kcrnmale
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I posted this topic elsewhere and decided to make a separate thread because somebody in the future will find the LED mod quickly.
I decided to install LED lights in the foot wells and under each door. It took about 2 minutes per light to install. Simply insert a flat head screwdriver into the edge of the lens, and it pops right off. Then take the screwdriver and slip it behind the bulb and push it right out of the metal frame. The LED bulb slides right in. Then just snap the lens back into place. The light under the steering wheel had less slack to work with and took me a little while longer.
I left the dome/map lights alone for now. The LED lights look great and aren't super bright. A nice subtle touch. I may do the dome lights in the future. It's hard to take a pic because you need it to be dark, but you can't use a flash.
I bought them online from superbrightleds.com for $27 delivered. The bulbs are WLED-x6 LED Wide Angle (Blue). I bought 6 bulbs. The company is great and ships them super fast by USPS first class mail. I purchased bigger bulbs last week, but they wouldn't fit into the Buick light housing and I returned them without any problems (except I paid the $2 to ship them back. I made the mistake and not them).
Today I got the itch and took out the rear dome lens and bulb, and slipped in a blue LED light to see how it looks. Looks awesome! FYI, the lens pulls out, leaving the switches still intact to the headliner. The bulb is a Wedge 194 style (all the bulbs are 194). I'm not sure if the front dome lens pulls out separately from the console or not? I will need to ask the dealer. I'm going to replace the front dome light with a blue LED and leave the map lights alone.
The pics with the blue rear dome light are very bright because I have a LED bulb which is too big and I can't replace the lens cover. When I buy and install a smaller bulb, the dome light will be more subtle. For some reason, the LED bulbs mess with my camera and make all the pics blurry.
I decided to install LED lights in the foot wells and under each door. It took about 2 minutes per light to install. Simply insert a flat head screwdriver into the edge of the lens, and it pops right off. Then take the screwdriver and slip it behind the bulb and push it right out of the metal frame. The LED bulb slides right in. Then just snap the lens back into place. The light under the steering wheel had less slack to work with and took me a little while longer.
I left the dome/map lights alone for now. The LED lights look great and aren't super bright. A nice subtle touch. I may do the dome lights in the future. It's hard to take a pic because you need it to be dark, but you can't use a flash.
I bought them online from superbrightleds.com for $27 delivered. The bulbs are WLED-x6 LED Wide Angle (Blue). I bought 6 bulbs. The company is great and ships them super fast by USPS first class mail. I purchased bigger bulbs last week, but they wouldn't fit into the Buick light housing and I returned them without any problems (except I paid the $2 to ship them back. I made the mistake and not them).
Today I got the itch and took out the rear dome lens and bulb, and slipped in a blue LED light to see how it looks. Looks awesome! FYI, the lens pulls out, leaving the switches still intact to the headliner. The bulb is a Wedge 194 style (all the bulbs are 194). I'm not sure if the front dome lens pulls out separately from the console or not? I will need to ask the dealer. I'm going to replace the front dome light with a blue LED and leave the map lights alone.
The pics with the blue rear dome light are very bright because I have a LED bulb which is too big and I can't replace the lens cover. When I buy and install a smaller bulb, the dome light will be more subtle. For some reason, the LED bulbs mess with my camera and make all the pics blurry.
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