Interior Lighting Mod?
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Interior Lighting Mod?
I'm new to this Forum so I have yet to figure out the placement of everything but i was wondering if changing interior OEM Bulbs to LED has been done and is possible? All the help I could get would be Great 
Thanks in advanced
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They make self contained LED bulbs for all interior applications but they are a little bigger than regular size bulbs and might not fit in every fixture. The P/O of my car had a "brite" idea and changed some bulbs to higher energy BRIGHTER bulbs that started to melt some of the plastic housings, IDIOT!! I had to change them all, under hood, glove box ect.. The glove box fixture actally started to smoke with that HOT bulb in it. LED's don't get as hot, so it should be ok, but check that out first. Those plastic fixtures are meant for certain bulbs and as usual sometimes things should be left "as is".
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They make self contained LED bulbs for all interior applications but they are a little bigger than regular size bulbs and might not fit in every fixture. The P/O of my car had a "brite" idea and changed some bulbs to higher energy BRIGHTER bulbs that started to melt some of the plastic housings, IDIOT!! I had to change them all, under hood, glove box ect.. The glove box fixture actally started to smoke with that HOT bulb in it. LED's don't get as hot, so it should be ok, but check that out first. Those plastic fixtures are meant for certain bulbs and as usual sometimes things should be left "as is".
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Some people just can't read labels, I understand that, wattage and so forth I should have no problem with that but the thing that has me stuck is that I have no clue how to open the light bulb "casing" (you can say) on the door panels. Do I have to dissemble the whole door panel? If so how?
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. Nothing a Dremel or small dots of velcro can't fix.
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A 2 page thread on the subject can be seen here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...light-kit.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...light-kit.html
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A 2 page thread on the subject can be seen here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...light-kit.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...light-kit.html
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It is only held in place with a couple of nubs, and deflecting it with a screwdriver is all that is needed.
At least, that was all that was needed on my 92.
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I'll try that tomorrow morning then, how long does it usually take to receive your package from CorvetteHid or Superbright?
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