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DIY footwell light install guide
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Yes it works
i just ordered these, I want to make sure these will work?
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if not, you've blown a whole $2.78 - ack!
j/k, seriously, they should - just watch the polarity, if it don't work, reverse the bulb...
2010GTI4me
Go Kart Champion
They will work, but light throw will only be like 90* at most. SMD LEDs will have closer to 180* of light throw and a more even spread, which will work better for the footwell lights.
Oh, and for everyone doing the footwell lights... turn the light housings around so the wires come out towards the respective sides of the car. The light will fill the footwell better instead of just the outside corners.
Oh, and for everyone doing the footwell lights... turn the light housings around so the wires come out towards the respective sides of the car. The light will fill the footwell better instead of just the outside corners.
:thumbup: thanks for the info, Ill look for some SMDs
rigti9
Ready to race!
I just tried this and everything went smooth until I put the set of 194R bulbs in. I believe the portion below the bulb itself where the metal needs to meet for the electrical current is too short on this set. If I push them up or down they light up, but not not if just sitting in the bracket. This guide works perfect, so the bulb purchase on my part may have been faulty. But, I looked at the bulb I pulled from the housing and it says w3w not w5w. Don't really know what the difference is, kind of a noob. Just a heads up if you're looking at what bulbs to get. These DON'T fit right:
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Fergusdaddy
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I also got 5 LED bulbs that the heads were too big to fit in between the metal connectors, but a bit of "adjustment" to these with pliers to widen the gap meant I had to solder the bulbs in place! Works fine once you get the polarity right, and thanks for the tip to replace the entire unit with the wires pointing to the outside of the car, makes the light spread much wider!
rigti9
Ready to race!
Went to a local detailing/body shop and picked up some LED's that fit perfectly for just $8. Advance Auto took back the ones that i had pictured above that didn't fit. Just wondering if anybody got some 360 LED's and where they got them from? Mine look great as ambient light, but I was hoping for a bit brighter. The only ones the body shop carried was the single LED. Let me know, thanks!
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I successfully changed the footwell lights to red LEDs as well. What I can't figure out is how to reverse the passenger side light so the wires are facing the outside of the car to make the light spread better. It seems as if the wires aren't long enough to reach to the other side. Any help?
I successfully changed the footwell lights to red LEDs as well. What I can't figure out is how to reverse the passenger side light so the wires are facing the outside of the car to make the light spread better. It seems as if the wires aren't long enough to reach to the other side. Any help?