Gambit7

Brian,
Is it a regular LED or a High Intensity bulb that you put in?

ShaunTC

You can pull the light out with a pair of needlenose. Just grab it and pull straight out. I think it is a size 74 at autozone. I couldn't find a blue bulb, so i just bought and colored a white one.

brian

you risk the chance of cracking it this way, just reach around the dash through the passenger side by where your feet are.

panasoanic

The light is a #74 mini incandescent lamp. This type of bulb is usually found behind the "idiot lights" on older automobile dashes. If you take off the center console, you can see that there is one wire that is held on by a plastic push pin retainer. Push the the sides of the fastener and you can release the wire. I just pulled out the wire gently and it came loose from its holder. From there, I was able to pull out the bulb gently with two fingers as it was no longer obstructed by the center console.

The bulb can be replaced by a LED with a wedge base in size T1-3/4. I found a few sites out there that sell these LED replacements from the #74 lamp. However, they all require a minimum purchase order or shipping through UPS at like $6.00.

I found a place that is able to sell individual lamps and ships through USPS so it ends up pretty cheap. http://autolumination.com. I have no affilliation with them, but they seem convenient for small purchases.

I will post an update once I receive the lamp replacement LED from them and see how it fits.

panasoanic

I installed the LED replacment bulb from autolumination yesterday. It works great. However, I did lose the ability to dim the bulb from the rheostat on the gauge cluster. I think the brightness is perfect, so it doesn't matter.

nero_tC

pics?

bdballer69

...I AM SO GLAD I AM NOT ALONE...(the light in that area is really annoying...)

only if there's like a motion sensor there, the light only comes on when it sense movement

another thing...the glove compartment has no light...find that quite annoying

addie

Same here. I keep my gum and sunglasses there.

eov32885

that lights gets more and more annoying everyday, i'mma make it blue

Sin

I'm not sure if you were a member that posted pics on another forum, but if not,...could you post a pic of your bulb illuminated? Hoping its the same as the Blue LED's that Scion offered. I'd like to order 1 soon...thanx

panasoanic

Here are some pictures. I am sorry that the quality isn't that great as my digital camera is 4 years old and is very dated. Excuse the orange glow from the parking garage light.

Somnambulated

You might want to turn the **** on your fuel and heat gauge to the right a few times..

Somnambulated

So do I... I can't see how difficult running the leads to the glovebox would have been. Oh well. I guess I'll have to put one in myself...

Sin

"bump" for possible pics of the LED?

gcue

here are some pics

http://www.yoursciontc.com/forums/in...showtopic=1972[/url]