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Want to turn all Interior Lights to LED..

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Old 03-23-10, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
It's just that.... Brian and I, we have too much fun together.
Oh my.

Please don't tell me....
Old 03-23-10, 08:16 PM
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Dealer, the map and dome light bulbs are just under a plastic piece. Wrap a flathead screw driver in a cloth so you don't scratch anything and just wedge it near the corners of the opaque plastic piece and pry it out. It's fairly simple. You don't have to take the entire assembly out.

and Parker, no... Lol. Nothing like that. It was intended as a joke.
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
and Parker, no... Lol. Nothing like that. It was intended as a joke.
Just messing with you, Steve.
Old 03-24-10, 08:49 AM
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Guys, im way way way past it, lol....happens to all of us. either way, didnt buy the gs400 will post in other thread to keep alive. and update that one.
oh well...y u pass on it?

Originally Posted by shvc1991
Yeah, sorry OP.... It's just that.... Brian and I, we have too much fun together.
Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS

Oh my.

Please don't tell me....
yeah i was kinda concerned with that comment too...



Originally Posted by shvc1991
Dealer, the map and dome light bulbs are just under a plastic piece. Wrap a flathead screw driver in a cloth so you don't scratch anything and just wedge it near the corners of the opaque plastic piece and pry it out. It's fairly simple. You don't have to take the entire assembly out.

and Parker, no... Lol. Nothing like that. It was intended as a joke.
dont use screwdrivers guys....they make panel pulling tools that will work so much better without leaving damage to them
Old 03-24-10, 10:36 AM
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Eh, I haven't had a problem with a screwdriver.
Old 03-24-10, 05:27 PM
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On just the clear lens part of that assembly it looked like ther was a spot in the top right corner. But in supposed to take the whole thing out? i.e. the entire assembly the sun roof controls, map light buttons, garage door part etc? just pry of the headliner?
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Haha no. You can take the opaque plastic piece out and replace the bulbs that way.
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Use this picture for reference.

and thanks jacksonvp for providing pics.

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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Use this picture for reference.

and thanks jacksonvp for providing pics.
Thanks again!! Man 1991 like the past 2 days you've been my go to guy following and answering all my posts lol Are you a mechanic or something?. Its good to know I can get those strip lights from v-led.com, i was just gunna get the replecment bulb, but those are probably waaaay brighter i'm going to get either the map or dome in red so I don't loose my night vision And maybe the reverse and license plate leds in regualr white of course

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Old 03-24-10, 09:52 PM
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Mechanic? Nope. Just a 18 year old kid with too much time on his hands? Yeah, that's it.

Haha. When I get bored, I just go out into my car and start tearing things apart. You live and you learn, but you'll never learn unless you go out there and do it yourself, right? That's my perspective on life. I haven't gone about messing with the actual engine yet as I don't have the money to fix it if something goes wrong so I just start with the small stuff. I put in my own sound system and it was the first time I ever worked with a radio.

I've also learned a great deal of stuff on Club Lexus. It's an excellent resource if you have the patience to read and search through plenty of topics. If I need to fix something, I come on here and search until I find what I need, read and continue my research on the subject until I'm confident that I can do it, and then I go do it and then help the next person if they need it. I figured out how to pretty much take the interior apart by just experimenting and such. I also learned how to fix and replace brake/suspension parts by reading the forums.

and thanks for the compliment, but I'm far from what anybody would call a mechanic.... If you want a real mechanic to talk to, go find Jeff. That guy is a GS encyclopedia.
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Originally Posted by dealer374
Thanks again!! Man 1991 like the past 2 days you've been my go to guy following and answering all my posts lol Are you a mechanic or something?. Its good to know I can get those strip lights from v-led.com, i was just gunna get the replecment bulb, but those are probably waaaay brighter i'm going to get either the map or dome in red so I don't loose my night vision And maybe the reverse and license plate leds in regualr white of course
here is my dome light....for the time being, im thinking of changing again











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[QUOTE=sakataj;5343268]here is my dome light....for the time being, im thinking of changing again

Wow that strip his huge it looks like a solar panel, and a interior headlight hooked up and in action! I will deff be placing an order soon my tax check should be coming *yeaay* Gunna get all this stuff and some parts for 4 Wheeler
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Originally Posted by dealer374
Wow that strip his huge it looks like a solar panel, and a interior headlight hooked up and in action! I will deff be placing an order soon my tax check should be coming *yeaay* Gunna get all this stuff and some parts for 4 Wheeler
actually its 2 of the boards jackson used from vled hot glued together
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wow. way way to FIREPOWER in the car with all those LEDS, id like something simple, replace a few bulbs with LED bulbs 6-9 leds a piece. your rocking more leds i want in my car just in the dome light, lol...does it getting annoying or anything.

How do they work with the plugs??? cant really tell in the pictures.
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The plugs work by plugging in the socket into an adapter.


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