LED interior lights

[smooth 1269]

just thought i would post up some pictures of my LED dome and map lights. i still need to replace the floor lights, but i'll do that later. anyways i found these at pep boys, they have 5 different bulb adapters to fit any interior bulb. the only down side is that they are 30 dollars, i guess you pay for the convenience of plug and play.

[smooth 1269]

the pics make them look more blue than they really are, they look white in person, heres the stock bulb on the right for a comparison

[smooth 1269]

both replaced

[smooth 1269]

interior lit up

[car audio dave]

hahah you and your lights.

looks good BTW. now our interior lighting matches ;).

[Gagt518]

Yeah i agree it looks good:thumbup2:

[bballr4567]

Looks really cool.

[Peyman]

wow that is bright as hell... lol looks good... what is the bulb # for the dome lights and the map lights?... i want to get these for my car too :) ...

[Big Joe]

bright!

[echoicse]

Smooth,what a difference between stock bulb and led! Like it!

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by Peyman
wow that is bright as hell... lol looks good... what is the bulb # for the dome lights and the map lights?... i want to get these for my car too :) ...

i'm not sure what the bulb numbers are but the kit has every adapter that you would need

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by smooth 1269
i still need to replace the floor lights, but i'll do that later.
I wish my '04 had the stock floor lights, it would have been so much easier to just swap out the bulbs versus having to wire in two sets of cathodes.

Originally posted by Peyman
wow that is bright as hell... lol looks good... what is the bulb # for the dome lights and the map lights?... i want to get these for my car too :) ...
The map lights are 194 bulbs (I used red WLED-x5 LED Wedge Base Bulbs from superbrightleds.com (http://www.superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html)) and I believe the dome light was a 212-2 or 44mm festoon bulb, something like this (http://www.superbrightleds.com/festoon.html).

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by DFizzle
I wish my '04 had the stock floor lights, it would have been so much easier to just swap out the bulbs versus having to wire in two sets of cathodes.


The map lights are 194 bulbs (I used red WLED-x5 LED Wedge Base Bulbs from superbrightleds.com (http://www.superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html)) and I believe the dome light was a 212-2 or 44mm festoon bulb, something like this (http://www.superbrightleds.com/festoon.html).

hmmm thats weird, my 2000 has the festoon base bulbs in the map lights and the dome :???:

[XoticGA]

scrumptious!

[04alyGT]

Nicely done, i've always wanted to get red bulbs for my interior...might have to go shopping today

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by smooth 1269
hmmm thats weird, my 2000 has the festoon base bulbs in the map lights and the dome :???:
Damn, that would have made things much easier, the 194 bulbs were a HUGE PITA to get to, took me over an hour to get them out of the mirror. You can see the bulbs on the right of this (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/IMG_0474.jpg) picture. And then here (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/IMG_0516.jpg) are the LED bulbs I used.

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by DFizzle
Damn, that would have made things much easier, the 194 bulbs were a HUGE PITA to get to, took me over an hour to get them out of the mirror. You can see the bulbs on the right of this (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/IMG_0474.jpg) picture. And then here (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/IMG_0516.jpg) are the LED bulbs I used.

cool, i wonder why gm decided to change the types of bulbs mid-stream. how is the output on those leds? the ones i have are actually plates with 8 leds on them in the map lights and a plate with 12 leds in the dome light

[car audio dave]

my camaro had 194 in the mirror as well. ill get some pics of my interior lighting too, since mine and smooths are similar.

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by smooth 1269
cool, i wonder why gm decided to change the types of bulbs mid-stream. how is the output on those leds? the ones i have are actually plates with 8 leds on them in the map lights and a plate with 12 leds in the dome light
The output is actually decent. It's dim in comparisson because I went with red but I like it, it's subtle but people always comment on it. The key is using the wide angle, multi-led bulbs so you get good light dispersal. I actually really like those plates like you have and if I was going to do white that's what I would have gone with probably.

This (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/Interiorlighting.jpg) picture and this (http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/?action=view&current=IMG_0635.jpg) one are with my old deck and don't really do the lights justice, but I really like how everything matches now (the new Kenwood has red lighting as well). I was worried it wouldn't be bright enough but especially with the floor cathodes on the whole cabin lights up pretty nice.

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by DFizzle
The output is actually decent. It's dim in comparisson because I went with red but I like it, it's subtle but people always comment on it. The key is using the wide angle, multi-led bulbs so you get good light dispersal. I actually really like those plates like you have and if I was going to do white that's what I would have gone with probably.

This (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/Interiorlighting.jpg) picture and this (http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/?action=view&current=IMG_0635.jpg) one are with my old deck and don't really do the lights justice, but I really like how everything matches now (the new Kenwood has red lighting as well). I was worried it wouldn't be bright enough but especially with the floor cathodes on the whole cabin lights up pretty nice.

that looks really good bro, while i'm at it i might as well change the glove box light and the trunk light with led panels too, lol

[04alyGT]

Originally posted by DFizzle
The output is actually decent. It's dim in comparisson because I went with red but I like it, it's subtle but people always comment on it. The key is using the wide angle, multi-led bulbs so you get good light dispersal. I actually really like those plates like you have and if I was going to do white that's what I would have gone with probably.

This (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/Interiorlighting.jpg) picture and this (http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a245/juggleboy720/Car/?action=view&current=IMG_0635.jpg) one are with my old deck and don't really do the lights justice, but I really like how everything matches now (the new Kenwood has red lighting as well). I was worried it wouldn't be bright enough but especially with the floor cathodes on the whole cabin lights up pretty nice.
That looks cool as hell, i've been wanting to do that exact thing in my car forever. So you got a link to the bulbs you used?

[car audio dave]

just go to pep boys and they are in the rice section.

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by 4576foxtrot
That looks cool as hell, i've been wanting to do that exact thing in my car forever. So you got a link to the bulbs you used?
Superbrightleds (http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm) for the map lights and the dome light but you'll want to check the bulb sizes for your year since they're probably different. Oznium (http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit) for the floorboard cathodes but the install on those is obviously a little more work intensive. I did a super long-winded how-to for the cathodes here (http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57760&highlight=cathode+install).

If I had to do it again I'd look into the led plates like smooth used for the dome light unless you're looking for a direct bulb replacement. They have those at Superbright under the festoon section. I like my dome light dim but it bugs some people.

[sudden_impulse]

I like my dome light off...:lol: Kind of sucks if a door isn't shut all the way or to find something, but with the roof being so low and the light being that close to me, it was too bright. Soon as I get off my lazy ass it'll have red lights in the kick panels, dome light, and angel eyes (if I get them) since I want demon eyes. I was looking at the superbrightled store from an earlier thread about lights in the General Maintenance (I think) section.

[Peyman]

randy this kit came with enough leds for the dome light and the map lights?... some ppl say they have the 194 bulbs in their 02+... and if you have the festoon bulbs i guess my 99 has them too ... hmm

when i went to pep boys i saw this unversal kit... but it only seemed to have one plate w/ 12 leds on it...

[car audio dave]

that kit is what you need.

[b2089]

Two things,

1- how do the LEDs handle the theatre dimming? Do they dim properly down to off like standard bulbs?

2- hows the light output with the white ones compared to stock?

My car doesn't have footwell lights. I'm thinking of getting two of the small led panels and putting on in the passenger footwell and another on the back of the center console to light up the rear passenger area. There's an inch or so of space between where the door swings and the cup holders are. I know that's a bit of overkill because I already have a lighted mirror and the dome with map lights so I don't need the light. I'm just scarred after being in a classic Cadillac that interior lights seemingly everywhere.

I thought something like this would be nice to add a light

http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/G_13504G_SW_1.gif

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2003504/p-2003504/N-111+2003+200729111+600002806/c-10101

[smooth 1269]

1) the theatre dimming works as it should

2) the light output is far superior to the stock bulbs

Originally posted by b2089
Two things,

1- how do the LEDs handle the theatre dimming? Do they dim properly down to off like standard bulbs?

2- hows the light output with the white ones compared to stock?

My car doesn't have footwell lights. I'm thinking of getting two of the small led panels and putting on in the passenger footwell and another on the back of the center console to light up the rear passenger area. There's an inch or so of space between where the door swings and the cup holders are. I know that's a bit of overkill because I already have a lighted mirror and the dome with map lights so I don't need the light. I'm just scarred after being in a classic Cadillac that interior lights seemingly everywhere.

I thought something like this would be nice to add a light

http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/G_13504G_SW_1.gif

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2003504/p-2003504/N-111+2003+200729111+600002806/c-10101

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by Peyman
randy this kit came with enough leds for the dome light and the map lights?... some ppl say they have the 194 bulbs in their 02+... and if you have the festoon bulbs i guess my 99 has them too ... hmm

when i went to pep boys i saw this unversal kit... but it only seemed to have one plate w/ 12 leds on it...


yup thats the one you need

[Peyman]

Have you changed the glove box bulb yet?... i tried sticking my hand in there a few times to take out the bulb... but the angle i have to put my hand in there i just cant grip the bulb to pull it out...

do i really need to remove the damn glove box door??? lol

also whats the best way to remove the dome light without braking anything?...

[Gagt518]

Originally posted by Peyman
Have you changed the glove box bulb yet?... i tried sticking my hand in there a few times to take out the bulb... but the angle i have to put my hand in there i just cant grip the bulb to pull it out...

do i really need to remove the damn glove box door??? lol

also whats the best way to remove the dome light without braking anything?...

Yes you have to take the glove box just to get to the dinky light, and the easiest way to remove the dome light is to just simply pull it off and when you go back to install it take the sunroof lining off and reach your hand in between the roof and the roof liner so you can hold the plastic peice thats attached to your dome light

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by gagt518
Yes you have to take the glove box just to get to the dinky light, and the easiest way to remove the dome light is to just simply pull it off and when you go back to install it take the sunroof lining off and reach your hand in between the roof and the roof liner so you can hold the plastic peice thats attached to your dome light
Wow, that's sooo much easier than the way I did the dome light, that would have been much quicker.

[Gagt518]

yeah it's still a PITA but much quicker

[Peyman]

btw i just put in my white WLED-x5 LED Wedge Base Bulbs from superbrightleds.com ... very nice... has a tiny tint of blue to it... replaced underneath the feet area... and the glove dept box (<-- took me like one hour to replace that one... gosh that was a pain to take out, i saw upside down on the passenger side seat w/ my head on the floor to get a better grip of the stupid bulb... finally came out that way) oh i also took at the 5 screws holding the gove dept box together too to losen the panel around it...

[Peyman]

BTW the wled-x5 led wedge base bulb does not fit in the license plate area...the bulb is a little too long

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by Peyman
BTW the wled-x5 led wedge base bulb does not fit in the license plate area...the bulb is a little too long

there is not much room for the license plate light as you already know, lol so what i used is a jamstraight 100 degree bulb w/4leds, fits perfect. its not super bright but it compliments the rest of my lighting well, i would like to eventually put 2 bulbs back there to make it a bit brighter.

[Peyman]

Originally posted by smooth 1269
there is not much room for the license plate light as you already know, lol so what i used is a jamstraight 100 degree bulb w/4leds, fits perfect. its not super bright but it compliments the rest of my lighting well, i would like to eventually put 2 bulbs back there to make it a bit brighter.

lol "phuck" that... put a led panel back there HAHA

[Peyman]

guys ... i took off the dome light... and there are two 194 bulbs and a 212-2 festoon light bulb... well the 2 194's... i tried taking out the bulb...pulling on it as hard as i can multiple times...but it just wont budge... one of them ended up breaking in my hand, and now the piece is stuck inside and i cant get it out... Randy did u have a hard time taking these out?...

on the left is the one i broke... :( ... & on the right... i dont even want to mess w/ that one...it just wont come out...

[Peyman]

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[smooth 1269]

yeah i did the same thing bro, i still have a broken map light back there, lol. i'm going to wire up two panels to the map lights if i can fit them in there, if i cant then i'm just going to leave them alone, i never use them anyway

[DFizzle]

I did just about everything I could think of to get those things out of there, never got'em. I just don't ever turn those on, just replaced the festoon bulb and called it a day.

[Gagt518]

Mine came out like cake:D

[b2089]

Originally posted by DFizzle
I did just about everything I could think of to get those things out of there, never got'em. I just don't ever turn those on, just replaced the festoon bulb and called it a day.

Use a fuse puller to reach behind the bulb, sometimes it works, sometimes the bulb breaks when you squeeze the puller. If it breakes just squeeze like heck on the base that is left and force it out.

[Peyman]

randy...so you bought a total of 3 of these kits?... lol... i just installed this pilot universal kit in my dome light... looks badass... will the 12 led panel fit in the map light?.. cause it dosent seem like it

[Peyman]

Originally posted by gagt518
Yes you have to take the glove box just to get to the dinky light, and the easiest way to remove the dome light is to just simply pull it off and when you go back to install it take the sunroof lining off and reach your hand in between the roof and the roof liner so you can hold the plastic peice thats attached to your dome light

thanks for that tip... really helped out the other day :) YAY

[Gagt518]

No Problem, Glad that i could help

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by Peyman
randy...so you bought a total of 3 of these kits?... lol... i just installed this pilot universal kit in my dome light... looks badass... will the 12 led panel fit in the map light?.. cause it dosent seem like it

Yes they will, you just have to angle it to get it in. it fits nice and tight.

[AmishMafia13]

where can i get a red dome light for a 97 gagt. i looked on almost every link on this website. cant come up with anything

[car audio dave]

www.superbrightled.com should have them

[b2089]

You can get a regular red bulb at autozone also, if you want that instead of a red LED.

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by AmishMafia13
where can i get a red dome light for a 97 gagt. i looked on almost every link on this website. cant come up with anything

try www.autoi.com they have led panels in different colors

[Peyman]

Originally posted by smooth 1269
Yes they will, you just have to angle it to get it in. it fits nice and tight.

lol ive been trying for one hour to get one of these led panels in... and cant get to go in... i took off the mirror so it would be easier too... and i still cant get it to go in... this is the one you have right?

[smooth 1269]

Originally posted by Peyman
lol ive been trying for one hour to get one of these led panels in... and cant get to go in... i took off the mirror so it would be easier too... and i still cant get it to go in... this is the one you have right?

no, those are different. i'll post pics of mine later. did you get those at pep boys?

[Peyman]

i got mine from ebay... they said they were pilots... my local pepboys used to have one in stock...for the last 3 weeks they havent brought any in

[Peyman]

hey randy well now im stuck w/ 2 more of these kits... lol... wanna buy one for your trunk?... :) ... BTW i tried taking off that lense thats covering the trunk light... but once i get one side poped out.. the other seems like its about to break if i pull on it any harder... any trick to removing this?

[AmishMafia13]

I've been looking for a red LED dome light for my 97 gagt and i looked at superbright.com and tried to match it to my dome light number and i'm just really confusing myself right now. can any one help or just tell me how to read those charts they have.

[Peyman]

Originally posted by AmishMafia13
I've been looking for a red LED dome light for my 97 gagt and i looked at superbright.com and tried to match it to my dome light number and i'm just really confusing myself right now. can any one help or just tell me how to read those charts they have.

what bulb # is ur dome light?... once u know that... u can use their cross refrence guide on their site to see what other model bulbs fit..

[Gagt518]

I just measured the stock oem bulb and compared it to the ones on there website:D

[AmishMafia13]

how do you put the LED dome light bulbs in. do they just slide in or do you need a butt load of other stupid stuff. i've looked at the dome light but i couldnt figure out how to get it out and i dont wanna touch it because with my luck i would screw it up.

[Gagt518]

I dont know about your year but on the 99+ all you have to do is basically pull it off,so im sure it's the same way

[Peyman]

96-98 it is the same way... just pull it off gently holding it by the sides... and it's ALOT easier putting it back on then the 99+ ...

if anyone wants a universal 12 panel led dome light let me know, i have 2 extras... retail was $30+tax, im asking $25 shipped

[Nick_Wa]

Hey, I got a question for all you guys taking out and putting back in your dome light. I took mine out but now I cant get it back in, the peice it clips into in the top just moves all around so everytime i try and push up on the dome light to get it to click the peice moves and its impossible to get it clicked in. Any body got any solutions?? Thanks

[b2089]

Originally posted by Nick_Wa
Hey, I got a question for all you guys taking out and putting back in your dome light. I took mine out but now I cant get it back in, the peice it clips into in the top just moves all around so everytime i try and push up on the dome light to get it to click the peice moves and its impossible to get it clicked in. Any body got any solutions?? Thanks

You have to reach in through the sunroof.

[Nick_Wa]

Oh k, so just open it up and reach in to hold it down?

[DFizzle]

Yep, just take off the trim around the sunroof and reach under the headliner to hold the plastic plate down. I had a heck of a time and wasn't smart enough to think of the sunroof route so I looped some speaker wire around the plastic plate and down through the dome light and then plulled down on the wire and pushed up on the light and it snapped right in. Trust me that the sunroof way is MUCH easier.

[Peyman]

yup sunroof way is the way to go lol... DFIZZZLE ... speaker wire... thats too funny...but as long as it worked haha

[DFizzle]

Originally posted by Peyman
yup sunroof way is the way to go lol... DFIZZZLE ... speaker wire... thats too funny...but as long as it worked haha
Yeah, I feel like a complete moron in hindsight, but at the time there wasn't a THING online anywhere about how to deal with it so I worked with what I had. It only took a minute or so once I came up with the idea but I must have stared at the damn thing for 20 minutes trying to figure it out.

Anyway, don't mean to thread-jack, good luck getting the lights in.

[smooth 1269]

i did the wire thing too, haha. it worked though ;)