Down by the Park, Drive, etc , Didnt get a chance to pop it open to look but did anyone get an led in there yet ? Whats the bulb size, I think it is just screaming for white or something it is so plain !

 

I gotta do this too.

 

Send a PM to ShadowBox on SL or Scikotics. He changed his out to Blue...........

 

Still searching around for the bulb size , most people never swapped it , they usually say they wire everything from scratch,
burstaneurysm any luck ?

 

I'll probably remove the console soon and take a look.
It's effing March 21 and we're in the middle of a snow storm, so it'll be a beat or two before I get to it.

 

The bulb size is most likely a 194 bulb?

 

*watching*

 

I had my console off today. It's a bulb, but it's tiny. Like way smaller than a 194. If you can find either a new bulb or small LED with that base, it'll take you 30 seconds to swap it.

EDIT: Okay, looking at Autolumination, it appears to be a #74 bulb. Incandescent ones are $.99 and LED are $2.50.

 

if someone switches with the incandescent one, let me know. I want to see how it looks. Also, you say just a quick bulb swap? How difficult is it to get to the bulb in the first place? Just a few things to take off?

 

I ordered a #74 LED. I figure for 2.50, I might as well find out.

To remove the center console, you unscrew the bolt in the back cupholder. Pull up on the parking brake. Grab the front of the console under the front cupholder and pull up. This will dislodge it from the front clip. Then it's just a matter of removing it.

When you look at the left hand side of the shifter you will see two red wires. These lead to the bulb. It uses a twist lock connector. Twist it, and the bulb comes out. The stock one is an incandescent with a bulb condom on it. Pop the new one in and it should work. Keep in mind that they will probably be sensitive to polarity, so if it doesn't work, flip it and try again.

I'll put up pics as soon as I do it.

 

as far as the bulb goes, it sounds very similar to my dash a/c control swap. Im watching for the final product!

 

Thanks a million for the current heads up burstaneurysm , cant wait to see how it looks, what color did you order ? , I wana go led white I think its going to give it a crazy oem appeal

 

I got a a white LED. I have the white neo-wedges in my HVAC controls and they're working great, so this should be fine too.

While I was at autolumination, I also bought a 36LED domelight and new LED 194 bulbs for the license plate.

 

Burst, post a how to when you get through, I def wanna do this

 

You know it!

 

Okay so it does work.

I did it tonight. Keep in mind that the #74 LED needs to be trimmed a bit to fit the base. The shoulder just above the leads has to be shaved down a bit, otherwise the bulb won't click in. It's just plastic, so there's no worry about it.

Once you remove a bit of the plastic, it will pop right in (it is sensitive to polarity...) It does look really nice. There's a slight hot spot, but it's below neutral, so it doesn't really stand out.

I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.

(on the other hand, the 36 LED domelight from autolumination does not fit.... no matter what.)

 

sounds good : ) thanks Burst

 

once again, that sounds really similar to the dash light switch. A bit of plastic had to be trimmed before it clicked. I would really like to see pics, and maybe a how to.

EDIT: Oh Snap! I just remembered i bought an extra bulb for when i switched out my dash bulbs. Could it be the same one, i cant remember if it was #74. Anyone know?

 

Sadly, it's not the same one... the HVAC is a neo-wedge. This one's slightly different.

I might do a how-to tomorrow... we'll see what happens.

 

I'll do a full writeup soon!