Trunk light Led swap
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So my LED's came in this afternoon an I raced to put them on..
It's a simple process, took 5min or so to complete.
Tools:
Flathead Screwdriver (small).
Before:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk001.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk005.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk009.jpg)
Slide the screwdriver to the side of the housing, an pop it out.
Pic already has the LED (sorry got impatient)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk015.jpg)
Once you have it out just pull out the bulb (VERY HOT) an replace with LED.
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk004.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk013.jpg)
It's a simple process, took 5min or so to complete.
Tools:
Flathead Screwdriver (small).
Before:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk001.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk005.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk009.jpg)
Slide the screwdriver to the side of the housing, an pop it out.
Pic already has the LED (sorry got impatient)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk015.jpg)
Once you have it out just pull out the bulb (VERY HOT) an replace with LED.
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk004.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk013.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk010.jpg)
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Here we go, more leds..... alrite, what kind did you use? So now I have to do the puddle lights, trunk lights and driving lamps (I already received these).
Nice write up
Nice write up
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High Powered 5050 3 Chip SMT Leds - Outfitted with Canbus Bulb-Out Warning Cancellation Chip
Designed to eliminate most electronic bulb-out warnings in BMW, Mercedes, AUDI, VW, Volvo, and most others.
4LED 12mmx30mm $9.99 each
Those are used for the trunk (inside) AND the Puddle lights/under the door..
1led 9mmx22mm $7.99
Those are for your parking lights
NEXT project are for my FOGGIES to be converted to HID..
Does anyone else with a D3 have Projectors in there FOG light?
MINE DO, I remember when greenojos, A8LOONG, Theif came out to get their D3's dropped, we noticed My 04' had Projectors as theres did not, an there was an O5'/06'D3 in the mix..
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Pretty positive I don't have projectors in my fogs, mine are actually in need of cleaning the surface of the light is a bit grimy to be honest. But you can never tell because it doesn't distort the light and you can only see it when close close up.
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For those of us with the new style grille. Getting to the drivers side headlight requires removal of the the power steering resivoir. Found that out the hard way while I was following the write-up for the parking light LED conversion write up.
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So my LED's came in this afternoon an I raced to put them on..
It's a simple process, took 5min or so to complete.
Tools:
Flathead Screwdriver (small).
Before:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk001.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk005.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk009.jpg)
Slide the screwdriver to the side of the housing, an pop it out.
Pic already has the LED (sorry got impatient)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk015.jpg)
Once you have it out just pull out the bulb (VERY HOT) an replace with LED.
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk004.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk013.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk010.jpg)
It's a simple process, took 5min or so to complete.
Tools:
Flathead Screwdriver (small).
Before:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk001.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk005.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk009.jpg)
Slide the screwdriver to the side of the housing, an pop it out.
Pic already has the LED (sorry got impatient)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk015.jpg)
Once you have it out just pull out the bulb (VERY HOT) an replace with LED.
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk003.jpg)
After:
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk004.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk013.jpg)
![](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/redbb6/Auditrunk010.jpg)
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I have a friend who did it on is Acura TL and it looks really nice. I dont know how easy it will be to do the the LED bulbs in the inside. I am hoping that you would try it first :-).
So far I did the DRL's and door lights. I am having trouble with the license plate lights because one side the screw is rust & stripped(I have to break out the dremel. Its still packed with my other tools) and the other side dont have a screw and hard to come off. I will figure it out soon though.
So far I did the DRL's and door lights. I am having trouble with the license plate lights because one side the screw is rust & stripped(I have to break out the dremel. Its still packed with my other tools) and the other side dont have a screw and hard to come off. I will figure it out soon though.