LED Interior/License Plate conversion

DIY LED interior + license plate conversion

For the dome light on the car, it's very simple, you have 2 notches on the plastic cover where you would insert a flat head screw driver and lightly pry out the cover. It'll pop off and you will see the DE3175 bulb exposed. Be careful as the bulb might be a little warm to handle, so let it cool down for about 5 minutes. After it has cooled down, remove the bulb from the housing assembly and set it aside. Take the new LED bulb and insert it into the housing, if it does not light up the first time, remove it and turn it 180* and re-insert. The LED bulbs have a POS and NEG end, unlike the factory incandescent bulbs.




Package 1 dome light (similar brightness to OEM, bright white color)


Package 2 dome light (3x brighter than OEM)


All done


The trunk light is very simple, you just pop open the trunk and you'll see a small white cover. Remove that and place aside (or you can leave it off, for a brighter glow). Remove the wedge bulb and insert the new one.

For the license plate light, you'll access them from the inside of the trunk lid. You'll see the 2 light sockets on the inside, just twist and remove these lights, pull the wedge light and replace them with the new ones. Again, if they do not turn on the first time, remove them, flip it 180*, and re-insert.






For the reverse lights, you might want to do these last. Since you'll access the light sockets from underneath the bumper, it is very close to the muffler and you don't want to touch that when it's hot. After it has cooled down, reach from exhaust tip side of the lower valence, and feel for the light socket. Twist that one and remove the bulb, and insert the new LED.
*NOTE*
The CREE LED's might not seem that bright compared to the OEM light because of the way the light bulb is positioned. It points upwards towards the center of the car, and with LED's being a directional light, it will rely on reflecting on the inside housing to be bright. During the day time, it might not seem as bright, but at night time, it is a very nice bright white.

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