Raoul-Duke

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So I am wanting to change out the bulbs in my rear view mirror for LED's in my 01 Z28.

I purchased some from superbrightleds.com. I thought they were festoon style bulbs. But when I went to replace them yesterday they were not.

Does anyone know what the correct bulbs are?

The bulbs in the mirror almost looked like a 194 bulb, and has anyone removed these before because they are really in there.

Do I have to take the mirror off?

YellowTA1

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not sure, but the ones in my '02 WS6 were 194s, the dome light was a festoon style bulb. the easiest way to get the bulbs out is to take the mirror off so you can get to the bulbs easier, take a small pair of needle-nosed pliers, and gently pull the old bulbs out. that's how I did mine without busting them. good luck with that project, it makes a world of difference in lighting inside.

LILWS6

some one did this in my t/a as well i they are a 194 in my t/a i need to pop them out and get some led ones

Raoul-Duke

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Much obliged gentlemen

ls1fst98

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I wonder when they actually chafed that because my 98z is a festoon. 212-2 bulb.

NightmareMoose

Hmm, never had superbrightleds be wrong before. If they are 194's, my apologies for sending you the wrong information. I'll send an email to SBL if/when you find out the proper bulbs.

ls1fst98

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Could the difference be in the TA and camaro mirror? I'm wondering if someone swapped your mirror out for a TA mirror. Most all the camaros I've seen are festoons

Raoul-Duke

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Its okay man, **** happens. Yeah I thought they were festoons too because when I had a 94 z28 they were festoons. But when I took off the plastic lens the setup would no way work with a festoon bulb.

Could be possible but I doubt it since I know the past owner and the car is pretty much mint all original. But it would be cool to know for sure

NightmareMoose

AFAIK, the TA mirrors also use festoons, or so I thought. Probably yank the bulb out when I get home and check.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-led-list.html

Even the Sticky here says it's a festoon. That's really odd.

Raoul-Duke

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Hmmm, this is wild lol

The bulbs in the mirror just have one female side..The other side is the actual bulb. (194)

Thats why I dont think a festoon could even be possible to work because of the two metal contacts on each side of the bulb....However I remember on my 94 z28 they were definitely festoons, but the setup on the inside of the mirror was different

YellowTA1

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that is odd, all I know is in my '02 WS6 the map lights were 194s and the dome light in the back seat was festoon, I'm interested to see what you find out.

NightmareMoose

I'd prefer a 194 vs Festoon anyway. Seems like the Festoon's light output can be low in comparison to some of the 194 wedge-base LEDs. Take it and run!

ZexGX

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A 921 bulb is the correct fitment for your mirror.

78_elky

I know they used these sam mirrors in a ton of GM vehicles so maybe they didn't always use the same bulbs and maybe the year of the vehicle matters.
Jess

bigbomber5

'01 and '02 Camaro/Firebirds have the 194 wedge base bulbs for the mirrors. 2000 and before have the 4410 Festoons. To get these out I just crushed the bulb with some needle nose pliers and pulled them out by the filament. Not the best way I suppose, but 30 minutes of built up anger lead to this method They look great afterwards! Good luck!

Ls1CamaroGuy87

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The map lights are 194s. I have replaced mine with white SMDs. All you need is a small flathead screwdriver to remove the covers...

Raoul-Duke

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Thanks everyone! Im glad we got this figured out, always learning something new in the world of f-bods lol

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