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DOme light cover removal need help
07-30-10, 04:27 PM
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Read this entire thread and you will be an expert at light mods 
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ting-mods.html
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07-30-10, 05:39 PM
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i read this post a coupel hours ago and randomly decided to try initial k's method on my lunch hour cause I was bored. it seems to be a little easier and less nerve-racking than taking out the scrwes and pulling the housing down. if you work really carefully, you can pop off the lense without damaging any plastic surrounding it. and if you look real close you can see the two tabs near the corners of the lense on where to put your credit card, screwdriver or whatever you're using. when i get my led's i'm gonna use the lense pop off method.
07-30-10, 10:49 PM
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07-31-10, 10:29 AM
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^ Of course, but if someone is posting in a thread seeking advice on how to remove the dome light cover, they probably DON'T know what they're doing. 
I knew what I was doing, having opened that dome several times, and I still managed to scratch it up slightly. Just not worth IMO when the alternative is only a couple of extra minutes.
I knew what I was doing, having opened that dome several times, and I still managed to scratch it up slightly. Just not worth IMO when the alternative is only a couple of extra minutes.
07-31-10, 08:34 PM
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^ Of course, but if someone is posting in a thread seeking advice on how to remove the dome light cover, they probably DON'T know what they're doing. I knew what I was doing, having opened that dome several times, and I still managed to scratch it up slightly. Just not worth IMO when the alternative is only a couple of extra minutes.
I knew what I was doing, having opened that dome several times, and I still managed to scratch it up slightly. Just not worth IMO when the alternative is only a couple of extra minutes.it honestly isnt' that much harder to pop out your sunglass console area...instead of trying to take out that white plastic..
08-16-10, 01:32 PM
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I used a set of screwdriver type of devices to pull dome cover off. They are the Kobalt brand of tools at Lowe's and they are a set of three that look like the thing that dentist pick around on your teeth.
I used the one that had a 45 degree hook on the end. The thing about these tools is that they have a very sharp point which using the 45 degree tool bites down good just inside the dome , and the fact that it's small and sharp It pulled down both dome covers with ease. Took 8 minutes to get the job done.
I can see how using a screwdriver might not be the best option, you run the risk of scraping damage to the dome cover.
Hope this helps.
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I used the one that had a 45 degree hook on the end. The thing about these tools is that they have a very sharp point which using the 45 degree tool bites down good just inside the dome , and the fact that it's small and sharp It pulled down both dome covers with ease. Took 8 minutes to get the job done.
I can see how using a screwdriver might not be the best option, you run the risk of scraping damage to the dome cover.
Hope this helps.
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01-05-11, 03:07 PM
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i have an '11 IS250 and i am trying/wondering if you can change out the LED in between the "DOOR" and "ON/OFF" buttons. its a mood light that is dimly lite when the lights are on. id like to change it out for a brighter LED. TIA.
