bzss7x

I know that many of you have replaced your dome lights with LEDs. Those of you who haven't read about this, start with this thread (go to page 7 or 8)...

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73448


The absolute hardest part of this procedure is changing the front dome lights. The best suggestion that I've read was from żGotJazz? - he proposed using shrink tubing to grip the bulbs...

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76235

Pretty cool solution, if you can find the tubing.


I couldn't find the tubing, so here's what I did:

1. Cut a 6"-8" strip of electrical tape.
2. Fold that strip of tape length-wise (so that it sticks to itself).
3. Put the middle of the tape on top of the light bulb, all the way back to the base of the bulb.
4. Fold the tape around the bulb so that it is very snug all around.
5. Use the tape to pull the bulb out.

Mine came out first try both times! I felt like I had invented time travel or something.

I hope that this can prevent many sore fingers...

DopeTL04

I did not use any kind of shrink wrap. All I did was use tweazers, put it around the bulb and pulled it out. it was very easy to do, even in the back.....

Shinj1EVA

How do u remove the plastic covers over the dome lights? Just pry at it?

Ken7

How does the amount of light from these LEDs compare to the standard bulbs?

bzss7x

I used a thin butter knife to gently pry the inside of the dome lights. They come off easily.


If you get the 6 bulb LEDs, they are about the same as the stock bulbs, but with a much whiter tint.

I would really recommend reading the last 4-5 pages of the thread http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73448 . It discusses this topic in depth.

Shinj1EVA

thanks, i just took a screwdriver and pried it out... the WLED-W6 look nice w/ my quartz interior.. btw.. in case ne1 is wondering, they're out of stock of WLED-W6

http://superbrightleds.com/nostock&newleds.htm

cliff

i used rubber dish washing gloves to grip it and took it right off

Mike420TL

Great tip using electrical tape. Worked awesome. Thanks.

snake134

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used regular tape to get it out. i know a few of them were initially a pita but the tape works like a charm.

magnod

V-Leds have been out of the bulbs I want for a while now.

swoosh

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HOLY FUCKING REVIVAL....7 years

BuffBakerGA

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