taz98spin

I didn't like how the center console had a dim yellow light and wanted
to match the blue ambient light.

So I.....

1. removed the center upper pocket



2. replace bulbs - # 74 bulb





3. Put back everything and now have a blue light that matches the ambient light! (well its stronger than the ambient light )

during the day :



at night :

pacman821

i like it. think im gonna doing that too.

vthree

iTrader: (1)

i may head off for the white!. also thikning about doing the glove.. i got bored and used my old underglow kit from my old civic and put it in my trunk.. i'll show u a pic =P

taz98spin

Yeah, I would like to see your pix!

msmching

woo.!! thanks to you.. me gonna do that as well!!

speedy0222

That looks really nice. I might have to do that mod too. Was it easy to remove the upper pocket?

TSXHunter05

nice is the bulb a direct replacement no modification needed?

vthree

iTrader: (1)

sigh i only have my pearl right now to snaap some pix =(


from the drivers seat..


so you can see the leds... =)

mltk53

mann, i bought the same from superbrightleds.com and they arnt bright.

taz98spin

Yeah you just have to slide it pocket out, the Helms manual says to hold on
to the bottom of the pocket, so I just put my whole hand in the pocket and
pressed down while pulling out, and it just slides out


There is a clip that holds the wires in place, so be careful when you detach
the clip cuz I broke mine..

taz98spin

Both are size 74 bulbs, so no modification is needed

taz98spin

Is that the trunk??

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

lol. i didn't even know there was a light in there. i guess i never open that compartment at night.

taz98spin

Yeah I didn't realize I had a light in there till this year

I always had my hard cover case for my glasses sitting there,
so it was blocking the light so I didn't have a clue that a yellowish light
was there.

vthree

iTrader: (1)

sigh lol ya.. let me get my other camera to do some justice.. but i think its either at my apt or here at my house.. n i ust dont have time to find it. lol...
thats the view from my drivers seat looking back.. my amp is hanging down. and my bowling bag is in there.

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

haha. same here. my glasses case probably covers it.

interesting. does the glove compartment take the same size bulb? if so, i think i'll do this. i was going to replace the door lights w/ blue LEDs, and get the white ones for the vanity mirrors and map light on the ceiling. i've been itching to do something w/ my car lately and all the mods i have aren't here yet. maybe i'll do this.

taz98spin

Yeah, same size bulb as the OEM bulb.

14 volt number 74 size bulbs will fit!

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Yea i just replaced both mine with a blue and a white. fits in well.

kaliraver69

I did this last year also with the same Blue LED, but I ended up putting the whole cover back on with some foil to make the light brighter. It seems like you left off the button piece of that dome thing? It does seem brighter than mine but that maybe because of the picture or that you left the buttom of the base off? BTW good write up.

taz98spin

I left the bottom part off of the base

Endless-Whitetsx

Nice mod.. haha.. Maybe I should start changing the bulbs all over.. dont like the dim green lights.. should be either white or blue hehe..

1Louder

Nice mod! I did all-blue interior leds, so I now have my next project... Thanks -

xjohnkdoex

iTrader: (2)

silly question, but you said 14V #74 for both the console and glove, but your pic shows the bulb being a 12V.

this is the bulb you got, right?

taz98spin

Yeah, sorry I meant 12 Volt!

rex.

i had this a while ago after seeing TSX420 do this, but it wasn't as bright. So i had customed a 7443 white led into it with a pressure switch, so if there was weight inside it would light up. It looked like a chandelier and was stupid bright. Took it out though when i put in my Alpine center channel

hunterk1

That looks great, thanks for the write up!

Good job!

bhavin3623

nice

Jottle

For those of you considering doing this, superbrightleds now offers a hipower #74 led. It's 6 lumens vs. the standard 2 lumens. You may be able to get the same brightness level as the original oem bulb w/out having to take off the little plastic shield over the socket housing. I haven't bought the bulb yet, but I will

mltk53

^^
thanks for the update

Jottle

How did you get the bottom part of the bulb socket (the part that has the green screen on it) off from the rest of the housing? I bought a hipower #74 led but if I put it the whole housing, the bulb doesn't shine through the green lens.

How did you get the housing to look like this?

Jottle

I got the hipower #74 bulb from superbrigthleds. It's called 74hp. The bulb fits just like any other bulb, but it really is too bright to be subtle. I like how bright it is for the compartment, but when you open the lid it becomes a little too distracting. I think I'm going to return it for the regular #74 led bulb that the OP bought. It's probably more subtle. For those of you who want a brighter compartment, go with the hipower 74.

Mokos23

nice

Jottle

Change of plans! For those of you who want to know the best option for this mod, I have purchased three blue bulbs: one hipower 74, one 1led 74, and a regular blue incandescent 74. I'll be comparing these three bulbs without the green lens that attaches to the compartment box. The green lens is glued to the cover, so you really can't use it with the blue bulbs unless you cut it out. I'll let you all know which ones are the brightest/dimmest and work best with which modification of the box. My own personal preference is a light that is dim like the ambient light but also lights up most of the box.

Jottle

Here it is! The blue #74 compartment light shootout. I don't have pictures of the hipower #74 led from superbright leds, but an explanation can be found below.

So. I purchased a regular blue incandescent #74 bulb (.99 cents) and a blue 1led #74 bulb ($2.50) from autolumination.com. I also got a hipower-xhp blue led #74 bulb ($2.49) from superbrightleds.com. All of these bulbs were put into the cubby box at the same time of night. So the lighting conditions are the darkest possible (making the lights seem as bright as they ever will in your car). Following taz98spin, I broke off the cover to the light reflector (the round piece with the green plastic diffuser on it). I even pushed out the green plastic piece and tried to reassemble the whole thing as it was without the green part. Verdict...without the little green diffuser, the light gets blocked off by the square hole the green diffuser fits in. Since we don't want green(!) I decided to take off the round black piece all together. Some good tape will keep your light housing in place. It's not very obvious. For those of you who are really DIY, you could find and cut a tiny piece of clear plastic to put into the hole where the green plastic was. I think it looks just fine without the diffuser anyways. So, the following are the pictures of what each bulb looks like. My final (and subjective) conclusion is that a regular old .99 cent blue #74 (non-led from autolumination) looks closest to the stock bulb. I find it to be the most subtle and least distracting when the cubby box is open. You be the judge for yourself though.

These first two pictures are of the regular blue incandescent (99 cents) bulb from autolumination.



These next two pictures are of the 1led bulb from autolumination. Note that it is significantly brighter than the previous bulb. This bulb won't "bling" your car when the box is open, but it does provide significantly more visibility in the compartment, if that's what you're going for. WARNING: The rubber mat is not in place in these two pictures. So it looks a little brighter than it actually is. Those bottom blue reflections won't be there when you put the rubber mat back in. I forgot!.




And lastly, I don't have pictures of the hipower (ledhp) bulb from superbrightleds because it is about %25 brighter than the last two pictures. This bulb really lives up to its hipower name. It looked much brighter than the rest of the blue lights in the car, and it made the whole box really easy to see in blue. Of course, to me this is kind of gimmicky looking. That's why I didn't even bother taking pictures So there you have it. Regular old .99 cent incandescent blue light for the win!

aznt1217

I installed mine today... For some reason it doesn't seem as bright as yours in the pix...

Jottle

I used a pretty long exposure time on my camera in order to make the blue light even turn up in the pictures. Mine is pretty dim and subtle. Which bulb did you buy?
Did you take the circular cover off the bulb casing?

Jottle

Bueller? I guess you figured it out