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Old Mar 1, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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Default LED map and Dome lights, pics

I bought the white LED lights from LS1_SS. They are pretty nice. Leds will fade out just like the normal bulbs would. The dome light seems to be as bright as the orignal light was. But the led map lights are brighter.

I kinda wish I went with red to match my cluster lights, but I'm pretty happy with the white ones I used. It was super easy to install, just changed bulbs.

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Dome Light


Interior comparison with the map llights
Regular 194 bulb on the left, "white" LED on the right




Dome light LED


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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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looks pretty good, . . i bet they look better at night, . . . i too was debating on whether or not to get white or red, . . . . i think white leds would look kinda hi-tech and cool, . but im afraid the red ones would look tacky, . . . . could someone please post pics of red ones too?? and white ones, . . im still debating, . .
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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I think I'm gonna put white ones up there on the map lights for mine and do the rest in red or possibly blue. Is there a write up floating around on how to hook all the lights up (if I put in lights for the floor, etc) to a single switch?
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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Where did you get them? (LS1_SS??) website address please. I'd go with red!
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Question: I have the LED bulbs to put in my interior as well. I can't figure out how to pull the factory bulbs out of the map lights on the mirror. Any tips (pics would be nice)?

I also can't figure out how to get the back ones off (I don't have a dome light cuz it's a vert).

You help would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerKlown
Where did you get them? (LS1_SS??) website address please. I'd go with red!
LS1_SS is a member here. I believe his website is www.ledguages.com
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Originally Posted by mrws6speed
Question: I have the LED bulbs to put in my interior as well. I can't figure out how to pull the factory bulbs out of the map lights on the mirror. Any tips (pics would be nice)?

I also can't figure out how to get the back ones off (I don't have a dome light cuz it's a vert).

You help would be greatly appreciated.
Since you have an 02, you're rear view mirror should have the lights on the bottem like mine did. When you take the light cover off, you will see a little notch by the bulb in the mirror plastic. Take a small screwdriver and gently push it out.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Those are the Map lights eh.... they don't look anything like the bulbs I pulled out of my car when I was looking for LED bulbs... I wonder if they are the same ? The bulbs that came out of my car look alot more like the ones for the dome lights....
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Originally Posted by _JB_
LS1_SS is a member here. I believe his website is www.ledguages.com
www.ledgauges.com (mixed up the U and the A there bud)
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Those are the Map lights eh.... they don't look anything like the bulbs I pulled out of my car when I was looking for LED bulbs... I wonder if they are the same ? The bulbs that came out of my car look alot more like the ones for the dome lights....
That's because 02's have a different mirror.
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Originally Posted by ecko70
www.ledgauges.com (mixed up the U and the A there bud)
lol, damn typos
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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my 99 t/a is completely different from all that.

i've got 2 long bulbs 212-2 in the map light, and in the dome light 1 bulb that looks like a 212-2 bulb but it's missing metal caps on ends.
would the dome light still be a 212-2 bulb?

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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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The 98-00 LS1's have the 212 festoon bulbs in the map and dome lights. The 01-02 models have the 212 for just the dome light and the other you see above for the map lights.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1_SS
The 98-00 LS1's have the 212 festoon bulbs in the map and dome lights. The 01-02 models have the 212 for just the dome light and the other you see above for the map lights.
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Cool, I will be getting some red led's soon! Do you make a set to light up the floorboards? That would be awesome?
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Since there are no lights down there to begin with we don't have any direct replacement lights but we do have prewired LEDs which can hook up to any 12v source. We also carry carry custom mounts for the LEDs so you can drill a hole through the center console and mount them in there to shine on the floorboard.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1_SS
Since there are no lights down there to begin with we don't have any direct replacement lights but we do have prewired LEDs which can hook up to any 12v source. We also carry carry custom mounts for the LEDs so you can drill a hole through the center console and mount them in there to shine on the floorboard.
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Ok, about how many individual led's would you recomend for each side. I want to to flow red!
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by KillerKlown
Ok, about how many individual led's would you recomend for each side. I want to to flow red!
I would say a minimum of 2 or 3 per side.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1_SS
I would say a minimum of 2 or 3 per side.
Fantastic! Thanks, will be in touch soon to order them.
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nice...
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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any reason why led lights still emit small amount of light when car is off?
will this end up killing battery?
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