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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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okay: autolumination has 9006 LED bulbs that look fairly bright! I was thinking that I would replace the fogs (which I never use) with them for aesthetics. Any thoughts on this????
our car doesn't use 9006 bulbs....H1 for the fogs
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ]\[ /-\ ]\/[
our car doesn't use 9006 bulbs....H1 for the fogs
Aren't the fogs HB4/9006?

And, to the poster who wants to use LEDs for the foglights, do some searching. I have only seen two kinds of posts about using LEDs for foglights; either they seem to be okay (in the short run) or they created a lot of problems.

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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Aren't the fogs HB4/9006?
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Right. My bad. I looked at the Sedan chart.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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Ended up doing the 5's all around and the WLED in the trunk. Everything looks good. The map lights could be a bit brighter, but it still looks good to the point where im not gonna order different leds.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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I just joined recently and saw the pics. They look great, I'll be doing the same shortly, thanks for the info.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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how do you remove the cover on the door lights and map lights to gain access to the bulbs i want to pry it out with a screwdriver but im scared thats the wrong way and may damage something
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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how do you remove the cover on the door lights and map lights to gain access to the bulbs i want to pry it out with a screwdriver but im scared thats the wrong way and may damage something
For the door I used a fairly normal size screwdriver with masking tape on the end to "soften" it. Then pried it right where the plastic light curves.

For the map lights I used the same screwdriver, a small one might be easier but with tape also and pried on the end where it presses down.

They both just pop off.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DPMan
For the door I used a fairly normal size screwdriver with masking tape on the end to "soften" it. Then pried it right where the plastic light curves.

For the map lights I used the same screwdriver, a small one might be easier but with tape also and pried on the end where it presses down.

They both just pop off.
Thanks for the info DP.... Mine should arrive next week and I was about to ask this same question.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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yea thanks my are arriving soon hopefully it looks good
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Also, careful on the map lights, if you do your door lights first and these are on for a while they get pretty hot

Once you pop out the door lights, unless you have some small fingers pliers may be useful to gently pull out the bulb.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Regarding the door lights, they are held by clips on their right/left ends, so you want to pry it out there. They come out fairly easily, and can be unplugged from the harness.
I found that I had to also pop the lens/cover off the door lights to change the bulbs easier.. they're held by tiny visible clips. I tried using pliers initially but was afraid I'd crack the bulb~
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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I didnt crack any bulbs with the pliers, just be gentle I also had to pop off the lens cover to change it.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 02:40 AM
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im so pissed, but i changed out my door lights a few days ago and my cover on the passenger side wont click to close....i mean, its holding up but wont click like the drive side to confirm that its 100% sealed...did i pop them off 2 hard?
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Wicked_limitz
im so pissed, but i changed out my door lights a few days ago and my cover on the passenger side wont click to close....i mean, its holding up but wont click like the drive side to confirm that its 100% sealed...did i pop them off 2 hard?
Nice wording at the end.

Anyway, you sure they going on the right way and not backwards? If so, give it a light, but firm tap to seat it right.
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