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Old 03-27-2012, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by raif281
looks good man. I did mine awhile back all white though, an i replaced all my interior lights. how hard was it to do your licenses plate ones, I couldn't seem to get mine off when I went to try in get it out.
Unfortunately, you have to get to them from underneath the bumper. As in use a creeper - or just slide under. Then you can twist off the connectors (same as in the door panels). I tried to simply reach under and get them out, but no luck.

While I was LEDing everything, I DID forget about the glove box! (and possibly the cup holder too!). Needless to say, the glove box door needs to be removed so you can even see what type of bulb it is....
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did you ever get the led for the 4x4 switch you wanted
nope couldn't find a replacement bulb except from getting another switch from somewhere an getting that one. and I tried high temp paint but then the bulb quit working
Old 03-27-2012, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrighty97

I'm on superbrightleds looking at them literally right now lol.. 11th down. Not sure which ones to get though
yupp I see them now lol
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Originally Posted by Warspite

Unfortunately, you have to get to them from underneath the bumper. As in use a creeper - or just slide under. Then you can twist off the connectors (same as in the door panels). I tried to simply reach under and get them out, but no luck.

While I was LEDing everything, I DID forget about the glove box! (and possibly the cup holder too!). Needless to say, the glove box door needs to be removed so you can even see what type of bulb it is....
yeah I tried reaching under there to get them no luck either, is there a trick to it or just turn an pull? I want to do my glove box also! an I need to find the wiring harness for my cup holder, I know there's a spot for a bulb there I just never looked to see if there's a harness with a bulb socket
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They're bayonet mount like the doors, but you cannot put larger LEDs in like the doors. This means crawling under the rear bumper, looking up, and you'll see them clearly. 1/4 turn gets the bulb carrier out, and you can use any leftover LEDs from the dash project (they're 194s).

Let me know about the cup holder when you do it. I have a vacuum problem I have to solve first, then it's back to lighting. Cup holder and glovebox are the last ones left!
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My cupholder light went out last summer and I couldn't find a bulb anywhere to fit so I got an LED indicator from O'reillys and did this

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Old 03-28-2012, 10:22 AM
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That cupholder mod is AWESOME! I now have a blue dash (thanks to white LEDs and blue film in the cluster) - and I have some leftover blue 37's. Perfect spot for them. Was it easy to get the cupholder out - and find the wire?
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Originally Posted by Warspite
That cupholder mod is AWESOME! Perfect spot for them. Was it easy to get the cupholder out - and find the wire?
x2 I would like to know what the wire looks like for the cup holder bulb so I know what it looks like when I take out the cup holder! thanks
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I just took mine out - it's a T-5 (#74). I had a spare blue one left over from my old Q45, and it is perfect in the socket (remove the cup holder by gently depressing the catch in the rear, on both sides, and it'll slide right out). Twist-on/off connector, with not too much slack in the cable.
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Originally Posted by Warspite
I just took mine out - it's a T-5 (#74). I had a spare blue one left over from my old Q45, and it is perfect in the socket (remove the cup holder by gently depressing the catch in the rear, on both sides, and it'll slide right out). Twist-on/off connector, with not too much slack in the cable.
do you have a pic of what the connector/harness looked like? cuz some people told me they have had theres shoved under the radio behind the a/c controls an it would help to know what it looked like when I take it out


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