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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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How do I remove the cargo hatch light assembly to swtch from incandesant to LED?
It's a 2002 coupe
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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I believe the whole unit pops out by prying a little on the ends.
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if you're wanting to just switch the bulbs, you can pry off the cover.

if you're replacing the whole assembly, it's easy enough to take the interior panel out by unscrewing the black plastic nuts (the ones that are for the cargo cover and net at the top, the others are down in the compartments), and they should slide up and out of the panel.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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If you take the back side panel off completely. Then you can just unscrew the light out and replace it.
I just replaced mine, very simple to do.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Bill
I believe the whole unit pops out by prying a little on the ends.
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How I did mine when I replaced my bulbs with LEDs
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by M56x-11
If you take the back side panel off completely. Then you can just unscrew the light out and replace it.
I just replaced mine, very simple to do.
Same here.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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5 minute job
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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I also changed mine out this week,the cargo lights pop right out. A simple change over.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 04:37 AM
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Thanks, all.
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where do we get the led replacement bulb?
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where do we get the led replacement bulb?
I would highly recommend purchasing from Neal from Corvettemods. Here is a sale they are having:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...e-savings.html
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where do we get the led replacement bulb?
We have them in red, white, and blue ready to ship

http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...0&categoryId=4

The full kit is the best value right now

http://www.shop.jwmotoring.com/produ...0&categoryId=4
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Hmmm..... now this has me thinking....
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If your curious. The lighting on the floor is the LED's. The lighting on the seats is the OEM lighting from the Map lights.
LED's are much brighter and easier on your eyes, JMO.

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[QUOTE=M56x-11;1579468354]If your curious. The lighting on the floor is the LED's. The lighting on the seats is the OEM lighting from the Map lights.
LED's are much brighter and easier on your eyes, JMO.

REAL nice! I can see a big difference.
I still don't understand how to change the map lights in the mirror..
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If you have the auto dim mirror it's not so easy. It requires soldering. We provide this service. We can also mod that little shifter/helper led.

If you have the standard mirror it's a simple bulb removal and replace.
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Originally Posted by JW@JWMotoring.com
If you have the auto dim mirror it's not so easy. It requires soldering. We provide this service. We can also mod that little shifter/helper led.

If you have the standard mirror it's a simple bulb removal and replace.
Thanks, but that's one nightmare I will avoid!!
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If you'd like to take it a step further, add some LED strips to the under the rails in the cargo area.
These are easy to add on to the cargo LED wires. Go get the some small, red quick splices from a parts store, pull the panels out, and clamp the strips to the cargo light wires.



The trick, particularly if you use blue like I did, is getting the tint of the colors to match. I left the strips in place, and removed the bulbs.
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Originally Posted by tracks03
If you'd like to take it a step further, add some LED strips to the under the rails in the cargo area.
These are easy to add on to the cargo LED wires. Go get the some small, red quick splices from a parts store, pull the panels out, and clamp the strips to the cargo light wires.



The trick, particularly if you use blue like I did, is getting the tint of the colors to match. I left the strips in place, and removed the bulbs.
I LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!Excellent job!
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Originally Posted by tracks03
If you'd like to take it a step further, add some LED strips to the under the rails in the cargo area.
These are easy to add on to the cargo LED wires. Go get the some small, red quick splices from a parts store, pull the panels out, and clamp the strips to the cargo light wires.



The trick, particularly if you use blue like I did, is getting the tint of the colors to match. I left the strips in place, and removed the bulbs.
One of my local customers did this with our footwell kit. It's plug n play but you have to route the wires behind the housing.

http://shop.jwmotoring.com/product.s...2&categoryId=4
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