Vanity light lamp replacement

**Tideland Prius** · 01-17-2006, 08:39 PM

It only comes on if it's in the ON position and the mirror cover is fully open.

Bill, it's odd that I didn't find this thread. I was thinking the same thing except that I want to replace the map lights as they're not particular bright nor focussed. So if I read correctly, I just pull the plastic piece from the front?

Also, the link you have are now broken

aka007ii · 01-17-2006, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by Tideland Prius@Jan 17 2006, 05:39 PM
It only comes on if it's in the ON position and the mirror cover is fully open.

Bill, it's odd that I didn't find this thread. I was thinking the same thing except that I want to replace the map lights as they're not particular bright nor focussed. So if I read correctly, I just pull the plastic piece from the front?

Also, the link you have are now broken

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Wow, and here I thought I knew everything. I guess the passenger mirror is always open on mine 'cause she sits on that side. I keep my insurance card slid in the driver side so it's only half open. The light works so nothing is wrong. Wierd that they would go to that much trouble making a switch on the mirror door to turn on/off the light even when the light switch is on. What's the big deal?

**Tideland Prius** · 01-17-2006, 08:48 PM

anything that can be a drain on the battery has a switch. That goes for the dome lamp, vanity light, cargo area and headlights.

Bill Merchant · 01-18-2006, 01:49 AM

Amazing. What's old is new again. This gave me a chance to fix all the old font references...

Options Auto Salon still sells the <a href=\'http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RB-R103\' target=\'_blank\'>Raybrig R103</a> bulbs, but they moved the page on their site. They have all kinds of odd lights.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-06-2006, 11:33 PM

http://tec-toyz.com/products.html

Another source for LED lights

PriusGTRSpecVTypeR · 02-10-2006, 12:00 AM

I recently ordered my white LED 168/194 replacement bulbs from here:

http://autolumination.com/194.htm

I ordered the "wedge matrix LED" bulb which is supposepd to have a wide angle of light. I had a problem before in my old car with the focussed LED beam, it would only shine down in one direction. I hope these matrix ones give more overall useable light.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-11-2006, 03:59 AM

cool. Tell me how it goes. I wanna replace the cargo area light (rather pathetic if you ask me) and maybe the maplights.

Bill Merchant · 02-11-2006, 07:47 AM

Note that the map lights and the cargo light use different lamps. Map is 168 and cargo DE3022 according to Sylvania and direct observation.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-11-2006, 04:16 PM

Yup I got the part numbers on a sticky on my monitor. I just want to know how the cargo light one looks like. Brighter is one thing but if it's focused, that's no use either.

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01-17-2006, 08:39 PM	#21
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,931 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	It only comes on if it's in the ON position and the mirror cover is fully open. Bill, it's odd that I didn't find this thread. I was thinking the same thing except that I want to replace the map lights as they're not particular bright nor focussed. So if I read correctly, I just pull the plastic piece from the front? Also, the link you have are now broken

01-17-2006, 08:48 PM	#23
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,931 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	anything that can be a drain on the battery has a switch. That goes for the dome lamp, vanity light, cargo area and headlights.

01-18-2006, 01:49 AM	#24
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,964 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 53	Amazing. What's old is new again. This gave me a chance to fix all the old font references... Options Auto Salon still sells the <a href=\'http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RB-R103\' target=\'_blank\'>Raybrig R103</a> bulbs, but they moved the page on their site. They have all kinds of odd lights.

02-06-2006, 11:33 PM	#25
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,931 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	http://tec-toyz.com/products.html Another source for LED lights

02-10-2006, 12:00 AM	#26
PriusGTRSpecVTypeR Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I recently ordered my white LED 168/194 replacement bulbs from here: http://autolumination.com/194.htm I ordered the "wedge matrix LED" bulb which is supposepd to have a wide angle of light. I had a problem before in my old car with the focussed LED beam, it would only shine down in one direction. I hope these matrix ones give more overall useable light.

02-11-2006, 03:59 AM	#27
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,931 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	cool. Tell me how it goes. I wanna replace the cargo area light (rather pathetic if you ask me) and maybe the maplights.

02-11-2006, 07:47 AM	#28
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 3,964 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 6 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 53	Note that the map lights and the cargo light use different lamps. Map is 168 and cargo DE3022 according to Sylvania and direct observation.

02-11-2006, 04:16 PM	#29
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,931 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Yup I got the part numbers on a sticky on my monitor. I just want to know how the cargo light one looks like. Brighter is one thing but if it's focused, that's no use either.