Hi everyone
new to this forum. Just got myself a 2016 RDX. Car's nice, but the trunk lights are awfully dim. 168 bulbs.

The bulbs are mounted side way, so only one side of the bulbs are facing the trunk cabin.

the LED bulbs on the market are all 360 degree outputs. I don't want to shine the inside of my light bulb housing I want all the LED power focus in the cargo area

Searched over the entire internet, tried DDM tunning, tried superbrightled, amazon , ebay, you name it.

I cannot find a single LED light bulb with one side LED

with a little ingenuity, I did this professional trunk LED mod


bought this bulb $5 a pair. I only needed one. hooked up the wire to the truck light circuit. With the bulb installed flushed on the licence plate bulb access panel. It's amazingly bright


I benefited from reading DIY on this board and thought to share this with everyone

picture will be up later today, so you'll be the judge then and feel free to email me the DIY Step by Step. Sooooooo easy

 

picture's up. Looked like I took with with the flash on. Nope, that's exactly how bright it is

 

look from 10 feet away. $5 mod. Can't beat that!!<br/>

 

I got my 5k high power flank LED's (one sided) from VLEDS.

 

Wish I find it sooner. It's a bit pricey. But looks good. I also did interior front and rear footwell light. It comes on with the headlight.

 

I replaced all three with these panels: White LED 1X Trunk Cargo Light 12-SMD Panel Interior Light

 

thanks. yeah I thought about this option. didn't know if it fits inside the plastic light housing. And didn't want to double sided taped and with the wire showed. It's a good option. thanks

 

The width of the LED panel fits the housing snugly, so no tape need.

 

I pay for quality. No flickering and will last a long time. Also local to me with great customer service. All my cars are converted to VLEDs.

 

I actually found 1 on amazon that I LOVED. Also bought the same for my license plate lights.


They are amazingly bright... ALSO when backing up it lights up the immediate surrounding areas really well. Better than the reverse lights on the car.

Note: For the license plate its a pretty tight fit but it will fit.

I would take a picture and show it but... my trunk's got a lot of junk... no pun intended.

 

I would like to replace the hatch bulbs, but don't want to break the plastic lenses. How did all of you get them off? Pry from the bottom side the hatch? Do they pop out easily or take some care?

 

They come out really easy. Just look for the side that has a small indent. I recommend taping the tip of a small flat head screwdriver and doing it so you don't scratch the panel. Don't be afraid, it is worth it.

 

I just changed mine last night, and instead of popping off the clear plastic, which I'm not 100% sure it's made to be taken off. I popped off the bigger black piece of plastic that it's mounted on. Open hatch and used my fingers on the side of the hatch panel and it popped off. pulled bulb and replaced.

 

I never even thought of this. That was really easy to get out, and also showed how to get just the lens out if I wanted to do it that way (go in from the side opposite the switch, not from the top or bottom). I'm going with the 6K LEDs to get more of a blue tint.

 

This saved me so much grief. I tried popping off the clear plastic but got afraid of breaking them. I added 921 wedge style bulbs to my cargo lights. Thems are bright lights.

 

[QUOTE=carbonTSEX;15663019]I got my 5k high power flank LED's (one sided) from VLEDS.


I couldnt seem to find this model. do you mind sending me a link? TIA!

 

[QUOTE=General Zhou;16010840]Doesn't look like they carry them anymore. They are always releasing newer bulbs that last longer and are brighter. My recommendation would be to go with their new flank bulb:

http://www.vleds.com/shop-applicatio...-flank-ll.html

If you want something brighter, you can go with their high Output bulbs that have leds on the sides as well as the top. It just seemed logical to go with the flank because that way it's pointing straight down at 90 degrees and not sending scattered light inside the housing. Either way, you can go wrong. Good luck!

 

My mod using Phillips LEDs