Guides on replacing interior lights

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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Guides on replacing interior lights

Hello, I currently dont have my books that came with my car. I did look around but no results, are there any guides on how to:

-Swap out:
License Plate Lights
Dome Light
Door Courtesy Light
Map Lights

Sorry for the noobish question, opening up stuff just isnt my thing.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Take a flathead, but it in the little slit on the cover and pry it off.

Liscence plate- Either screw off a little rubber thing on the top of your license plate and swap bulbs. Or if it doesnt have the little cover over it, just swap bulbs.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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Yea, super easy. Just pry off the cover, and replace the bulbs
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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even for the map and dome, just pry off the grey cover?
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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if you look carefully, there should be flat head slots, wedge one in there and pop that sucker off.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Grey? Mine are clear
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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i was talking bout the grey outline around the clear part. Cant wait to do the LED conversion, just gotta get these HID's installed on my pilot.
Any help on leveling HID's to make them so they dont blind others while driving at night. They are phillips HID's 4300K
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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no man...you take off the clear part
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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everything is just pry off with a flathead screwdriver but use a screwdriver to take off the license plate bulb holder and pull it through, everything should be common sense when taking the bulb holder apart.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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I used an old giftcard..shove it in the crack and pryed..that way I didn't risk accidentally slipping and scratching the cover or something else. And the card exerted pressure on more of the cover than a screwdriver will..that way you don't risk a crack too. Done that before on older cars..
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by '02_TL-S
I used an old giftcard..shove it in the crack and pryed..that way I didn't risk accidentally slipping and scratching the cover or something else. And the card exerted pressure on more of the cover than a screwdriver will..that way you don't risk a crack too. Done that before on older cars..
Take a small flat head and wrap the end with a piece of tape.
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Pick up a set of nylon pry tools at Harbor Freight. Cheap & very useful for things like this. Screwdrivers are more likely to mar or crack lens, upholstery trim, etc.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=95214
Gift card idea is good, hadn't thought of that.

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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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