Dome light LED, Did I do it wrong?

Boilerup15 · Mar 25, 2011

Ok so I ordered LEDS from superbrightleds.com for my interior. Everything went in smooth except the dome light, it looks to long. The clips won't fit right onto the bulb. This is the bulb I ordered. 4210-xHP12-DI: 12 High Power LED Festoon Bulb-4210-CWHP12-DI: Cool White. Is this not the correct bulb? If it isn't what do I need? I think the one I ordered is 42x10mm, should I go to the 37x10mm?

CG6Lemon · Mar 25, 2011

yes shorter.

Boilerup15 · Mar 25, 2011

Thanks! That's what I thought, oh well just wasted $8.00 on a bulb I can't use. I now have another problem though, my dome light won't shut off unless I turn the switch to off. :ugh:

CG6Lemon · Mar 25, 2011

Did you unplug your negative battery terminal when installing the bulbs?

Sketch o5 · Mar 25, 2011

lol, you dont need to unhook the battery when replacing bulbs.

the real question is did you try to squeeze in that longer bulb into the spot it doesnt fit? :lawl:

CG6Lemon · Mar 25, 2011

lol i do it anyways Andy. just want a peace of mind. :lawl:

Boilerup15 · Mar 25, 2011

Sketch o5 said:
lol, you dont need to unhook the battery when replacing bulbs.

the real question is did you try to squeeze in that longer bulb into the spot it doesnt fit?

Yes I did, not real hard, but it might have been enough to screw something up.

Sketch o5 · Mar 25, 2011

YounGLeMoN said:
lol i do it anyways Andy. just want a peace of mind.

Boilerup15 said:
Yes I did, not real hard, but it might have been enough to screw something up.

haha yeah, possibly. id take out the dome light unit and see if you can take it apart or anything to see if somethings bent or some ****. should be an easy fix though.

Boilerup15 · Mar 25, 2011

Sketch o5 said:
haha yeah, possibly. id take out the dome light unit and see if you can take it apart or anything to see if somethings bent or some ****. should be an easy fix though.

I hope so, I think it was f'd up in the first place because after installing my headunit it wouldn't work, then one day it just started working again, and then I tried to change the LED out and it just stays on now. :eekwtf:

Kaskiat · Mar 25, 2011

I ordered my lights from super bright led and I ordered that exact same light. I just took a dremel to the clips and took off a little bit from each side. It works though .

Dome light LED, Did I do it wrong?

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