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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 02:59 AM
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Question Console Bulb Replacement

There's two lights out on my center console and I've been researching for a couple days on the parts now. I plan on replacing them myself but I can't seem to pin point exactly what I need. I found the corresponding part number "74" and was about to pull the trigger on these but not sure if they're the right ones. It's for an 07 base model if that matters.

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Anyone lend me hand? I've looked on AcuraPartsWarehouse but their diagrams are confusing the hell out of me.

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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 03:05 AM
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I just gave the thing a small thump and the passenger light came back on and went back off after a second thump. Is this a sign that it's just a bad connection and the bulbs need to be adjusted?
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 05:14 AM
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Do yourself a favor and order all of them to replace not just the ones that are out. https://www.acuraoemparts.com/auto-p...er-module-scat or you’ll be doing it twice. Ask me how I know. Lol

You can buy cheaper ones, leds on eBay but the britghness is different.
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 09:37 PM
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Or look into converting interior lights to LEDs.

Those OEM bulbs are crazy expensive, while they are probably like 10 cents to manufacture.
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 02:53 AM
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Do yourself a favor and order all of them to replace not just the ones that are out. https://www.acuraoemparts.com/auto-p...er-module-scat or you’ll be doing it twice. Ask me how I know. Lol

You can buy cheaper ones, leds on eBay but the britghness is different.
Thanks for the tip. Do you know if the ones I linked on Amazon are the same size? Or are these the only ones I can work with? I’ve seen the LED conversion and it all seems too bright for me.
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 06:51 AM
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 04:16 PM
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The ones you linked at Amazon are not correct. The bulbs used in the dash and console buttons are T3 neo-wedge.

As mentioned above, if you go to the trouble of accessing these, you should plan on replacing every bulb and not just the ones that are out. It would be a good opportunity to swap them for LEDs, however, I have not been satisfied with the look of commercially available T3 LED bulbs. They all go for outrageous brightness and do not match the rest of the interior lighting.
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 05:34 PM
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That's my issue as well. I don't like the brightness that the LED conversion seems to push out as well as people having problems with hot spots. I assume OEM parts are my best bet eg. ~$4 per bulb? Would it be just as easy to get the parts from Acura themselves or cheaper to find a third party?

Cheers.
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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If you order from the link I gave you and put acurazine in the coupon code spot, you get 5% off.
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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 07:17 PM
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You're from Canada? Those OEM bulbs just jumped from $4 to $8 per bulb, ask me how I know

Order from a site like acuraoemparts? Those bulbs just jumped to $60

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Old Sep 30, 2018 | 08:54 PM
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Yes but you guys have all that extra cash that you save from not having to pay for health care. At least that’s what they tell us. So buy the bulbs. Lol
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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 03:16 PM
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You aren't wrong. In a recent turn of events, a friend of mine that used to work at Acura has a bin of bulbs to give to me .
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Old Dec 15, 2024 | 12:50 PM
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would those lights work on 08 tl-s?
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