Jamsheddy

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Hey guys/girls

I have a 03 gs300 and I recently swapped the #74 tiny bulbs that laminate the front floor located under the dash with some led bulbs. They are super bright and looked good till they went out. Come to find out that they are not making good contact with the plug itself. When I wiggle them around they tend to flash and that's it.

Anyone know what I can do to fix this. Or maybe clean the connections with a Q-tip and alcohol. Something? Anyone please help or chime in.


Thanks so much,

Farzain

5t341th

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i retrofited 194 size connectors in there. and then used a led board for illumination

str8lucky

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How do you retrofit the 194's?
Dont mean to thread jack...

rgarjr

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i would guess by just getting a 194 socket and make the hole a bit bigger and connect the wires.

Jamsheddy

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Oh snap never thought of that. But I wanted to fit it back in the original housing where the clear lens is. Still a good idea.
And it's all good man. I am looking for answers and solutions. So the more the marrier.
That looks legit. Just don't know if the bulb would fit in the original housing. I can try though.

Lexusfam

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I retrofitted the 6 led board in to mine. Cut the oem plug off and wired it directly.
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Also did it to the glovebox. Highly unnecessary but had an extra board and I was bored.
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FloridaKid

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Looks like I have a new project on my hands.

Jamsheddy

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Holy cow that's some bright floor boards!

1sWt2GS

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damn that is extremely bright.

i bought my LED kit off Luxury Mod and Tony was already warning me how bright those things were.

For the floor boards I have 6 SMD (its nowhere near that bright though) believe but the glove box only consists of 1 single LED

Jamsheddy

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Where did you get your bulbs from man? If you don't mind me asking. The 6smd fit in the under housing that screws in?

step2me

you have to pull the bulbs out and play with the wire on the led itself sometime you have to move the around abit so it makes a solid connection

Kyle Harty

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Sometimes a tiny bit of superglue will hold the bulb securely, I did this years ago. As long as you don't go crazy with the glue the bulb will still come out if needed.

Jamsheddy

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Thanks for all the great ideas guys. But the bulb doesn't fall out and it's actually pretty snug in the socket. It just isn't making good contact. And by wiggling it around the led will flash and then go off. I was looking up a bunch of stuff. I think I am going to try and clean out the socket with a wire brush. Maybe it has some built up residue or the contacts need a little scrub to get rid of dust or what ever is on there that is not making the bulb illuminate. Will keep y'all updated.

Kyle Harty

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That may help and check the wires on the base of the bulbs like was mentioned, have had problems with those in the past as well.

Think this thread has inspired me to put some boards in mine when I splice the wires for my led side mirrors!

step2me

pull the bulb out and the two little wires on the bulb needs to be move over a bit so it picks up the connection better