Interior LED installation....

[iwaslowr]

For those of you who have done this, how do I remove the lens from the headliner housing? I don't want to begin prying in the wrong spots...

 

[1sikyukon]

If you look very closely at that lense you will see that their are slips in it that you can fit a knife or even a flat head screw driver to pop it right out. It is very simple, no need for force if you use something that fits into that slip it should pop right out.

 

[yolo]

what LED bulb are you using? any part #s?

 

[UofMZ71]

make sure you do the correct side for the middle and rear. They both have lenses that you pry one side, just slightly, and the other side is kind of a hinge. Once you figure out the correct side its really easy and it will just fall right out. Install and repeat

 

[iwaslowr]

what LED bulb are you using? any part #s?

I got mine from eBay user vleds

(six) 211_20_W for interior dome lights

(one) 194_HP_W for license plate light set of two

Courtesy of:

I used these for the plate bulbs:

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/...-LED/2-HID-WHITE-HIGH-POWER-p4481133-1-2.html

and these for the map/domes:
http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/DomeMap-LED/White-LED/HID-WHITE-M-SMT-20-LED-p5108588-1-2.html

 

[titanium02]

I got mine from eBay user vleds

(six) 211_20_W for interior dome lights

(one) 194_HP_W for license plate light set of two

six dome lights? 2 in the roof and 4 doors?

Thanks for the info. Made this simple.

 

[iwaslowr]

six dome lights? 2 in the roof and 4 doors?

Thanks for the info. Made this simple.

Actually, the NNBS have two dome lights per row in the headliner. I'm not sure what the NBS application will be though...

 

[bimmer4life2009]

For those of you who have done this, how do I remove the lens from the headliner housing? I don't want to begin prying in the wrong spots...

Damn, that looks tight as hell

 

[snowjay]

For those of you who have done this, how do I remove the lens from the headliner housing? I don't want to begin prying in the wrong spots...

If you look very closely at that lense you will see that their are slips in it that you can fit a knife or even a flat head screw driver to pop it right out. It is very simple, no need for force if you use something that fits into that slip it should pop right out.

I used a very small jewelers screwdriver to get them out. I would pry on one side a bit to free it and then do the other side and it would come lose. The hardest was the map lights. IIRC you want to pry on the side closest to the windshield. Just go slow and it's not that bad. Worst thing that can happen is you crack a lens which can easily be replaced. Not really what you want to have happen but it's not the end of the world if it does.

OT... this is the screwdriver set I use for things like this. It comes in so handy for projects like these.

http://www.amazon.com/Tool-135-0916...ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1253140296&sr=8-1

 

[jack24]

I used a very small jewelers screwdriver to get them out. I would pry on one side a bit to free it and then do the other side and it would come lose. The hardest was the map lights. IIRC you want to pry on the side closest to the windshield. Just go slow and it's not that bad. Worst thing that can happen is you crack a lens which can easily be replaced. Not really what you want to have happen but it's not the end of the world if it does.

OT... this is the screwdriver set I use for things like this. It comes in so handy for projects like these.

http://www.amazon.com/Tool-135-0916...ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1253140296&sr=8-1

Hey thanks alot for tip. Also thanks for the amazon link

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

dim

how does it look? I kinda like the 'warm glow' of incadecent (i can't spell) lights on some things.. LED on other...

do the LEDs dim before they turn off like the regular ones?

I have LED tails, thinking about LED turns in the front and or LED on the licence plate

I need a smoke cover for mine... legal or not I want it to blend in w/the black

 

[strsumfot]

Hey thanks alot for tip. Also thanks for the amazon link

congratulations guys, awesome work.
I look forward to seeing what you do in the next challenge.

 

[Fast55]

how does it look? I kinda like the 'warm glow' of incadecent (i can't spell) lights on some things.. LED on other...

do the LEDs dim before they turn off like the regular ones?

I have LED tails, thinking about LED turns in the front and or LED on the licence plate

I need a smoke cover for mine... legal or not I want it to blend in w/the black

LED interior lights still dim before going out just like stock. They look nothing like stock incandescent bulbs. Even the 5K bulbs I used are very "white", maybe even slightly blue, and are not much brighter than stock. The 6K bulbs are too "blue" for my tastes. This is the 9 LED bulb that is still the same shape and size as the stock bulb. The larger "panel type" with 12, 15, or even 20 LED's are a lot brighter.

 

[e-dub75]

Any photos of the transformation iwaslowr? This is a project I've always wanted to do. If you say it makes a difference and looks hella nice then I'm ordering my six interior.

 

[yukon07Artic]

Actually, the NNBS have two dome lights per row in the headliner. I'm not sure what the NBS application will be though...

iwaslowr what kinda tint did you do? is it 20% all around? or is that photo photoshopped? looks clean as hell, if its 20% did any cops ever give you a hard time on the tint?

 

[iwaslowr]

It was 50% on windshield with an upper and lower brow of 5%, 5% on the front doors, and 15% on the remaining rear windows... I got pulled over a few times but the tint was never mentioned...

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Any photos of the transformation iwaslowr? This is a project I've always wanted to do. If you say it makes a difference and looks hella nice then I'm ordering my six interior.

I never go around to completing this mod before the truck was stolen, only the licence plate lights had been installed...