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Old 06-12-2003, 02:11 PM
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Custom Interior Lights

Does anyone have custom interior lights bulbs for your map light and/or door lights. If so What size/brand bulbs did you use?
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Old 06-12-2003, 02:15 PM
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I'm also interested in this as I would like to know how to change the bulbs in my door, and door handles (window switches) to blue led's. If anybody knows please let us know.
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Old 06-12-2003, 02:36 PM
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It's easy. For the door lights use 194's. get them at superbrightleds.com now as for the window switches. pop the plastic off with a flat head screwdriver. then pop off the container and be careful not to drop anything especially the button contacts. if you have a sottering iron then unsotter the led and sotter the new one (keep in mind the polarity and size of the led. then just put everything back togeather and you got custom lights. Same goes for the driver side window switches but there are 6 leds. As for the back ones those led's are surface mounted so you cant really do anything. Hope this helps. If you need more detail email me.
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Old 06-12-2003, 02:50 PM
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I was actually just planning on replacing the bulbs. I have a PIAA extreme white in there for the dome light. I was actually just hoping to get matching, or accompanying ones for the doors and map light.
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Old 06-12-2003, 03:01 PM
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What type of led's do I buy for the door switches? Also can i buy blue lights the 194s for the doors at an auto parts store around town? like adavancedautoparts, I don't need super led's or anything like that.
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Old 06-12-2003, 03:31 PM
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Originally posted by imlikewoe
For the window switches: pop the plastic off with a flat head screwdriver. then pop off the container and be careful not to drop anything especially the button contacts. if you have a sottering iron then unsotter the led and sotter the new one (keep in mind the polarity and size of the led. then just put everything back togeather and you got custom lights. Same goes for the driver side window switches but there are 6 leds. As for the back ones those led's are surface mounted so you cant really do anything. Hope this helps. If you need more detail email me.
Can you do this mod on a 99? If so, where do you get the small LEDs that would fit in the window switches?
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Old 06-12-2003, 03:38 PM
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I dont know if you can do this on a 99 but it should work. As far as how small to get the leds just follow the directons and look at the size and then find something at radio shack that fits. (the smallest led's that I found at radio shack were the ones that fit.
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Old 06-12-2003, 05:40 PM
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Hey, looky here..the Search is thy friend
http://web.csuchico.edu/~ggross/LED.html - Blue Window Switches
https://maxima.org/forums/showthread...5&pagenumber=1 - Different color clock backlight
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i have PIAA extreme white dome light and 194s in my doors. Very bright! I just need the map light.
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Old 06-12-2003, 05:59 PM
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I don't know if PIAA makes them, they should. I currently use PolarG bulbs in my interior. The number for the maplight was M26 (P8716W), I got them from Ken (Stealth_Max or Stealth Max). He's a good person, you can prob contact him becasue I knwo he deals PIAA and lots fo other stuff too.
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Old 06-12-2003, 08:12 PM
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Yo thanks a lot for the links, there very helpful. Although the clock mod link isn't working, could you please check that again as I'm very interested in doing that mod as well. Thanks for everything,
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Old 06-12-2003, 08:27 PM
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https://maxima.org/forums/showthread...5&pagenumber=1
I don't know, link works perfectly for me. Try to search for it, thread title: https://maxima.org/forums/showthread...5&pagenumber=1 Posted by: Mad Dhan
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i know it sounds cheesy but all i did was buy a blue transparent folder and cut it to the perfect shape and put them behind the lenses. lights up much cooler than just with bulbs and gives the car an easy to the eye look. sometimes i think it's kinda dorky but everyone seems to like it.
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Old 06-14-2003, 08:10 AM
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thanks for your help people. If I can't find PIAA's I'll just get some polarG's. those definitely look sharp as well.
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