Interior lights...where are all of'em???
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Interior lights...where are all of'em???
ok, just got my interior Xenon charged bulb kits and am getting ready to install, so far i've found 5 places for the bulbs, the kit said it would come with 10 but came with 8, however, i can't seem to figure out where to place the remaining 3 bulbs and if there were 10, where the last 2 would end up going. so far i have this:
2 (for the rear license plate)
1 (inside trunk)
1 (front dome light)
1 (rear dome light)
1 (passenger vanity)
1 (driver vanity)
1 (driver map light)
1 (passenger map light)
1 (inside glove box)
1 (driver side puddle light under door)
1 (passenger side puddle light under door)
12 bulbs total
edit: figured out places for more than 10 bulbs
!
2 (for the rear license plate)
1 (inside trunk)
1 (front dome light)
1 (rear dome light)
1 (passenger vanity)
1 (driver vanity)
1 (driver map light)
1 (passenger map light)
1 (inside glove box)
1 (driver side puddle light under door)
1 (passenger side puddle light under door)
12 bulbs total
edit: figured out places for more than 10 bulbs
!
Last edited by inFiniTE LooP; Feb 2, 2005 at 09:18 PM.
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ok, so i've found all the bulb places but i'm having problems with some of them, first of all, when i tried to replace the glovebox light, the plastic cover cracked ever so slightly when i was trying to pry it off 
so i quit with that,
next, when i tried to replace the map lights, i began prying the driver side out and for the life of me i couldn't get it out, i mean, i'm sure i could have if i wanted to break it, but it was definitely on the verge of cracking or breaking in half as well, so i gave up on the map lights.
then i tried to replace the vanity lights and every time i tried to pry those things off, it sounded like the roof lining was peeling off as well, i tried a few more times and decided to give up for fear of tearing the lining off
so next were the puddle lights which came off easily and the bulbs were easily replaced
i also easily replaced the rear dome light, but then, when i tried to replace the front dome light, the bulb wouldn't fit even though the original dome lights for front and rear are exactly the same size. the fittings for these lights though are different, as the rear one seems to be closer together and so hugs the bulb tighter allowing me to fit a smaller bulb in place, the front one on the other hand has the fittings further apart and so will not accommodate my new bulbs
however i've e-mailed the guys that supplied the bulbs so they could mail me a new front dome light.
anyhow, i have no idea how to get the bulb in the ashtray and i dont know how to change the bulb physically in the trunk. if anybody could help me with the parts that i haven't replaced bulbs i would REALLY appreciate it!
so i quit with that, next, when i tried to replace the map lights, i began prying the driver side out and for the life of me i couldn't get it out, i mean, i'm sure i could have if i wanted to break it, but it was definitely on the verge of cracking or breaking in half as well, so i gave up on the map lights.
then i tried to replace the vanity lights and every time i tried to pry those things off, it sounded like the roof lining was peeling off as well, i tried a few more times and decided to give up for fear of tearing the lining off
so next were the puddle lights which came off easily and the bulbs were easily replaced
i also easily replaced the rear dome light, but then, when i tried to replace the front dome light, the bulb wouldn't fit even though the original dome lights for front and rear are exactly the same size. the fittings for these lights though are different, as the rear one seems to be closer together and so hugs the bulb tighter allowing me to fit a smaller bulb in place, the front one on the other hand has the fittings further apart and so will not accommodate my new bulbs
however i've e-mailed the guys that supplied the bulbs so they could mail me a new front dome light. anyhow, i have no idea how to get the bulb in the ashtray and i dont know how to change the bulb physically in the trunk. if anybody could help me with the parts that i haven't replaced bulbs i would REALLY appreciate it!
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Originally Posted by rubensans
For the trunk, you just have to pop the whole assembly;
Put a screwdriver in a side, and then make it pop. It's like the puddle lights.
Best regards.
Put a screwdriver in a side, and then make it pop. It's like the puddle lights.
Best regards.
, i tried to put it back in the few mm it came out and now it wont snap back in so it sticks out a few mm now guess i'll just have to wait for the dealer to do it for me and possibly replace the plastic cover 
