dmanc

ok so i installed my lights!! its looks great did the front map lights and the back with no problem...but when i did the hatch the 32 festoon bulb was way biggger than the stock bulb. i think i broke the hatch light i bend one of the metal clips to fit the bulb but when i hit the switch the bulb moves around and i forgot wut i did next and the next thing i kno the switch was all loose.NEEP HELP PLZ!! and the bulb still doesnt fit!!

Magnus213

iTrader: (1)

Same thing happened to me, which led me to realize that you want to bend the tab that is NOT part of the switch mechanism back. The other one needs to stay more or less straight, like it was, to maintain proper switchiness.

dmanc

how can i make the switch back to normal lol cuz right now if i tilt it any way the switch goes that way lol so all i need to do is bend the other metal clip??

dmanc

ok i fix the trunk light and got the bulb in, but now the back dome light always goes out so i take it out and put it back in and it works, and after a few days it will go out again, so tonight i had to do it cuz it went out again and now i blew the fuse!!!j/w where is the fuse box lol

xtonyC

FYI: guys with big fingers; the front dome may take a tad longer to get your fingers up there and get those tiny bulbs pulled out.

and FYI pt. 2: for the trunk light, i found the easiest way, is to first try and fit the LED in and then slightly move the metal 'arm' is connected to the switch (the one that slightly moves back and forth when you flip the switch. i only bent it back slightly and then slid the LED in. BE VERY CAREFUL.
(pm me if you have further questions - the trunk took me about 2 mins to do.)

ha-y-onscion

guys I have a BIG problem. i tried taking out the left bulb in the front dome...and i somehow pushed in the whole bulb and the black thing connected to it..so its behind the lights...PLEASE help...if you know anything....and is it possible to just take out the whole part of the dome..meaning the whole cover so i can get behind it?

SquallLHeart

..... yes... for the billiionth time.. yes...


yank.

ha-y-onscion

THANKS SquallLHeart....you are an SL GOD ...i thought i was done for. thanks again...

Daskid

LoL!!!
That pic again!!!

SquallLHeart

yes... i forgot how many times i've posted it...

Unknown411

Alright guys, I had some time over the weekend and tried to fix my problem. Just a recap, if I have both of the dome lights set to 'door', one of them will still barely be on when they turn off.

I did check the fuse in the engine bay as recommended and it is not blown. I tried putting in the red LEDs (I bought both red and white, couldn't decide) and I still have the same problem. So I assume the bulbs are fine? I ended up just putting back my stock bulbs for now but they still don't turn on when I turn off the engine (I'm pretty sure they did that before). So I'm not sure what the problem is now.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Magnus213

iTrader: (1)

I feel sorry for you every time haha. I have also lost count.

SquallLHeart

i remember the first time i saw the first person that frantically panicked about that issue... (so much so that) i immediately ran to my car to take that picture... i forget how long ago that was...

lemme check... hmm... i took that picture hmm.. back in April..

not the best pic.. but it proves the unit can be removed... which is the point.

cz3ch

Figured I'd chime in and show my 5 minute handy work:

I swapped the Dome lights in the front and back: (excuse the blur, getting used to this new camera):



IS350 Taillight Swap (cough cough LEDs): (excuse the dirt, getting used to having to wash a new car lol)



This is one of the more rewarding mods. Took 5 minutes for each portion and looks really classy, used the white LEDs from SBLEDs they have a hue of blue to them like a 6000k HID which is cool because that's what I run...

Anyways hope everyone else is having good success with this clean mod..

Edwy_NBTC06

Ordered my lights today, thanks for the DIY!!!

Judes_Scion_tC

i did my dome swap out like a moth ago but just with blue +194 lights and they sucked so about a week ago i replayced them with leds. heres a picture of mine.


and im waiting on my lights for my headunit (running/acent lights)

its going to look a little somthing like this....

crazycatholic

anyone know where i can get some pink led's that will fit the front and rear domes?

SquallLHeart

don't know of any places that sell replacement bulbs in that color...

but you can always make your own?

crazycatholic

you mean like paint the stock bulbs?

SquallLHeart

hmm.. more like.. order some pink leds and solder them together to make a "bulb" or to replace leds already part of a "bulb"