hey guys i wanted to change out all the bulbs on the interior for white bulbs or blue bulbs. i know this has been covered and i tried searching for all the bulb codes so i can order them on superledlights.com but the links dont work anymore. and i cant find all the bulbs for all the bulbs so can some1 who has done this help me out? thanks

 

You need the Festoon style, 30mm X 10mm, 4LED style. 1 per map light, and 1 for the rear light. The door bulbs are 168/194 style.

 

Note I have red ones and although they look cool, they are very, very dim.

 

I went with blue 9-LED bulbs in the doors, a 4-LED bulb in the rear dome, and a pair of white Xenon bulbs in the map lights.

Got the 9-LEDs for the doors from eBay seller tec_toyz. (He has some auctions with 9-LED bulbs, and some with 6-LEDs). I know a lot of people on this forum have the 6-LEDs either from tec_toyz or from Autolumination, but I saw the 9-LEDs from tec_toyz and decided to give 'em a try. I really like them -- they're bright enough to see and notice during the day, and they're super great at night. See two pics I took below when I installed them...one in pitch dark, and the other with moderate lighting.





I put a blue 4-LED bulb (purchased from superlumination.com -- the "LED Festoon Bulb" in Blue, 31mm) into the rear dome light. Also got two "Xenon Super White Festoon Dome Light Bulbs", 31mm, on the same page for the map lights. I decided to go this route -- with the blue in back but the bright white in front -- because I liked the idea of having the blue overhead, but still wanted to be able to use the map lights. Plus the factory map light bulbs are too bright IMHO, and they don't look as good as the pure light of the Xenon bulbs.

Here's a pic I took while installing, to show the difference between the Xenon and the factory bulb. The bulb on the left is the Xenon -- considerably dimmer than the factory (although still adequate for reading). It's a lot less "in your face" when you get into the car in very dark surroundings. Plus the color is a lot more crystal clear, and as someone noted in one of the older discussions about these bulbs, it matches the dash lighting better.

Left: Xenon bulb. Right: Factory bulb.


Finally, here's a before and after pic of the 4-LED bulb in the rear dome light.

 

i got all the bulbs from superbright led's, heres the link that was saved from that thread. and btw, i think the blues are plenty bright and not dim at all. and i for one could read something, but since i have nav, it doesnt really matter

http://mysite.verizon.net/resow073/TSXLED/

 

nice thanks for the help i ordered the bulbs but im still not sure if i got the right ones lol

 

please use search~ because I post this about the same question not too long ago.

 

The blue LED's are sweet..........gives the car a nice ambiance

 

 

if you have a NBP, i recommend gettin red LED for a mean look
that or blue ones to match the ambience lights

 

i got NBP with ebony interior and did the full blue LED swap it looks phenominal. I highly recommend superbrightleds.com for parts

 

there's a guy called tec toys that's selling blue LEDS on ebay, look for the item i just bought a set a week ago

 

I've had my interiors for quite a while... around 2 yrs, still love the look of white.

 

i bought the dome lights from the tec toys company on ebay and within 2 months the blue faded away and eventually the lights actually went completely out. It was the biggest waste of money i ever spent.
Now what I did was go to any local auto store and in the aftermarket lights department there's red, blue, and green rubber condom looking things that go over your OEM dome lights. After they're on for a minute or so they melt around the lights and never fade like the tec toys one.
The LED lights for the doors that tec toys sold me however have lasted for about a year now no problems. its just the dome lights that suck

 

What is the total cost?

 

I'm assuming these are it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Compl...spagenameZWDVW

 

mine better not die on me >< i dont' wanna bitch at the seller cos he seems to be a nice guy

 

I bought the interior package from Tec-Toyz on ebay and it is really good. I chose the white LED's. The whole package including shipping was under $30. Bulbs for: doors, front and rear interior. Very easy and quick to install. Remember to let the factory bulbs cool before popping them out into your hands, they get rather hot!

 

anybody tried the blue lights you see at pepboys and auto zone?

 

I was thinking about this again last night....

you guys think it's "too rice" if I get the blue?



remember I use to have red calipers but it didn't fit my style much....they're black now...

 

Yes, I bought some blue (OEM) type lights at Autozone and they are just not very bright at all. I was very disapointed. LED's are much nicer.........

 

I don't think they are rice at all. BTW, have had some very nice comments from the ladies.....

 

Well...that was easy and it looks pretty good. The LEDs are very bright and looks pretty sweet at night...

 

Has anyone else changed their map lights?? Damned things are so freaking bright, my right eye saw giant spots for five minutes the first time I turned it on (and no I was not looking directly at it). Can you get the same type of bulbs ("Xenon Super White Festoon Dome Light Bulbs") at Pep Boys or Autozone?

 

for those of you who changed the map lights to blue...do you guys drive with it on? is it dim enough to match the factory ambient lighting? thanks

 

No....

 

how do you remove the cover for the front dome light? I don't wanna break it trying

 

The user manual has detail instruction on how to replace the blub. It did require some force to pop the cover (i was afraid that I am going to break the plastic ) . However, overall it is quite painless as long as you follow the instruction in the manual.

 

I was reading through the thread, and everyone seems to be using the 4 led feston bulbs. I previously used these for the map and rear dome lights, but to tell you the truth, the light is just to dull. On the superbriteleds web site your can find the 3022-x9 LED Festoon bulbs, with 9 leds. They will fit in the map / rear dome spaces, and they are, as you can imagine, twice as bright than the 4 led feston bulbs.

 

I Just Ordered That But I Need To Find The Thread For The Install..i Like To Pry Stuff...i Dont Wanna Hurt This Baby

 

Why did you find the need to capitalize the letter of every word?

 

An erratic "caps lock" button? lol

 

i shows that way when caps lock on...nothin i can do

 

i thought this forum is the inst. manual

 

ill post pics of my 9 led festoon once i install it

 

Ok so how do you pop open that damn map lights?

 

carefully use a flathead screwdriver. put like a paper towel around it or something so it doesnt scratch.
it'll pop right off. i know the feeling of not wanting to break it.

 

Do the lights still dim slowly with the LED's?

I assume that's a function of voltage dropping slowly but I don't know how LED's react to that.

 

The ones I purchased from tec-toyz does and then shut off quickly.

 

yeah I would be very interested to see what the 9 leds look like in the dome lights