Interior Map light ( replacement bulbs )
 

I like to switch out my interior map lights to RED LED's. It helps me see things around the cabin without hampering sight through the window at night.

Any suggestions as to where to buy some for the 370 Z.

Cheers...

V-LEDS.COM High Power Automotive LED Replacment Bulbs, V-HID Headlight Kits

I have never bought anything from them personally but I think they have good selection.

superbright led's
this is where I bout all the LEDs for the interior of MY G good prices fast shipping.


Super Bright LEDs

That's it...Super Brights.

Thanks....

i had to get the vanity mirror lights from somewhereelse let me chech and I'll get that site too.

www.autolumination.com Tail Light Brake Light Turn Signal LED Bulbs


In my g I changed out the map lights door lights vanity mirror trunk and plate lights. Still trying to find one to replace the one in the glove box

are the lights easy to install?

Do you guys know (on V-LEDS) which lights are the ones that would fit for our:

Map Light
Cargo Room Light
Vanity Mirror Light
Side Turn Signal Light

i bought some dome light from v-leds and it looks great. heres the link...
eBay Store - V-LEDS: Automotive Replacement Light Bulbs, New High Power SMT LED

heres my rsx with (red m-smt 16 led dome light bulb)
flash on
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...SX/3-11-09.jpg
flash off
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...M-SMT16LED.jpg

here you go
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

Please someone post some pics up of their Z when they do this, would love to see what it looks like.

These are my custom Luxeon K2 Star map lights. All I need to do is break apart the OEM festoon bulb, solder the ends to the wires, and snap them in. My 350Z had Luxeon I Stars, so the new ones will be brighter and whiter!

http://www.the370z.com/members/digit...oot-driver.jpg

for vleds what size in the interior dome/map light
what bulb number and watts?
thanks

too red -o-"

which bulbs do we buy for the map lights...the oem ones are to bright in my opinion

bump... didn't know if anyone has done this mod yet.

still wondering if anyone has done this to the 370 map lights....

I'm going to swap out the map lights with some LEDs as well. But as far as I can tell the sylvania guide does not list the map light part number and there's nothing in the service manual. Guess we just have to pull them out and look.

WLED - XHP would be type of bulb to buy on the superbrights website for the LED map light replacement bulb.

Crap, that reminds that I fell short with DIGItonium's request to measure and photograph the map light innards. He's getting his Z today so maybe he'll post on this thread. He's also making high-end LED setups for the 370Z.

Yup... finally got the car today after getting tint and clear bra installed. :driving:

[Looks at clock...] It's 12:37AM on a week night, so I need to catch up to some sleep. If you guys check out my photo album I've got the license plate and trunk lights done. I'll try to find some time to work on the trunk lights this week. IIRC, manual illustration points out to 194 type bulb.

Stay tuned...

So the service manual refers to the bulb, very descriptively I might add, as "Bulb."
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6394/bulbservice.jpg

The owners manual at least gives the wattage:
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1315/bulbowners.jpg

Hm? It's the same bulb type as license plate, trunk, and parking light. Same socket, different wattage rating.

Here's the DIY thread:
http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...html#post61231

horray!!!! finally somone did the replacement :D

Sweet write up! Looks exactly like I was hoping it would look.

But my point was the bulb type isnt documented anywhere.

so then its the same bulb we use on the license plate, but why does it say 8watts....wtF?

Bulb documentation has always been vague with Nissan documents, and I never figured out why. I hate having to pull stuff apart and reassemble prior to ordering parts and making LED bulbs.

As for 8W, just like your ordinary household bulbs you can get different ratings for them. However, don't get bulbs whose ratings exceed the original. We don't know if the socket can handle higher wattage, nor would the wires support higher current.

Anyhow, with my LED bulbs, here's the estimated wattage:
License Plate - 1W
Trunk Light - 4W
Map Light - 1.2W (using 350mA BuckToot driver)