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I'm late on the bandwagon for this but theres alot of direct swap LED lights you can use for the interior. So far I only wanted to do the mirror lights/door lights/shifter light.
Unfortunately I couldn't get the shifter light or door lights to work. these call for 73 bulbs which I can't find anymore but apparently 74's are replacements. I bought bulbs from both superbrightleds.com and also regular sylvania bulbs from the local store. Neither one worked. I tried putting them in both ways too. the sylvania's actually didn't even fit in right the superbrightled ones did. I'm wondering if this is a wiring issue in my car.. but I know these lights worked at one point in time until they burnt out. Should I stick a voltmeter in the plugs? Well if anyone has any ideas why these won't work let me know.
Here's a list I stole from another website. I went with the cool white.
Http://www.superbrightleds.com
Interior:
Gauge Cluster - 5 of the WLEDx5
They come with
resistors built in, so they are completely plug and play. To make them
distribute light well, you need to grind down the tip of the LEDs until they are
flat.
Rear View Mirror - 2 of 4410x9 Festoon LED Bulbs
Direct
replacement for stock bulbs. They are a lot easier than trying to rip the mirror
apart to fit boards in there.
If you have a 2001/2002 you will need a 194 wedge light.
Dome/Trunk Light/Rear Seat Lights -
Fixed Loop Festoon Bulb
These are a direct replacement for the blubs. I
made some custom boards that I could make in small amounts for others who are
not good w/ soldering. They are a lot cheaper than the festoons. Ill also post
up how to make them.
Colored Door Lights - 2 of 74-x or
74-xHP
Either one will work. I went with the HP because they are brighter
and they look great.
Shifter Light - 74-xHP3
74-x or 74-xHP are too directional to provide light do not use these here. the HP3 with LED's angled on the side will work great.
Glove Light - WLEDx5
I used the WLEDx5, but any of the
WLED series will work.
HVAC - 3 of 74-xHP3
TCS/Monsoon/Odometer - Not Available
These
need to be soldered into the area. Most LEDs can just use a 470 Ohm 1/4 watt
resistor attached to the individual LED. I will post up about doing this as well
when I get a chance to make one.
Headlight Switch - NEO3-x
I used cool white for all of the following:
Rear View Mirror - 2 of 4410x9 Festoon LED Bulbs
Colored Door Lights - 2 of 74-xHP
Shifter Light - 74-xHP3
Glove Light - WLEDx5
Unfortunately I couldn't get the shifter light or door lights to work. these call for 73 bulbs which I can't find anymore but apparently 74's are replacements. I bought bulbs from both superbrightleds.com and also regular sylvania bulbs from the local store. Neither one worked. I tried putting them in both ways too. the sylvania's actually didn't even fit in right the superbrightled ones did. I'm wondering if this is a wiring issue in my car.. but I know these lights worked at one point in time until they burnt out. Should I stick a voltmeter in the plugs? Well if anyone has any ideas why these won't work let me know.
Here's a list I stole from another website. I went with the cool white.
Http://www.superbrightleds.com
Interior:
Gauge Cluster - 5 of the WLEDx5
They come with
resistors built in, so they are completely plug and play. To make them
distribute light well, you need to grind down the tip of the LEDs until they are
flat.
Rear View Mirror - 2 of 4410x9 Festoon LED Bulbs
Direct
replacement for stock bulbs. They are a lot easier than trying to rip the mirror
apart to fit boards in there.
If you have a 2001/2002 you will need a 194 wedge light.
Dome/Trunk Light/Rear Seat Lights -
Fixed Loop Festoon Bulb
These are a direct replacement for the blubs. I
made some custom boards that I could make in small amounts for others who are
not good w/ soldering. They are a lot cheaper than the festoons. Ill also post
up how to make them.
Colored Door Lights - 2 of 74-x or
74-xHP
Either one will work. I went with the HP because they are brighter
and they look great.
Shifter Light - 74-xHP3
74-x or 74-xHP are too directional to provide light do not use these here. the HP3 with LED's angled on the side will work great.
Glove Light - WLEDx5
I used the WLEDx5, but any of the
WLED series will work.
HVAC - 3 of 74-xHP3
TCS/Monsoon/Odometer - Not Available
These
need to be soldered into the area. Most LEDs can just use a 470 Ohm 1/4 watt
resistor attached to the individual LED. I will post up about doing this as well
when I get a chance to make one.
Headlight Switch - NEO3-x
I used cool white for all of the following:
Rear View Mirror - 2 of 4410x9 Festoon LED Bulbs
Colored Door Lights - 2 of 74-xHP
Shifter Light - 74-xHP3
Glove Light - WLEDx5
357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven. 
For some reason I thought these were like the RV-mirror lights and they stayed on while the key was in.. but your light switch has to be on for door lights and trans shifter lights.
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