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Old 05-22-2013, 04:02 PM
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That looks hot. You should check out LEXEN AUTO Online Store, Super Bright LED Lights, Car LED Bulbs, Auto LED Light Bulbs, LED Headlights, LED Tail Lights, Lexen they got good prices on LED's.
Old 05-22-2013, 04:07 PM
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LEXEN AUTO Online Store, Super Bright LED Lights, Car LED Bulbs, Auto LED Light Bulbs, LED Headlights, LED Tail Lights, Lexen
Old 07-06-2013, 12:21 PM
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194 and 921 bulbs seem to be interchangeable. I used 194's for the license plate since they came in a pack of 10 on ebay. Im going to try them in the reverse lights today also.
Old 08-27-2013, 03:50 PM
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Does anyone know if 2009 G37s can do the theater light thing (where the lights turn off gradually)? I was driving a loaner car today 2012 or 2013 G37 sedan and noticed they have that feature. I had swapped out my interior lights for LED lights a while ago. They currently don't do the theater thing with my new LED lights but I can't remember if they ever did it with the original lights.

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Old 09-16-2013, 05:32 PM
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Door courtesy lights:
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The housing will pop out, you need to unplug it and use the screw driver to pop the outside cover off and expose bulb.
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Great write up, don't mean to be ignorant, good at breaking fragile things, is there an easy way to take off the lens that protects the bulb without breaking it, Car is new, would rather not break anything already, I've been delicate with it but that got me no where, thanks man!
Old 11-10-2013, 07:22 PM
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I know your question is a couple months old but you just have to gently pry each of the 4 clips until it pops off. Sometimes while prying one clip another one will pop itself back on, just keep working at it.

I'm having trouble getting the trunk light cover off. I can see that it's supposed to open from one side only but no matter how I squeeze and pull I can't seem to get it open without feeling like I'm going to break it...
Old 11-16-2013, 06:06 PM
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I used this as a guide for my 2010 coupe, and the 921 doesn't fit in the license plate bulb housing. Do you know if the 921s will still fit in the reverse light housing? These V-LEDs are getting a little too expensive for me to make any more errors...
Old 11-18-2013, 10:47 PM
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All those interior led replacements are relatively easy. Just use a small flat head screw driver on the four corners of any interior light and the shade Will pop right off. The hardest one is the glove box light. I used this thread as my blueprint.

https://www.myg37.com/forums/showthr...597&styleid=52
Old 11-22-2013, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by deadguy366
I know your question is a couple months old but you just have to gently pry each of the 4 clips until it pops off. Sometimes while prying one clip another one will pop itself back on, just keep working at it.

I'm having trouble getting the trunk light cover off. I can see that it's supposed to open from one side only but no matter how I squeeze and pull I can't seem to get it open without feeling like I'm going to break it...
IIRC, the trunk light pops open from the left(driver's) side. I used a very small screwdriver to push the female clip(attached to car) away from the male clip(attached to bulb).

Still looking for an answer to my post above about the 921s in the reverse light housing!
Old 12-07-2013, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MADDSLOW
I used this as a guide for my 2010 coupe, and the 921 doesn't fit in the license plate bulb housing. Do you know if the 921s will still fit in the reverse light housing? These V-LEDs are getting a little too expensive for me to make any more errors...
Still looking for an answer!
Old 06-07-2014, 04:56 PM
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Have you had any problems with the Map lights staying up? Mine keep falling down and you can see the dots and I don't like that. If you have, have you come up with a way to keep them up?
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Hello, does anyone know where I can buy the lower door casing? The plastic/glass piece of the light came out and when they slammed my door it broke the glass, bulb and part of the encasing.
Old 12-30-2014, 08:13 PM
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Hello!
I bought these LED bulbs to replace my car interior lights:

I notice that even when the car is off, the LED bulbs still light up dimly that can hardly be noticed in the day time. Does anyone know the solution?

Thanks!
Old 12-30-2014, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by HaveyDo
Hello, does anyone know where I can buy the lower door casing? The plastic/glass piece of the light came out and when they slammed my door it broke the glass, bulb and part of the encasing.
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Old 12-31-2014, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by GFTW
Hello!
I bought these LED bulbs to replace my car interior lights:



I notice that even when the car is off, the LED bulbs still light up dimly that can hardly be noticed in the day time. Does anyone know the solution?

Thanks!
There isn't really a solution. I have blue LED in my interior. At night they're bright as ever, but the day washes the light out. I'm no scientist, but it has something to do with the wavelengths of light given off by the sun.


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