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Changing the mirror light
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:36 pm
by akuma3
Has anyone thought of changing the two little light blub on the mirror? i'm sure everyone found it so damn dim, i wanna change it to something brighter, anyone did it before?

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 10:06 pm
by ruchi
Ultrabright LED festoons work really well!

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:44 pm
by HEK-71Q
hey ruchi....how do you take out the plastic bit to get the bulb out!??
ive atempted it but cant seem to take it out!

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:54 pm
by ruchi
Slide the two transparent plastic bits back, this will then create a gap where you can pry a small flat head screwdriver in and flick them out.
It is far easier to replace the globes when you have removed the mirror from the windscreen and can hold it in your hands.

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:55 am
by akuma3
ruchi wrote:Slide the two transparent plastic bits back, this will then create a gap where you can pry a small flat head screwdriver in and flick them out.
It is far easier to replace the globes when you have removed the mirror from the windscreen and can hold it in your hands.

so i cant take the whole plastic out? sounds hard to take it out with such a little gap
do you remember the LED blub size name? or is it a one size fit all blub? because i have no idea on this one
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:43 pm
by ruchi
As mentioned above, they are a "festoon" - 39mm from memory but 42mm also fits. You can get some REALLY bright 6 and 9 LED 42mm festoon globes, also different colours too.
I've got 6 LED 42mm festoons in mine, they are very bright and very white, it's a bit light a fluoro light

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:38 pm
by akuma3
cool thanks for info~
can i get them at repco?

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:11 am
by andie066
you can get it at autobarn there the same lights as your parkers i think thecook has blue in his mirror light. hehehe looks good hehe
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:58 am
by akuma3
but isn't blue really dim, my mate had one in his civic blue colour and it's like the same as a 10% left battery touch

Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:06 pm
by andie066
yeah blue is pretty dim heheh cant see anyfing hehehe i still got stock heheh so yeah.. i might change to white with pinky tint hehe
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:13 pm
by ruchi
you talking about blue bulbs or blue LEDs?
If you get a 6 LED festoon it should still be bright in blue, or you could go way out and get the 9 LED version!

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:56 pm
by Supplanter
Don't get the 2 LED ones, they are just as bright as the original bulbs, as I have just found out
