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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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To revive this old thread, I did this mod today in about five minutes with great results! I went with the popular WLED 6-LED bulbs in white for the map lights, and the same model in blue for the door light. I also got the 3022-x4 Festoon LED in blue for the back, except for some reason it's white! It came in a sealed bag marked "Blue" and the receipt says "Blue," but the actual LED is white, which is odd. I'm going to contact superbrightleds.com and see what can be done.

Overall, however, the total for the bulbs was $18.86 ($5 is shipping) and the lights look amazing!
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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i fu**ed up when i put them on, i accidentally pushed the black thing then it went inside now i cant put it back it, then got worse it went more inside it went overnow its prolly hiding ontop of the sunroof controls, is there anything i cud do about that???like anybody sellingthat black thing or socket???
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:00 AM
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NOT AGAIN..... there's already a "HOW TO.." on changing out domelights...... you'd figure people would wonder why one was made in the first place...

just yank the entire thing out... posted for the millionth time:
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
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NOT AGAIN..... there's already a "HOW TO.." on changing out domelights...... you'd figure people would wonder why one was made in the first place...
i feel for ya
Old Oct 13, 2006 | 07:10 AM
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i believe there's a how to on changing out headlights somewhere too..

though.. hmm the xB one is kinda tricky...
Old Oct 14, 2006 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
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NOT AGAIN..... there's already a "HOW TO.." on changing out domelights...... you'd figure people would wonder why one was made in the first place...

just yank the entire thing out... posted for the millionth time:
nice!!
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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I just ordered my LED light from www.Superbrightleds.com cant wait for them to come in ill keep you posted on how install goes
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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hey i juss did my underdas cathodes....since i couldnt figure out how to plug them to a fuse....wat i did was cut the mini bulb that lites up my gears and plug the wires that powered that bulb to the + - wires that power my cathodes.... i did this because i have no use for that light since i did a boot conversion on my automatic......thing is now my cigarrete lighter dont work..... i didnt touch the cg lighter wire at all.....kindda weird....all in all the cathodes came out nice and they only turn on when i turn on my interior lights....lol
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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I just install the LEDs after receiving them earlier today. Went with the blue & white. It looks sweeeeeeeet Took 20 minutes for front and rear. 15 minutes for the trunk and roughly 25 minutes for cubby one. Total of 1hour. Not bad considerring I have never work on my car before. Thanks so much for the detail instructions OP.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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lol so many pages. so uh if i got this right
the front dome = #74
rear dome = festoon
cubby/hatch/and plate = 194/168

am i correct?
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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no... you only got one right...

dome/license plate: 168/194
rear dome, hatch: festoon
cubby, a/t shifter: #74...
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by eLpReSiDeNtE
hey i juss did my underdas cathodes....since i couldnt figure out how to plug them to a fuse....wat i did was cut the mini bulb that lites up my gears and plug the wires that powered that bulb to the + - wires that power my cathodes.... i did this because i have no use for that light since i did a boot conversion on my automatic......thing is now my cigarrete lighter dont work..... i didnt touch the cg lighter wire at all.....kindda weird....all in all the cathodes came out nice and they only turn on when i turn on my interior lights....lol
Check the fuse for the cig lighter, it might be blown out for some reason. The fuse box is on the driver side underneath the knee airbag
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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how long does it take for the leds to ship? i ordered them saturday night. about what day should i expect them?
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Scigon7
how long does it take for the leds to ship? i ordered them saturday night. about what day should i expect them?
If it's Superbrightleds, I bought mine the night of the first and received them the tenth.
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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it took 9 days to get them? damn thats a long ____in time lol...i want thme like...wednesday lol
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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is there a how to on the cubby lighjt hahah
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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yeah, the cubby light has been discussed numerous times, look at the thread that shows how to swap LED for the gauge cluster and HVAC in the tech section
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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twist, remove, replace?

hmm.. now do i need to explain how to get to it? shove your hand behind it from the passenger side footwell area..
Old Oct 19, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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I have some spare bulbs if anyone needs any.
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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ok i need help....i got my UV leds today so i install the front no problem they light up perfect....then i go to the back i get the bulb out and had a hard time gettin the led in....eventhough it wasnt fully in it still lit up....i took it out but then when i finally got it in place none of my domes would lite up.....nor front or back....wats going on did i blow a fuse???...if i did which is the fuse for the domes??



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