The Dark Knight

iTrader: (1)

Anyone else thinking about doing this?

I'm definitely going to do it as soon as I figure out which bulbs to buy.. are they the same as the 1st gen TSX?

White LEDs + my ebony interior =

mskchui

i changed the two front dome light to white LED. looks good.
i dunno how to take off the lid of the one in the back.

The Dark Knight

iTrader: (1)

can you tell me the bulb size/type you bought?

and where from?

thanks in advance

manitou1

For the front map light I use
(you need 2)
31mm 3022 3175 6 SMD LED (White) Festoon Bulb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1pc-3...d=p3911.c0.m14




2rn roof rear map light I use
36mm 3175 High Power LED (HID White) Festoon Bulb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1pc-3...d=p3911.c0.m14





For vanity mirror
31mm Vanity 3 SMD LED (Xenon White) Fuse Bulb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1pc-3...d=p3911.c0.m14



See the difference !


For Doors
161 168 194 Clear LED (Xenon White) Wedge Bulbs
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-...d=p3911.c0.m14





In the tailgate
168 194 Flank High Power LED (White) Wedge Bulb
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-...d=p3911.c0.m14

manitou1

Sorry for the doors it's
161 168 194 Clear LED (Xenon White) Wedge Bulbs
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...B:EOIBSA:CA:11

For the licence plate i'm use this
2pcs 168 194 Refractor 5 Power LED (White) Wedge Bulbs
It's not the best because the winter I make the rust and i tof just 0ne year
The best is this one

Sorry for my english !
I'm french frog Canadian !!

mskchui

manitou1: can you tell me how to remove the cover of the rear roof, mirror, door, tailgate, and license lights?

manitou1

I use a small flat screwdriver, I'll post photos when my wife reback with the car.
It is very easy and takes no more than 10 minute to change all its lights

mskchui

that would be great. i was only able to remove the cover of the front map lights.

The Dark Knight

iTrader: (1)

holy shit, you're the man manitou1!

and like mskchui asked, please let us know how you got those light covers off, when your wife bring the cars back

and personally, can you tell me how you got the map lights out too?

manitou1

Oui Ok, after dinner ! I post pic of this !
Ibecome bilanguage one chance that I have Google traduction for me ! ;-)

manitou1

Thats is't, time 2 minute

Tapwave

do you think those LEDs will last as long as the OEM lights?

09TSX

Hey...That makes two of us....French frog from the east coast....Merci pour ton aide en passant

The Dark Knight

iTrader: (1)

manitou, how did you remove the door cover and vanity covers?

mskchui

manitou: is it easy to remove the panel above the license plate light? i'm just afraid to break it.
yea, could you show us how to remove the tailgate cover? thx!

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Seems like its about the same as the first gen really nice!

Hey the trunk lights you guys can't acess it from the inside?

ill45

nice pics and how-to Manitou

daredevil0610

ALL I CAN SAY IS WELL DONE!!!!!

cruzer24

Thanks Manitou! I've bought all the LED's that you've recommeneded. Hopefully this works out.

mskchui

cruzer24: can you take some pix to show how you change the vanity, tailgate, door, license, and rear interior lights? thanks.

manitou1

It is very easy and more I wanted my camera on the other hand!

The Doors





Vanity

manitou1

mskchui. If you want I can make you a video? and you send a PM! ;-)

mskchui

yea, video would be great! can you send them to mskchui@hotmail.com?
what size of the screw driver do you use?

2K6TSX

I have a small concern, on my 1st gen 06, I had the leds in the front map lights but found that they were constantly on, even when I switched them off. This happened in my old car as well and only happens with leds, once I put in a regular bulb, its fine. The bulbs are superwhite btw. Thanks for any help..

soundneedle

Thanks for the great post, Manitou. Question...how well do the LEDs work thru the dimming-range? The original lights fade in/out. Do your LEDs also fade?

mskchui

yea, the LED lights fade.

soundneedle

How well do they fade in/out? Smoothly or is there noticeable graduations in the dim-level?

kharateez

I changed all the lights on my tsx to LED's, including the dome light, map light, reverse lights, license plate lights, tail lights, and door lights. All the LED's are white except the door lights and the tail lights which i made red. It looks much cleaner and more modern and the fade is just like the stock bulbs. All the lights are pretty easy to install except the license plate lights which manitou showed pretty well in his post. The rest are really just snap-ons so the bulbs are easy to install

I bought my bulbs from www.superbrightleds.com. You can look up your bulbs on their website they give you all the bulbs for your car and you can just use the 08 tsx cuz it has the same bulbs as the 09. Your bulb types will also be in your owner's manual.

HeavyDuty

Don't LED's last longer than regular bulbs too?

HD...at work...bored to f'in death.

MMsTSX

much.

LEDs last longer than cfl's too.
but that has nothing to do with cars.

the smart consumers will have all LED lighting in their homes soon.

soundneedle

Just replaced all the bulbs with LEDs...very nice. I was originally thinking of going w/blue instead of white. Really glad I didn't. The white gives off a nice "techno-bluish" tint (could be the black leather casting a "reflective tint").

One issue tho was the rear map light. I used:
36mm 3175 High Power LED (HID White) Festoon Bulb (as recommended)

This bulb was just a bit too long. The fit is not a pretty sight. But, seems to work.

I'm very happy with the results...so glad I didn't lease!

AG11

How much did all the bulbs run you?

soundneedle

Can't delete my prior post. Disregard and use this (updated costs).

Bought everything on ebay from warden_jp2002. Shipped fast (<1 wk) from hong kong. Total price (incl. shipping) was $54.56

Invoice:

Doors-
2pcs 161 168 194 Clear LED (Xenon White) Wedge Bulbs. 190249763454
(Qty 2, $3.00)

Vanity-
1pc 31mm Vanity 3 SMD LED (Xenon White) Fuse Bulb. 320295225429
(Qty 4, $9.96)

Map, front-
1pc 31mm 3022 3175 6 SMD LED (White) Festoon Bulb. 200251868417
(Qty 2, $16.00)

Map, rear-
1pc 36mm 3175 High Power LED (HID White) Festoon Bulb. 190250218939
(Qty 1, $4.00)

Trunk-
2pcs 168 194 Flank High Power LED (White) Wedge Bulb. 190249733573
(Qty 1, $6.50 - only 1 pc is necessary tho)

License Plate-
2pcs 168 194 Refractor 5 Power LED (White) Wedge Bulb. 200252212218.
(Qty 1, $8.30)


Subtotal: US $47.76
Shipping & handling: US $12.60
Total: US $60.36

(I had two separate orders. If you can consolidate everything into one, shipping would prob be discounted a cpl dollars more.)

The Dark Knight

iTrader: (1)

thanks for the bulb info soundneedle..

can u post pics of the LEDs in your car for us?

soundneedle

A few pics of the front, inside...showing the map lights and front door lights. The lights cast a slight bluish tint (cold temperature) instead of the stock (warm temp) lights. It almost matches the LED backlighting of the speedometer and keyhole circle. Fade in/out is just like stock as mentioned before (i.e., no graduated levels!).

With tinted windows and LEDs, the cabin has a very high-tech ambience...which i thought is how this car is supposed to be. I was disappointed by the choice of stock lighting.

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elezam

Wow, that looks good!

cruzer24

I just did all of my interior lights, and I got to say it looks pretty mint with the ebony interior. The map lights were buggers for me to get out, but I eventually got it.

I would post pics but I think soundneedle's pics are more than enough to show off how good these lights look.

march30th1988

I've read that someone needed help with the back dome light. There is a little tab in the back where you stick a flathead into the little crack. Apply slight pressure to pop it out and the whole plastic covering should pop right out. I purchased my lights at ijdmtoy.com and superbrightleds.com... I have blue interior dome lights... white door panel lights... white trunk lights.. white liscense plates lights.. I am thinking about repurchasing the liscense plates lights because they look kinda dim due to the slant of the lighting position. also the trunk light as well. Does anyone know how to change the glove compartment light? I'll post pix up soon. Can anyone teach me how to post up pix?

march30th1988

and manitou, can you take a picture of your TRUNK and LISCENSE plates during the night time? I want to compare my bulb to your bulb. I don't think my bulb is bright enough. Its LED white but I feel that because of the tilt of the light, it doesnt project as bright as the other lights. Thanks!

thunderbt3

Did you buy your license plate lights from superbrightleds.com? If so which part number did you buy? I was thinking about getting all my lights there but i might look somewhere else if the plate lights aren't that bright.

Nice birthday too, same as mine but I'm 1984