LED dome lights

Azrael · Mar 13, 2005

I ordered mine yesterday. You should get the people who run superbrightleds.com to hook you up with some free stuff for sending all this business their way.

Hudnut · Mar 14, 2005

Originally posted by Azrael@Mar 13 2005, 01:45 PM
I ordered mine yesterday. You should get the people who run superbrightleds.com to hook you up with some free stuff for sending all this business their way.

That's what I'm talkin about.

Silver Streaker · Mar 14, 2005

Hey, by any chance, do you know how long it takes for it to come in? I think they use ground mail, so like a week at most?

Hudnut · Mar 14, 2005

let's see, I placed my order on a fri night, and they got here on wed. So I would say preaty quick from MO to MI. socal... not so sure.

Repo1981 · Mar 15, 2005

I got mine today, exactly 5 days from when i ordered them, I'll probably put em in tomorrow

sciontc5sp · Mar 16, 2005

wow that would be great. I have tho blue neon strips lighting up the floor,and inside the cup holders, now it looks like I can replace the daul orange lighting in center concal, and the map light whle I'm at it. change the color to blue or white.
I read all the ?s others have asked and replies you gave..
but let me get this straight.
you brought these size blubs (#74 wedge for the cubby, 194 wege 4bulb for the front, and 3022 4 bulb festoon for the rear)
and they replaced the stock blubs. and then project was done..
at a cost to $13 or as cheap price, no need to customized anything to make things fit or triming ot any parts, nor rewiring?.
if this is correct. then woohoo. I can't wait to start on it.

pl let me know. thanks
Jeremy

Frunobulax · Mar 16, 2005

Okay -- I just royally f**ked up and tried to remove the original bulbs by twisting them, and the socket fell back into the dome light housing.

Does anyone have a definitive procedure for removing the dome light housing? I see the clips on either side of the housing, but there still appears to be something else holding it in. I've been able to retrieve the sockets, but they still need to be installed from the other side of the circuit board in the dome light housing.

Thanks in advance!

Repo1981 · Mar 16, 2005

I just installed my dome LED's today, this is what u have to do.

Make sure that you don't twist the bulbs

Pull stock bulb out, push LED in, very easy

The back is even easier, the housing had 2 pry holes

And this is what it looks like at night....brighter than i thought they would be

hamster · Mar 17, 2005

very spiffy

you ordered on the same day as me.... but i live in CA... so its gonna take a bit longer

pharoh · Mar 17, 2005

Thanks a lot for the pics and the advice, Repo1981. Appreciate it.

EDIT: Was the cubby light any harder to install?

smittyfolifetc · Mar 17, 2005

i'm sold too think i'll get minds today.

Repo1981 · Mar 17, 2005

Originally posted by Pharohz@Mar 16 2005, 09:30 PM
Thanks a lot for the pics and the advice, Repo1981. Appreciate it.

EDIT: Was the cubby light any harder to install?

not harder, just more involved.....ppl have diff. ways to get to the cubby hole light...Since I've taken apart this car so many times....I'm just used to taking the shift and center consoles off to access it.....

Once you do access the cubby hole, it's as easy as unplugging the stock bulb and plugging in the LED.

asdf · May 15, 2005

that white bright light one looks cool. i might get one, but dont you think it would drain the battery?

Soundguy50 · May 15, 2005

Originally posted by asdf@May 15 2005, 12:23 AM
that white bright light one looks cool. i might get one, but dont you think it would drain the battery?

nope leds use much less power then regular bulbs

asdf · May 17, 2005

sweet!

falling star · May 17, 2005

any easy way to get the cubby light out? I've been wanting it Blue since i got my Tc a week ago.

Also, importantly, when you switch to LEDs does it still SLOWLY light up when you have it set to "door"?

falling star · May 17, 2005

oh, besides

1) Can LEDs SLOWLY light up?

2) Can the cubby light be removed easily? (tweezers??)

i also have to ask

3) are all 3 lights in the front dome all the same size? I cannot tell and the reference I found for Scion TC lights seems to be f'd up, but from those photos it appears the door light and 2 map lights are all the same

Hudnut · May 17, 2005

1)Yes
2) kinda. It's not that hard to just pull the console off and install the bulb that way.
3)yes, all 3 are 194's

Tecrun19 · May 17, 2005

Thanks Repo1981 for the nice guide and Hudnut for telling us about this. I just installed one blue in the back and one blue for each passanger in the front and a white in the center between the blues. Dont think ill do the cubby but who knows

Heres some pics of my car with them
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/824370/2

falling star · May 19, 2005

Originally posted by Hudnut@May 17 2005, 05:01 AM
1)Yes
2) kinda. It's not that hard to just pull the console off and install the bulb that way.
3)yes, all 3 are 194's

thanks, man.

But for serious, has anyone taken out the cubby light wo/ disassembling the console? I'm not a big mod guy or tuner or ricer or ANY of that ####.

But this is simple/subtle enough to do, especially since that yellow cubby light is so damn annoying, so if there is an easy way im all ears

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