License Plate, Door, Dome, and rear dome L.E.D's update - VIDEO

any issue with the heat from the LED melting the plastic cover of the dome/map/door lights?

 

LED lights generate a LOT less heat than their incandescent cousins, as well as use a fraction of the power - so I'd imagine heat isn't an issue - but then again, I haven't been in Electronics class for a number of years, so I could be remembering wrong.

 

Well, managed to get the festoon bulb in - had to 'dent' the metal ends and use a bit of Ol' English to force it in enough not to just eject immediately. I am debating if I want to play with the last incandescent light in the back.

A part of me wonders about putting in LED driven lamps instead of halogen lamps for headlights - but that might be more than I am prepared to take on.

 

It is automatic. Just turn it on, close the hatch, and it turns off. Open the hatch again, and it turns back on.

 

Hey lulz, How did you get at the license plate lights? From the outside of the vehicle or from the inside of the hatch door?

 

So who is going to venture into replacing the rear amber and reverse lights?

 

Thanks to Jason...I didn't realize that light in the hatch could be controlled by the door either. Yep, it works as I tried it. I will leave it "on" now as sometimes at night I like a bit more lighting back there when I open the hatch. That makes it candidate for an LED someday too.
Lulz: Someday when all-white replacement LEDs are available from one website, I will order. I think it's coming so if you should see a site with everything needed to do them all (in white), let me know.
Thanks, Greg

 

I've been using the superbrightleds.com site that Lulz recommended. I had no trouble getting the festoon bulb in. One side of the festoon holder is immovable, but the other side is movable. I just pushed gently on the movable side, slid the new led bulb in and let go. No problems.

 

Do you know if the hatch light bulb is also available on that site? I assume you got all white LEDs?

 

I don't know for sure yet because I haven't popped off the cover to the hatch light. I'm assuming that it's going to be a bulb matching the type in the map lights and side door lights.

This is what I've ordered so far:
Qty | Product / Options | Price/ea |
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7 | WLED-xHP5 Wedge Base Bulb | $ 5.95 |
White WLED-WHP5
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1 | 3022-x4 LED Festoon bulb | $ 2.84 |
Warm White 3022-WW4 0.95

I don't like the warm white in the back because it doesn't match the others though. I'm going to try a somewhat larger (in width) festoon in cool white. I'll let you know how that goes.

 

Jason, I finally went on the site and checked the LEDs myself. Yes, there are subtle color choices of warm white, normal white and cool white. But the festoon bulb did not have a "normal white" choice. The cool white is actually somewhat blueish so it is a mis-match to the other LEDs.
Although you can't tell in Lulz's pics and video, the site has a disclaimer that LEDs are not as bright as normal filament bulbs. Let us know what your opinion is after the change-out.