Want to put replace Festoon bulbs in cargo area

[lybrian1]

hey i want to replace the old bulbs with LED Festoon Light Bulbs.i know they are suppose to be 31mm but i want to put in the brightest lights possible to light up the trunk with i open it at night.i have no attempted to open the light thingy on the door hatch. i was wondering if these would fit

[mcube3]

Hi lybrian1,Yes these would fit for both the hatch and cargo light. I've the 6 leds festoon in there as well and they do light up brighter. Enjoy them!!Cheers

[dividedhighw]

Hey Guys!

I'd love a brighter cargo area ... what do they cost and where do you buy these?

Thanks!David

[lybrian1]

im getting them off ebay but really u can get better ones elsewhere im just too lazy to look around lol

are these 6 Leds the brightest i can put in? wat about 8 or 10 lol i just want as much light as possible back there

also i am also thinking of getting all blue leds for the cargo area would that be too hard to see anything?


Modified by lybrian1 at 2:25 PM 5/15/2009

[mcube3]

im getting them off ebay but really u can get better ones elsewhere im just too lazy to look around lol

are these 6 Leds the brightest i can put in? wat about 8 or 10 lol i just want as much light as possible back there

also i am also thinking of getting all blue leds for the cargo area would that be too hard to see anything?



Modified by lybrian1 at 2:25 PM 5/15/2009

I am pretty 6 LEDs is the widest you can put in. But I could be wrong. If you are interested in 8+ LEDs then I suggest you take both fixtures out, measure the width and compare that with the measurements ebayers are providing. Then you can get tell if they'll fit or not.

I've replaced most interior lights (except sunshade) with white LEDs. I even swap the license plate with white LEDs and fogs with yellow bulbs. The blue ones are too much for me. Plus isn't the purpose of replacing lights to improve on the brightness? The blue I think it will make the interior darker. So.....it is just my taste btw

[lybrian1]

i know what you mean about the blue. just to make sure, there are 2 of these 31mm festoons in the interrior light mounted on the hitch door rite?

[RioD007]

I just Did Mine

Look Sick

[mcube3]

i know what you mean about the blue. just to make sure, there are 2 of these 31mm festoons in the interrior light mounted on the hitch door rite?

There is one in the hatch itself. And another one in the cargo area (around the passenger side power rear seat button). Therefore a total of 2 bulbs needed.

[mcube3]

Oh forgot to mentioned that if you want maximum output in the cargo area. Why not install those LED strips (that you've mentioned in another post) right on the hatch? You can run the power off the hatch light outlet. This way you can put as many of those LED strips in as you want

[lybrian1]

that is actually a really good idea. i didnt even know u could do that. how would i do the wiring

[mcube3]

I assume it's just positive wire from the LED strip to the positive wire on source, and same for the negative side. Again just assuming as I've never done this type of connection before.

For now you best bet is to google it and see how hard it is to DIY. With the massive internet I bet you can find alot about this in no time. If it looks too hard (which I doubt), or you're not comfortable doing it yourself, then bring it into a local shop that does car audio and they can either give you some advice or give you a quote for the installation.

And don't forget to upload some pics afterwards and show us how awesome it is.

[lybrian1]

I assume it's just positive wire from the LED strip to the positive wire on source, and same for the negative side. Again just assuming as I've never done this type of connection before.

For now you best bet is to google it and see how hard it is to DIY. With the massive internet I bet you can find alot about this in no time. If it looks too hard (which I doubt), or you're not comfortable doing it yourself, then bring it into a local shop that does car audio and they can either give you some advice or give you a quote for the installation.

And don't forget to upload some pics afterwards and show us how awesome it is.

i dont think ill be doing that even though its a good idea its just i dont think it would look very good with my handy work. i already ordered 2 blue 6-LED festoons. thanks for all your help everyone

[emcfrdi]

Can someone recommend all the interior lights, part numbers and where to buy? Thanks

[mcube3]

Can someone recommend all the interior lights, part numbers and where to buy? Thanks

Welcome another Canadian. Live in Markham and work in Mississauga here. Here's an older post which has all the bulbs you need for the interior lights plus some others.

zerothread/338634

[jonkarn]

So if you replace the interior lights with LEDs you no longer get the gradual dimming effect when they turn off, am I correct?

[mcube3]

So if you replace the interior lights with LEDs you no longer get the gradual dimming effect when they turn off, am I correct?

No you are not correct. You still get the gradual dimming feature no matter what kind of bulbs you're replacing them with. So go ahead and have fun with your LED shopping

[lybrian1]

can some one who has replaced all the interior lighting with LEDs please take a picture? and let me see it lol

[cjre1]

People and their cars... JK LOL. Good job guys with all the updates on the lights.