thats the one that was too short... so

im buying these instead

3022-WHP2 Festoon bulb
30mm (1.2 inch long) 12 VDC Festoon Base Bulb with 2 High Power Cool White LEDs

all from superbrightleds.com

my rear dome led one is bigger than the stock..

where i can buy lights like that?

You can get most of those from superbrightleds.com . That's where I got all of mine.

i ordered mine
i cant wait

yeah i already ordered mine too, i should get them this week

the lights look nice in my tc , i just got them yesterday , ill post some pics soon

is the spec front lights different? i only see the middle one when i turn on reading lights? do they take different LED's?

bump..any info?

whats a good web site to get some dome led light?

I mean whats a good website to buy some long lasting led lights? I bought a couple and some of them just burnt out in a couple months.

^^ Where did you get them from? I bought all of mine from superbrightleds.com and they are all working fine. When I received them one didn't work out of the bag, but after e-mailing them they sent me a replacement right away.

if u put it in the headlights they will burn out faster because of the heat

i went to pepboys and bought mine yesturday, ill post some pics up and csocso i had the same issue with my rear dome, i was a lil confused but i kinda just forced it in there and it works perfectly. i tried to do the same with the hatch light but that bulb is like super small and i couldnt make it fit for the life of me. lol

These are the rigid ultra-thin LED arrays from oznium.com.

http://www.oznium.com/thin-led-domelight

1.5" in the front and 2" in the rear.

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes1.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes2.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes3.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes4.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes5.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes6.jpg

NIIIIICE.. almost too bright:)
i got the 12 led from superbrightleds.com and it soo bright.. OMG for me its pretty enough.. i dont even want to imagine how bright is yours:D

OOOH! AHHH! So bright. I was going to get the red ones from Oznium but I don't want it to drown out the rest of the lighting I'm going to be doing. I guess I'll just have to give it a try next paycheck and see how it goes

Yeah, they are seriously bright. I was seeing spots after installing them. There's so much light in there now that you see right thru the sunroof like it's not even tinted.

I might actually get two more small ones for the map lights up front.

same here.. if i look directly in the 12 led i see spots

This has probably already been answered, but :)
Can someone tell me how to change the cubby hole light?

Thanks for the write up will be doing this soon...just lazy was one of the first thing i wanted to do instead i lowered it and such..lol

I thought there was a DIY for the cubby..lets see..

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37747&highlight=cubby+light

read the middle section Macgirl...it should shed some light..

These are the rigid ultra-thin LED arrays from oznium.com.

http://www.oznium.com/thin-led-domelight

1.5" in the front and 2" in the rear.

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes1.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes2.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes3.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes4.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes5.jpg

http://billpendry.com/extra/scion/ozdomes6.jpg
What color did you get DIGITAL? The warm white, white, or cool white? Also do they have a connector for the hatch/trunk light?

^anyone know???

looks "cool" to me.

does anyone know if they have a connector for the hatch/trunk light?

Sorry I took so long to reply.

I'm pretty sure I got cool white as I wanted it to match any other white LEDs I have, many of which are only available in cool white.

I decided against doing the map lights, as I don't want this crazy amount of light when I'm driving at night. But if you were so inclined, I'd go with the 1"x1" - I'm not sure that you could fit 1.5's on the sides.

For the hatch, it comes with several different sized festoon adapters. I bet one would work. Follow the link from my post, then go up a level. Look at the superflux LED array, and go into the "More Photos." There you'll find an image that shows the assortment of adapters that these things come with. It's possible to play around and bend the bulb holder pieces inside the hatch light to make it fit bulbs that are not an exact fit - I did this with the superbrightleds.com bulb I have in there.

Also, if you have any questions or problems, contact Oznium. They'll answer any questions you have, and if you buy the product and it doesn't work out for you they will take it back with no hassle.

Thanks DIGITAL, i'm gonna pick some up and give them a try, looks dope!

I'm going to do this too. I like these writeups because I need help with everything in the car. I plan on putting fatmat on the doors today and I saw Mandos's writeup and now I know how to take apart the door interiors.

My future mods to my 05 of 3+ years LOL:

-Changing interior lighting to blue
-Added aux input to my cd player
-Applying FatMat
-Fixing alternator whine from my system

:)

I did the same thing (didn't even know this article was here haha.)

But I used the 9 LED SMT tower 194 from autolumination.com, it gives more even overall lighting (for the center light,) also it distributes light 360 degrees... it lights up the whole car when I hit unlock. :) I don't think any larger of a bulb would fit though.

this is a great writeup. i really wanna put blue leds in my car

nice

great write up! i bought pretty much the exact set up as the OP did and just installed them in under 10 minutes! i placed my order with superbrightleds.com on monday night and received them today, friday (i live in cali). all bulbs work great and i can't wait until its dark to see their true colors! superbrightleds.com customer service was great, i initially only ordered cubby bulbs, but then decided i wanted to do the dome/map lights and made another order. i called them the next morning to see if they could combine the order and they did it without hesitation (saving me $5). i had also accidently ordered 3 of the blue lights, when i should have ordered 2 cool whites and 1 blue, the gal on the phone said no problem and made the adjustment and my order arrived perfectly!

i popped out the front dome assembly like squail mentioned, it was very easy to do, and putting it back in its place was just as easy! i also used packing tape to wrap around the stock bulbs and carefully wiggled back and forth with a little bit of tension to get them to back out, whoever suggested using the tape trick is brilliant, it worked without a hitch!

Does anyone know the part number for the front dome light plastic cover? mine melted and i need to replace it. Thanks =)

I just did this with LEDs from garage1217. It looks great! I saw the one with the plate and that is rediculously bright. I am not sure I want that much light, but I might do that someday. My LEDs totaled about $10 whereas the plate things from oznium would be about $50. I am very satisfied anyway. It took literally 7 minutes ( I took my time).

help please! while attempting to change my dome and map lights, I've twisted instead of wiggled. and now the lights are up in the assembly housing. I've read on here that you can pull down on the housing to remove it and expose the lights.
can someone please clarify that I am to remove the entire outer housing, including the area around the sunroof switch, im afraid to break any thing. thanks

sticky

I've read on here that you can pull down on the housing to remove it and expose the lights. can someone please clarify that I am to remove the entire outer housing, including the area around the sunroof switch, im afraid to break any thing. thanks
That's correct, just grab it and pull, it's held on with three of the normal interior panel clips. Just give it a solid yank. Then once you have it off there is a wire harness to to unhook then it will be free.

thanks so much digit4l worked like a charm!!

Does anyone know a light / led to use for the trunk? superbrightleds.com?

Does anyone know a light / led to use for the trunk? superbrightleds.com?

The small festoon bulb in this pic is what I used. You will need to bend the metal parts inside the light housing some to make it fit.

http://www.billpendry.com/extra/scion/leds.jpg

hye csocso,
what do you recommend for the domes. I know you said the 921x12, but i don't want cool white.
I'm looking for natural white, so that even when you take a pic of the car, the light is white, you know what i mean?

whats the brightest natural white that would go with the front dome lights?
also looking for natural white license lights

thanks mayne

I got a set of these for the license plate lights.
http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PIA-19172

I had the "wide pattern" LEDs but they kept failing on me, and when they fail they start flickering like mad so I got pulled over. The cool white LEDs do look fairly blue and the cop bugged me about that too.

So I got those PIAAs and am really pleased with the color, and I know they'll last longer than those LEDs. I also have them in my headlights which will kill an LED in about six weeks. They are a nice neutral white, way less yellow than stock but not blue at all either.

Found some pics:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm44/D1G1T4L1978/car%20pix/IMG_0507.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm44/D1G1T4L1978/car%20pix/IMG_0512.jpg

Exterior lights are PIAA Xtreme White, interior lights are all cool white LEDs.

what size lights did u use for the dome and rear dome?

i think i had read you used those super bright multi led board things
i think these.. http://www.oznium.com/thin-led-domelight

i already have blue and white leds in there but want BRIGHT blue ones

thanks for the help

1.5" square in the front and 2" square in the rear.

I got a set of these for the license plate lights.
http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PIA-19172

I had the "wide pattern" LEDs but they kept failing on me, and when they fail they start flickering like mad so I got pulled over. The cool white LEDs do look fairly blue and the cop bugged me about that too.

So I got those PIAAs and am really pleased with the color, and I know they'll last longer than those LEDs. I also have them in my headlights which will kill an LED in about six weeks. They are a nice neutral white, way less yellow than stock but not blue at all either.

neutral white?
ooooo nice and bright too??
thats exactly what i'm looking for, not yellow and not blue/light blue either

just brighttttt and whiteeeee!

thanks d1g1!

thanks D1G1T4L :bow:
have those been the brightest leds uve seen so far for the domes?
also if u dont mind me asking what bulbs do you have for the map lights

thanks

thanks D1G1T4L :bow:
have those been the brightest leds uve seen so far for the domes?
also if u dont mind me asking what bulbs do you have for the map lights

Yeah I don't think you'll find any brighter for the domes since those arrays use superflux LEDs.

For the map lights I have the WLED-W6:

http://www.billpendry.com/extra/scion/leds.jpg

nice write up :)

Hey digital, my interior lighting is red but I wouldn't want to lose the ability to have white lights in the dome to, you know, look for things. Anyway to get that super bright dome in red and retain white map lights?

Yeah it would be easy.

The front dome is three bulbs. Middle is the "dome light" controlled by the three-way sliding switch, and the "map lights" on either side, controlled by the buttons. Just get the red LED array dome for the middle, and leave the sides stock or put in different white LEDs. Get the array for the back dome too and you'll be all set.

Hey guys i could find any through the search but im sure this is a very obvious and common question.

Does your dome light led bulb And the rear dome light led stay partially lit when set to "door" even though the car is fully locked and closed? Something to do with the resistors i assume. But the same LED bulb was used on my friends RSX and it does NOT stay on when set to "door"

Found some pics:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm44/D1G1T4L1978/car%20pix/IMG_0512.jpg

Exterior lights are PIAA Xtreme White, interior lights are all cool white LEDs.


It's like day time in your car! Nice set up. I have the same as setup as the DIY. Not that bad, but getting kinda bored of it.

Does anyone know how to remove the cover of the trunk light? I would love to put one of those LEDs in there.

Thanks!

Found some pics:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm44/D1G1T4L1978/car%20pix/IMG_0512.jpg

Exterior lights are PIAA Xtreme White, interior lights are all cool white LEDs.

Looks amazing!

What bulbs are you using for the LEDs? 6/9/12 LEDs??

Oznium dome lights. Go back a few pages.

Or, scroll up on this page, even. Yeesh.

Or, scroll up on this page, even. Yeesh.

yups, it's there...I was just blinded by the light :P

is this the same for xb?

ok well i have blue in my interior, dome map cubby etc. i know which one im choosing for my 3 map lights but for the festoon does that big square festoon fit back there? and in the trunk? and im going with the wide led for the parking and license plate lights

I got the 3022-B9 festoon for the back dome light, it was a pretty tight fit but it worked well. I don't think it will fit in the trunk one though, it might but i just got the 3022-W4. The B9 one is really is superbright in blue.

u have a link to which one ur talking bout? i have the blue 3022 4led in the rear and trunk but im tired of blue so im going witha ll white any pics?? and a link to whichbulb ur talking bout

Yea I had blue too and it was too bright and annoying so I had bought white just in case and switched to those.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/images/products/car/festoons/3022.jpg

The 3022x9 is at the top, that is what I had in blue and it was really bright, I dont have it in white though. I just have the 3022x4, it is pretty bright but not too bright that it is annoying.

Heres the page

http://www.superbrightleds.com/festoon.html

yeah i want the 3022x9 in white i have the 3022x4 right now in blue i like it jus tired of the whole blue theme. and u say its a tight fit but it definatly fits??

ok well i have blue in my interior, dome map cubby etc. i know which one im choosing for my 3 map lights but for the festoon does that big square festoon fit back there? and in the trunk? and im going with the wide led for the parking and license plate lights
Check my pic of the the uninstalled bulbs on the last page, the big festoon fits in the rear dome and the small one fits in the trunk with some convincing.

I would steer you away from the wide-angle LEDs, they burn out fast in the headlights and mine in the rear plate eventually failed causing me to be pulled over (when they fail they turn into strobes). I'd go with something incandescent like the PIAAs I linked to last page.

yeah i want the 3022x9 in white i have the 3022x4 right now in blue i like it jus tired of the whole blue theme. and u say its a tight fit but it definatly fits??


Yea, I wish I got the 3022x9 in white but I was expecting to get tired of the blue so fast. Yea it was tight but defiantly fits and works.

alryte well im set on the 3022x9 for the dome lights. 3022x4 for the hatch and HIGH powered for the 3 map lights (the one yanki posted) now im kinda iffy on the wide led aswell i heard they die out quick. what other one would u recommend digital that wouldnt be piaa's? i have had and still have the 194 4-led in my headlights right now

The 3022x9 is a bright bulb.

What license plate bulbs do you have from superbrightleds, and how long did have they lasted?

actually that was the ones i have not bought from them i had the garage1217 license plate bulbs which kinda looked like wat yanki posted but not really they were bright as hell and looked almost identical if not better then lexus lights but thats jus my opinion i had them for less then a year and they died out on me but they were good. now im jus looking for sumthing better for the license plate light, im looking at these for the license plate but not sure.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

hmm never seen those before. Which one did yanki post?

ive posted on other threads about my license plate lights. ive tried plenty of LED's supposed to be WHITE but all showed too much blue, at least enough to get pulled over for them a while back. Ive had these Polarg WHITE bulbs in for a good while with zero problems and i love the color.

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=100674&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=240

i also bought those bulbs Garage was selling, just not what i was looking for.

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=256885&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=40

all in all, ive stuck with these in my license plates and have zero plans on changing them...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/3066265027_022dea831f_o.jpg

Yep thats the one i had from garage i actually liked them alot but i know wat u mean about them being alil blueish and i had the polarg with the blue tips when i first had my car, they looks great, yes but after a year and half with them the blue faded on me i have NO clue why i liked those alot too, the blue faded almost to a nasty greenish yellow. I think im gonna go with the one i posted b4. the one that looks like a chip lol

what other one would u recommend digital that wouldnt be piaa's?
The PIAAs are the only ones I have experience with. The ones that Yanki posted look pretty much just like them.

Received my new leds today the pics dont do them justice they look so bright

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03514.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03515.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03516.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03517.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03518.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03520.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03521.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03522.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/KeNO1/DSC03525.jpg

What license plate ones did you get? What is the chubby hole size again?

license plate i got these, there soo bright and the cubby is a #74 bulb
http://www.superbrightleds.com/store/html/images/wled-whp6.jpg

Yea they look nice and bright, where did you pick those up from?

bought all the LEDs from superbrightleds.com its ridiculously bright its 360 degree view

Excellent post!

All I ask is that you guys give my bulbs a chance as countless others have here on Scionlife & other sites. I think I offer outstanding bulbs build quality wise, output wise & price wise!

I guarantee all of my bulbs 100% unless they are used in the headlight housings. You have an issue, I will take care of you. If you do not like the bulbs for any reason, return them for a full refund! Mind you, I think you will be more than happy with what I offer. I also warranty all of my bulbs from long ago / previous revisions. Even the ones from superbright I used to sell. If you had an issue, you will be taken care of.

These are the latest and greatest after a lot of effort to find & have a rock solid LED bulb built. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have!

For the front domes, these are my best. I also highly recommend them for the license plate! They look outstanding! I get compliments on on a regular basis.
http://store.garage1217.com/insane-194168-wedg194168.html

For the rear dome & trunk, I have these 3022's. They are perfectly color matched to the front 168/194 bulbs listed above!
http://store.garage1217.com/new-aluminum-3022-festoon-bulb-color-matches-the-194168302219416839.html

For the cubby, I have this rock solid 3 chip 5050 unit. I think I am the first to utilize this particular LED for a #74. I use it as it is as reliable as a plcc-2 with more output!
http://store.garage1217.com/new-74-wedhe-bulb-with-bright-3-chip-5050-led-used-in-the-cub7435050.html

All of my products are shipped via priority mail with delivery confirmation at a flat rate of $4.99. I also carry all of your needs for custom gauge swaps!

Hope to do business with you guys soon!

I liked ur bulbs garage I had the license plate one I liked it alot one died out on me but it wasn't the bulb it was my actual harness for the license plate so I tried them out on my mothers car and they were perfect.

Wow that is strange. They do not get near as hot as a standard bulb so that would not be the issue. Heck, I can touch one after it has been on an hour without a sizzle sound like a standard bulb haha. What was the issue with the harness..? And thanks for the kind words.

Wow that is strange. They do not get near as hot as a standard bulb so that would not be the issue. Heck, I can touch one after it has been on an hour without a sizzle sound like a standard bulb haha. What was the issue with the harness..? And thanks for the kind words.

I have no clye wats up with my harness thing, the right harness doesn't hold the bulb tight its loose and even with the new bulbs I put it in the right one doesn't hold it in place too great I thought it was bc of the first LED I had bc once I put a regular bulb in it was fine but nope its the actual harness cause when I tried installing ur bulbs on my mothers car it worked perfectly fine

Hmmm man that is crazy. Sounds like one of the contacts broke inside the harness. I would hit up a junkyard tC, cut off the plug & crimp the replacement back in.

yeah its a pain, I need to hit up a junkyard soon and I won't have to cut it all I need is to jus unclip it and get another one

ahh need help. i just found this thread . well i twisted the bulb and the socket popped off and is lodged inside. how do i take the whole thing out so i can resecure the sockets.

jus pull it straight down (the whole assembly) and it will be right there, then once u get it jus screw it/rescure it back in

Anyone have an idea how to get the plastic piece within the dome light out of the hole lol, i accidently spun the bulb and then had the bulb come out of the female part of the bulb set up. I dont want to pull the whole light down because i dont want to ruin my headliner...

how do people screw up something so simple?

cool man that was helpful thanks, i threw them in there without paying attention. my bad...

cool man that was helpful thanks, i threw them in there without paying attention. my bad...

You won't ruin anything. Just grab the whole dome assembly and yank down.

Great write up! Thanks for the help!

if people want to stop having 'sparks' while installing and blowing fuses while installing they need to disconnect the negative terminal on the battery first. no electrical work should be done with the battery hooked up!!

also ordered mine :D

nice:clap::clap:

Excellent post!

All I ask is that you guys give my bulbs a chance as countless others have here on Scionlife & other sites. I think I offer outstanding bulbs build quality wise, output wise & price wise!

I guarantee all of my bulbs 100% unless they are used in the headlight housings. You have an issue, I will take care of you. If you do not like the bulbs for any reason, return them for a full refund! Mind you, I think you will be more than happy with what I offer. I also warranty all of my bulbs from long ago / previous revisions. Even the ones from superbright I used to sell. If you had an issue, you will be taken care of.

These are the latest and greatest after a lot of effort to find & have a rock solid LED bulb built. Feel free to PM me with any questions you may have!

For the front domes, these are my best. I also highly recommend them for the license plate! They look outstanding! I get compliments on on a regular basis.
http://store.garage1217.com/insane-194168-wedg194168.html

For the rear dome & trunk, I have these 3022's. They are perfectly color matched to the front 168/194 bulbs listed above!
http://store.garage1217.com/new-aluminum-3022-festoon-bulb-color-matches-the-194168302219416839.html

For the cubby, I have this rock solid 3 chip 5050 unit. I think I am the first to utilize this particular LED for a #74. I use it as it is as reliable as a plcc-2 with more output!
http://store.garage1217.com/new-74-wedhe-bulb-with-bright-3-chip-5050-led-used-in-the-cub7435050.html

All of my products are shipped via priority mail with delivery confirmation at a flat rate of $4.99. I also carry all of your needs for custom gauge swaps!

Hope to do business with you guys soon!


I have a question for u boss
http://store.garage1217.com/new-aluminum-3022-festoon-bulb-color-matches-the-194168302219416839.html ----> how many led bulbs in it ??
http://store.garage1217.com/insane-194168-wedg194168.html ~~> they all fit tC 09 right ??? (srr i ask a nub question)
Do u have any pix of those lights ?
U guys do free shipping ??

i also check on customtC.com, the price is pretty high....
http://www.customtc.com/quadled.htm
http://www.customtc.com/domeleds.htm

Yes they fit an 09

have any1 bought them yet ??? if so plz post some pix

Here is garage1217 forsale thread on here http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=160546

it has some pics of his stuff

Yay just finished installing mine. I swapped the front and rear domes for blue, and map lights and license plate lights for Cool white. $26.74 shipped and 10 min to install. :icon_biggrin: A rubber band is your best friend for this haha

Great right up, and thanks for the model numbers for the lights.

good post, when i did mines i forgot to pull the bulb and i push the bulb inside and it got stuck lol, put thankfully i was able to get the bulb out and with the help of this post putting led in the map light was simple

We have LEDs in stock as well!

http://stores.mengmotorsports.com/-strse-LEDs/Categories.bok

looking good!!!

For switching the domes I pulled the whole console out with a friend who helped me install them.

I just installed these not too long ago. pretty cool and it is really good at night.

my father broke one of the map lights though. he twisted after i told him not too. it doesn't work. it's warm white and blue.