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Interior Lights Installation (Footwell Included)

Old 02-26-14, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cb80923
All, I had a hard time pulling out the footwell lights too.... then I went and cut a 6inch piece of duct tape, wrapped the tape around the bulb up in there, and pulled.... pulled right out without any struggle or effort really.
never ceases to amaze me the uses for duct tape people come up with
Old 02-26-14, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cb80923
All, I had a hard time pulling out the footwell lights too.... then I went and cut a 6inch piece of duct tape, wrapped the tape around the bulb up in there, and pulled.... pulled right out without any struggle or effort really.
Thanks for the tips. I didn't think of using the duct tape for that. I think this is a better and quick way than what I did.
Old 02-26-14, 10:55 AM
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duct tape fixes everything
Old 02-26-14, 11:16 AM
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Yes, duct tape method works to help get a grip on the bulbs. Since the footwell bulbs cannot be turned off and they do heat up quickly, a pair of rubber gloves may help when removing the hot factory bulbs (tiny).
Old 02-26-14, 01:51 PM
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Yup - Duct Tape works good - turn the lights off with the interior light control left of the steering wheel (up and down arrows) and no melting the duct tape.
Old 02-26-14, 02:21 PM
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Like all you guys mentioned, it's hard to get a grip in such limited room, and thanks for the duck tape tip
Old 02-26-14, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 350speed
is it possible to have the footwell lights turn on when doors are closed?
Yes, but the dome lights will turn on as well. I dont know how to isolate the footwell lighting, :/ if thats what you are looking for.
Old 02-26-14, 04:06 PM
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here's mine, bought my LED's from Superbrightleds.com and HIDpowerhouse.
all the bulbs are 194/168, you don't need to go with "packages". I just popped off the lens for the footwell lights, it wasn't bad.

Old 02-27-14, 08:46 AM
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LexusFsprt,

Just wanted to verify that all the bulbs below are 194/168? Thanks.

Front dome/map lights
Rear dome/map lights
Door lights
Footwell lights
Old 02-27-14, 08:51 AM
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yes they all are 194/168

add trunk light and puddle lights too
Old 02-27-14, 08:53 AM
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cool! thanks guys.
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Thats some bad *** lighting man.
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