Well, like is said earlier I got my order of LEDs but the swap was not as smooth as it was with my old teg.
I got started with the map lights, Acura was thoughtful enough to make these LEDs already but I wanted to change them to red to match the 2.4 L red gauges. (Also for usefulness, red light does not disrupt your night vision). I snapped them out with a small flat screwdriver. inside you'll find a light diffuser that can be left out to make your lights brighter, too bright. Using the plastic base i cut out a red piece of film. snapped all of it together and gave it a try. I might end up going with a blue instead. Suggestions welcome.
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Then I swapped the ceiling light. This is a DE3175 bulb per Honda, I used a 3022 white LED.
License plate 2x(194) lights are easy, there is an arrow pointing to where the housing needs to be pushed. after it snaps it takes some wiggling to get them out but don't pull too much, the leads don't have much slack. The trunk light (194) is a bit tricky, there is a clip on the opposite side of the lead cable, but the plastic is rather flimsy. I'd recommend sticking you finger through one of the holes and pushing down on it to help it out. ( :tongue_smilie: the sheet metal is sharp).
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The foot well light housing does not come apart, snap it out of the lower dashboard and twist the cable. I was going with red LEDs (74) but they turned out to be 1/16 of an inch too long so I couldn't get them to close. The reverse lights are rather dim at least in the back-up screen, I got some high power LEDs (921) but the socket is a bit tight and the bulb didn't quite sit all the way down. You can see in the picture the OEM bulb has a long base. You can fit a standard 194 wedge bulb here but they won't be as bright. I'm not going to replace the quarter lights yet because we don't have clear corners, so it defeats the purpose and I'm not ready to deal with hyper blinking just yet. The fogs are H11, still looking for a perfect color fit (silverstar ultras won't come even close to the HIDs) so I might go HID here. DRLs are HB3 or 9005. Don't know what the difference is, the silverstars fit, but again not a good choice and I'm not so sure HIDs can be used as DRLs because of the lower voltage. Has anybody tried yet?
I got started with the map lights, Acura was thoughtful enough to make these LEDs already but I wanted to change them to red to match the 2.4 L red gauges. (Also for usefulness, red light does not disrupt your night vision). I snapped them out with a small flat screwdriver. inside you'll find a light diffuser that can be left out to make your lights brighter, too bright. Using the plastic base i cut out a red piece of film. snapped all of it together and gave it a try. I might end up going with a blue instead. Suggestions welcome.
Then I swapped the ceiling light. This is a DE3175 bulb per Honda, I used a 3022 white LED.
License plate 2x(194) lights are easy, there is an arrow pointing to where the housing needs to be pushed. after it snaps it takes some wiggling to get them out but don't pull too much, the leads don't have much slack. The trunk light (194) is a bit tricky, there is a clip on the opposite side of the lead cable, but the plastic is rather flimsy. I'd recommend sticking you finger through one of the holes and pushing down on it to help it out. ( :tongue_smilie: the sheet metal is sharp).
The foot well light housing does not come apart, snap it out of the lower dashboard and twist the cable. I was going with red LEDs (74) but they turned out to be 1/16 of an inch too long so I couldn't get them to close. The reverse lights are rather dim at least in the back-up screen, I got some high power LEDs (921) but the socket is a bit tight and the bulb didn't quite sit all the way down. You can see in the picture the OEM bulb has a long base. You can fit a standard 194 wedge bulb here but they won't be as bright. I'm not going to replace the quarter lights yet because we don't have clear corners, so it defeats the purpose and I'm not ready to deal with hyper blinking just yet. The fogs are H11, still looking for a perfect color fit (silverstar ultras won't come even close to the HIDs) so I might go HID here. DRLs are HB3 or 9005. Don't know what the difference is, the silverstars fit, but again not a good choice and I'm not so sure HIDs can be used as DRLs because of the lower voltage. Has anybody tried yet?
fog lights too but nahh i'll buy new set
