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Offline Tuffy

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Replacing interior lights
« on: May 09, 2010, 09:16:38 pm »
Evening all!

I'm guessing most of the led interior bulb uogrades are available on trusty ebay?
Does anyone sell a complete set to do all the interior in one hit ? inc footwell lights
Thanks in advance guys

Chris

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 09:25:40 pm »
just changed mine but unable do the footwell lights as leds turn off after a few seconds, all the others work fine,

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2010, 07:04:00 pm »
you need the ones with built in load resistors this will stop them going out  :happy2:

Chris

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2010, 08:06:29 pm »
changed mine all to phillips blue vision in the end, not as yellowy as standard

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2010, 08:26:29 pm »
Chris where did you get them from?  Are they much different? 

I got the LED ones from ebay and tbh they are not the best. 

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2010, 08:53:27 pm »
I ended up putting blue vision bulbs in, got them off fleebay, originally got some smd led's from there also but the footwell lights dont like them

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2010, 10:06:18 pm »
Hi guys, any hints on removing the interior lights in the roof lining?? got 2 dead flies in mine that are watching me drive! excuse the pun but they are really bugging me!

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2010, 12:33:45 pm »
Hi guys, any hints on removing the interior lights in the roof lining?? got 2 dead flies in mine that are watching me drive! excuse the pun but they are really bugging me!

Take a look at this thread over at R32OC http://www.r32oc.com/tutorials-guides/18959-led-mkv-install-how-lamps.html

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Re: Replacing interior lights
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2010, 12:57:41 pm »
Thank's CamelUK! I did try running searches on here but couldn't see anything in as much detail.

Cheers!

Jon