Hey guys,

I just wanted to share a small project I did today.

I recently replaced all the bulbs in the switches around my navi with RadioShack bulbs taht were about 2$ for 2 of them. They worked well but some switches ended up being brighter than others so I replaced them again with 8$ bulbs from Acura. This was a pain in the ass but they all lit up well after I installed them; no hot spots or dim spots.

Then about a week later, two of them went out. Yes, two 8$ bulbs I bought at the dealership. WTF?! I was so pissed and sick and tired of taking apart my interior. Its a real honest PITA to replace those bulbs. You basically have to take apart the whole center console; cup holders, cubby holes, shifter area, radio, navi, and the upper vents. It sucked .


So finally I gave in and ordered Neo-Wedge T3 LEDs to install. They were pretty expensive but I got them from a seller on eBay and he referred me to his personal site where they were just under 1$ each.

I ordered 50 bulbs for about 40$ and they arrived about 3 weeks-1month later.

I finally go around to replacing them today and I'm really happy with the results. They're VERY bright; like VERY VERY bright. I plan on changing as many of the bulbs in the car to these as possible. I saw DM's thread about retrofitting LEDs but that's too much effort. These were plug and play.

The only problem with installing them was that regular bulbs do not have a + or - side so you just plug them in and its fine. The LEDs however do. So when I first installed them, about half were out. So I had to remove them and turn them so they would light up. The only way to do this is trial and error, so that was annoying.

Here's a pic of the results

 

Those look great!

 

^+1

 

Can you post a picture of how it looks when you turn down the brightness to the lowest setting? Those look TOO bright.

Also can you press the air recirculation and defrost buttons so I can see what color they illuminate?

 

Nice work! I like how those look

 

Awesome. I did mine over a year ago and they are still holding up.

Don't think you can control the brightness with LEDs.

 

Wow, very nice Quana.

 

Are you sure? My dome lights fade out when I close my door and press the lock button on my key fob.

 

I'll get a pic of them with the brightness down low tomorrow, but yes they do get dimmer if you use the brightness control buttons. But the problem is the gauge cluster gets dimmer as well with it. As for the defrost and dual switches, those when pressed have another led bulb inside the switch that cannot be changed without taking the whole switch apart. They still light up orangeish when pressed (defrost) and green for the dual button.

Forgot to mention I also changed the bulb in my shifter for the PRND etc to an LED. it's one bulb, same size as the one in The center console amd glove box. That however produced hot and dim spots so I'll be changing it or adding another bulb in there soon. One just isn't enough


All of my other LEDs dim as well including my footwell, dome, and puddle lights when I lock/unlock using my key fob.

 

just ordered some today, and I'm glad i did! how many did you need total?

 

LEDs don't dissipate power in a linear matter; you'll be able to dim them, however it won't be the same smooth transition you see with the filament-style bulbs.

 

Looks great!

Let us know how the rest go!

 

That's not a problem for me. When I drive the car at night I always set the gauge cluster to the lowest brightness possible.

 

Hey guys, Here are some more pics;

Complete full brightness (don't mind the footwell leds )


Full brightness -1 (Pressed Max brightness and turned it down one to get the Navi to switch back to night mode)


Dual Switch on:



Lowest brightness:

 

Looks great! and WOW those footwell lights are bright!!! haha

 

how much is does it cost to go through Acura? I dont know how to take apart the center console so id rather let the experts do it/

 

Just wish there was easy solution for the radio as well....

 

Lol Acura dealership will not do this modification for you...

 

So who can we get the neo-wedge bulbs from?

 

You can get them on ebay. THere are two different types. One is the type that looks like a regular bulb but is an LED. The other is the SMD style which is more common on the LED boards. I got the bulb style (sorry idk the technical term for it) but I kind of wish I got the SMD style because they don't fit in all the buttons; for example the heated seats. I may go ahead and get some SMD style ones sense I think they will be slightly smaller/shorter and hopefully fit better.

Here is a link to ebay:
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/dsc/eBay...w=t3+neo+wedge

Here are the ones I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2pcs-T3-T4-T...ht_2375wt_1270


SMD style:



LED Bulb style:

 

thx for the reply im ordering now

 

i forgot to ask, how many bulbs are in our dash,doors and steering wheel?

 

Here ya go:

Navi:
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

Steering wheel"
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

Switches:
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...All&vinsrch=no

12 for the Navi switches
Plus one for the hazard light switch
Plus one for sunroof switch
Plus 6 for the heated seat switches
Plus 1 for VSA switch
Plus 1 for trunk switch
plus I think 4 for the switches around the cluster (for the MID and Max brightness etc buttons)
Plus I THINK 6 for steering wheel radio+cruise buttons
Plus i THINK 4 for the HFL switches in the steering wheel

and...I can't remember any more lol. I think there are 3 more in the driver's door panel for the memory seat switches. Most everything else isn't going to be plug and play.


That being said, I'd probably get around 40-45 total and have some spares. The SMD ones might be a better option because they'll likely fit in more places. So far I know the bulb type won't fit in the heated seats switches I'll have to pick up some SMD ones soon.

 

Thx man cuz I didn't want to little or too much

 

Quick update. These bulbs are still going strong in that TL.

Also just did the same mod to my 08 type-s with red LEDs. Will post pics later.

 

Aren't they already red in the type-s?

 

these come in red too?

 

Sucks that the radio isn't do-able so things kind of look incomplete but its still much better than nothing

 

Sorry for the confusion. Yes the type-s interior lights are red but I meant I used red neo-wedge t3 bulbs; will post pics soon.

 

Did it look any differently to you?

 

Quoted from my progress thread since I said I would post pics here too;

 

looks good, I just wish it was a little dimmer to match the stock one a little more

 

when buying bulbs for this do I need to go with T3 or T4? I'm going the SMD route. Theres a few different sellers on ebay, I was just going to buy 50 or so that way I'll have extra.

What bulbs did you use in the cup holder?

 

lol i posted a thread of the same thing a few days back of changing them to blue!
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/blue-led-converted-climate-bulbs-901673/

 

Good info! I'll be ordering some asap. The dealer wants to charge me about 180 for 16 bulbs and 370 to install them... Ya I'll b doing this myself!! Thanks for the info!

 

Cool!! I wonder how blue would look for my base tl? It has at least one bulb out and needing replaced, so hafta decide if I should go led or not.

 

Could You please tell me what color bulbs to get for each area of the car?

 

Can anyone confirm if the T3 works for all the lights in the heated seat switches? I only ask because it appears to be a different part according to the links OP posted.

 

I just updated all the lights for the climate control and the heated seat switches. The T3 neowedges work!

I tried to do the shift selector light too, but it's a different bulb. Not sure what kind of LED would work there.

 

I need to clarify that T3 Neo Wedges bulbs will work major all various part of Navigation Console Center, Steering Wheel and Switches. Am I correct? I am not getting there but I need to understand that the T3 Neo is the only one of a kind and will fit all various of OEM parts numbers for the bulbs. Is that correct?
Bear with me I am novice person who I will do anything for DIY.

Thanks