Map Light LED Replacement
03-04-2016, 05:48 AM
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Looks great CJames!
The LED's were not exact but it can be done! Mine are still working great and I love the look. It is a very tedious job but its worth it in the end. I'm all about attention to detail and I think this really adds to the appearance!
When I did mine I had the same problem someone else mentioned. After soldering one and testing it the light would not come on. What I did was before unsoldering, plug in the board and mark each LEDs positive and negative. Then take the new LED and use a 9v battery and 2 - 6 inch pieces of wire to locate + and - of the LED. I put a tiny black mark on the negative side so I didnt forget. This should solve that problem.
The LED's were not exact but it can be done! Mine are still working great and I love the look. It is a very tedious job but its worth it in the end. I'm all about attention to detail and I think this really adds to the appearance!
When I did mine I had the same problem someone else mentioned. After soldering one and testing it the light would not come on. What I did was before unsoldering, plug in the board and mark each LEDs positive and negative. Then take the new LED and use a 9v battery and 2 - 6 inch pieces of wire to locate + and - of the LED. I put a tiny black mark on the negative side so I didnt forget. This should solve that problem.
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03-12-2016, 05:19 PM
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Really cool thanks for posting this - i just recently put LEDs in the Dome and Rear, havent had a chance to swap out the map lights yet, but i have noticed that now my map lights are on constantly - does this replacement solve the issue? Or has anyone else found a fix for this?
03-13-2016, 08:02 AM
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Really cool thanks for posting this - i just recently put LEDs in the Dome and Rear, havent had a chance to swap out the map lights yet, but i have noticed that now my map lights are on constantly - does this replacement solve the issue? Or has anyone else found a fix for this?
12-23-2016, 11:19 AM
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Yo snowflake. Bought the ones you recommend and it looks like they don't leads like I was expecting. Are they surface mount? I am just pretty unsure if I have the right equipment or even the ability to do this. Any suggestions?
01-25-2017, 01:44 AM
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Map light LED replacement
Okay, walk me through. This looks like what I want to do.
07-22-2017, 06:43 AM
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GREAT JOB, I have done all the other bulbs and this has bothered me as well. I was just going to deal with it but I might have to give this a try.
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02-17-2019, 10:10 PM
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03-01-2020, 02:42 AM
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Nice work bud
Is it hard to remove the stock light and solder the new ones?