Interior Bulb Upgrade - Finally found bulbs!

95G2_lastofthegreatones · 01-24-04, 12:26 AM

For all of you that are interested in upgrading your interior lighting I finally found bulbs that work. I tried LED's but didn't like the blueish tint at all and all of the "Xenon" bulbs I found (like Raybig) were rated at least 10W and $9 each. Can't do 10W since I didn't want to roast my harness and melt the lenses and the price was rediculous.

I found this site http://autolumination.com and ordered 7 31mm 3022 festoon bulbs and 2 74's for my dome, map, door and footwell lights. Installed them last night and they are exactly what I was looking for - very bright, white light and they're only 5W! (OEM spec). The glass on these bulbs is blue but when on they are definately white - almost a halogen type of light like you see on the newer cars.

So, if you want a nice lighting upgrade for around $12 I recommend these.

Next on the list is maybe doing the 74's in the dash (heater/ac vent buttons, etc.) They have multiple colors available. I'm thinking of playing around with red/amber for the buttons.

MikeD · 01-24-04, 01:12 AM

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Originally posted by 95G2_lastofthegreatones
Next on the list is maybe doing the 74's in the dash (heater/ac vent buttons, etc.) They have multiple colors available. I'm thinking of playing around with red/amber for the buttons.

Man, your´re great !!! That´s exactly what I have searched for. There´s no way to get these nice spec and colored LED´s (like the "194 Incandescent Bulbs", "906", "212", "3022" or "74") here in Germany. I´m gonna to replace all the damn bulbs through the LED´s, esp these of the gauge cluster and the A/C cluster and the power window switches. I have nice pics of each original bulb, so maybe it´s possible to say me, what´s the best is to replace for? Gimme a call and I can upload the pics for a better compare, or? What do you think? -Mike

RangerJoe · 01-24-04, 01:34 AM

could someone list what interior spots take what lights?

i know the AC thing takes 74's.....but other than that. I would like to order some for my car too. Thanks.

95G2_lastofthegreatones · 01-24-04, 01:47 AM

The small wedge bulbs used in your dash, footwell courtesy lights, door panel switches, etc. are 74's. The dome, map, door panel courtesy lights and trunk are all 3022 festoon bulbs (bullet). If you order replacement festoon bulbs make sure you get the 31mm - anything longer will not fit into the bases.
Check out the link in my previous post - they have pics of the bulbs.

Cole Austin · 01-24-04, 02:07 AM

awesome! I'll prob udated all of my bulbs.

*stevieray* · 01-24-04, 05:48 AM

You must have a coupe. The front dome lamp on my sedan takes 168/194 bulbs. I replaced my OEM 168 bulbs and the courtesy lamp bulbs in the doors with LED's from superbrightleds.com. Nice touch---

mrkeith · 01-24-04, 07:02 AM

How did you come up w/ $12? 7 festoon bulbs are ~$35 alone.

k.

95G2_lastofthegreatones · 01-26-04, 03:18 AM

The 31mm Xenon festoon bulbs are $1.49 each. I bought 7 plus two 74's for my footwell courtesy lights. You may have been looking at the LED price. Go to http://autolumination.com/festoon.htm and scroll down almost to the bottom of the page and you'll see them. Again, I tried the LED's but did not like them at all. They aren't nearly as bright as these "Xenon" bulbs and have a very blue color. I was after a brighter and whiter light. These bulbs are great - 5W and compared to the dull yellow of the OEM bulbs its like night and day, so to speak.

2gracer · 01-26-04, 06:35 AM

For the doors I know there is another festoon bulb that is slightly bigger that will fit, I bought lights from superbrightleds, but the festoon bulbs I bought only fit the door panel courtesy lights, not the rear ceiling lights (for a sedan anyways). So I too was on the lookout for festoons that aren't overwattage for the back, I'm leaving the leds in the doors, they are a really bright blue and look good, but for my ceiling lights since I want them for searching for stuff, I will be buynig white lights...so you say the blue festoons from that place, actually are white and not blue? maybe there is a brighter white then?

LEGENDARY 93 · 01-26-04, 08:05 AM

95g2-- u got pics of your new interior lights?? id love to see them-- if you change out the a/c bulbs and so forth, is there a way to change the color of the auto a/c digits and the digi clock?? what about putting a colored film over the display??

88Legend_SedanL · 01-26-04, 09:06 AM

Anybody know what bulbs a g1 would take. I tried searching slyvania but for the dome they list the bulb as "DE3423" What the heck kinda bulb is that?

2gracer · 01-26-04, 10:52 AM

legendary - to answer the question about the a\c and clock, I know that with the accords it was only a new light bulb that needed to be put in place, however the key to this was that it illuminated the background, whereas ours illimunates the numbers. On my practice a\c I ripped open the clock too but did not see anything that really looked like a replaceable bulb. I will probably try to check it out a little more thoroughly, and see what other ideas I an come up with, but film seems like it might be an ok idea, however I'm equating it to the condom covers for bulbs, which the problem with those is if the light is too bright it shines right through, so the film would have to be very dark, and at night the clock would be dim, and during the day who knows what it might be like...I am going to look for some info from other people who have our type of clocks.

88- I think that is just a festoon bulb but slightly bigger? I think 3423 was the other bulb type for g2 festoons, take out the bulb and just see what it looks like, I think it is just a festoon bulb also known as a bullet bulb, if that is not the case (although I feel fairly confident in that info) try cross referencing the bulb good luck

LEGENDARY 93 · 01-26-04, 11:31 AM

could i use these for the lights in the trunk and the hood, also?? which size??

LEGENDARY 93 · 01-26-04, 11:34 AM

also, you said u got 7 of the 3022s and 2 of the 74s-- where do they go?? i thought there were 4 map light bulbs(2 front and 2 back), 4 door, 2 footwells and 2 dome( 1 front and 1 rear)-- am i wrong?? i have a 93 ls sedan.. how many and which do i need to get to replace all those and the ones in the trunk and hood??

JTJohnny102 · 01-26-04, 11:48 AM

i havnet messed with anything liek this yet, but curious on how hard it is to change the bulb color or whatever in the ac controls and the door controls

01-24-04, 12:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
95G2_lastofthegreatones Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 192 Car 1: 1995 Legend Coupe - Sherwood Green iTrader: (0)	Interior Bulb Upgrade - Finally found bulbs! For all of you that are interested in upgrading your interior lighting I finally found bulbs that work. I tried LED's but didn't like the blueish tint at all and all of the "Xenon" bulbs I found (like Raybig) were rated at least 10W and $9 each. Can't do 10W since I didn't want to roast my harness and melt the lenses and the price was rediculous. I found this site http://autolumination.com and ordered 7 31mm 3022 festoon bulbs and 2 74's for my dome, map, door and footwell lights. Installed them last night and they are exactly what I was looking for - very bright, white light and they're only 5W! (OEM spec). The glass on these bulbs is blue but when on they are definately white - almost a halogen type of light like you see on the newer cars. So, if you want a nice lighting upgrade for around $12 I recommend these. Next on the list is maybe doing the 74's in the dash (heater/ac vent buttons, etc.) They have multiple colors available. I'm thinking of playing around with red/amber for the buttons. __________________ 95 Legend L Coupe - original owner Total loss on 7/13/04. Gone but not forgotten...

01-24-04, 01:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
RangerJoe werd..... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Posts: 6,215 Car 1: 92 LS coupe 5spd iTrader: (4)	could someone list what interior spots take what lights? i know the AC thing takes 74's.....but other than that. I would like to order some for my car too. Thanks. __________________ http://g2legend.com

01-24-04, 01:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
95G2_lastofthegreatones Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 192 Car 1: 1995 Legend Coupe - Sherwood Green iTrader: (0)	The small wedge bulbs used in your dash, footwell courtesy lights, door panel switches, etc. are 74's. The dome, map, door panel courtesy lights and trunk are all 3022 festoon bulbs (bullet). If you order replacement festoon bulbs make sure you get the 31mm - anything longer will not fit into the bases. Check out the link in my previous post - they have pics of the bulbs. __________________ 95 Legend L Coupe - original owner Total loss on 7/13/04. Gone but not forgotten...

01-24-04, 02:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cole Austin VIP alllll the way Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roanoke, Virginia. Attend School @ VCU in Richmond Posts: 4,587 Car 1: 92 L Rosewood Brown Sedan iTrader: (0)	awesome! I'll prob udated all of my bulbs. __________________ http://www.directimagehost.com/is.ph...ial-mod-si.jpg Throttle Body Coolant Bypass General F.A.Q. 2nd Generation F.A.Q. People I trust to buy items from: bboarder711 \| legendarysleeper \| Chauffeur First \| SmartJay28

01-24-04, 05:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
stevieray Swollen Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 7,430 Car 1: '95 LS Coupe Car 2: '91 LS Coupe Car 3: '89 Prelude Si iTrader: (13)	You must have a coupe. The front dome lamp on my sedan takes 168/194 bulbs. I replaced my OEM 168 bulbs and the courtesy lamp bulbs in the doors with LED's from superbrightleds.com. Nice touch--- __________________ *"King of Kleen"* "Know this. Being able to purchase a Legend and being able to afford a Legend are two separate things. Realize nothing post-purchase is cheap." - LegendGS

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01-24-04, 07:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
mrkeith dealer-opted track pack Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: look behind you Posts: 3,508 Car 1: ka8 Car 2: chevro-legs iTrader: (2)	How did you come up w/ $12? 7 festoon bulbs are ~$35 alone. k. __________________ The performance handling machine... If you've got coil-overs, corner-balance them! Please protect our environment: use a high-flow.

01-26-04, 03:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
95G2_lastofthegreatones Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 192 Car 1: 1995 Legend Coupe - Sherwood Green iTrader: (0)	The 31mm Xenon festoon bulbs are $1.49 each. I bought 7 plus two 74's for my footwell courtesy lights. You may have been looking at the LED price. Go to http://autolumination.com/festoon.htm and scroll down almost to the bottom of the page and you'll see them. Again, I tried the LED's but did not like them at all. They aren't nearly as bright as these "Xenon" bulbs and have a very blue color. I was after a brighter and whiter light. These bulbs are great - 5W and compared to the dull yellow of the OEM bulbs its like night and day, so to speak. __________________ 95 Legend L Coupe - original owner Total loss on 7/13/04. Gone but not forgotten...

01-26-04, 06:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
2gracer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antelope Posts: 449 Car 1: ... iTrader: (1)	For the doors I know there is another festoon bulb that is slightly bigger that will fit, I bought lights from superbrightleds, but the festoon bulbs I bought only fit the door panel courtesy lights, not the rear ceiling lights (for a sedan anyways). So I too was on the lookout for festoons that aren't overwattage for the back, I'm leaving the leds in the doors, they are a really bright blue and look good, but for my ceiling lights since I want them for searching for stuff, I will be buynig white lights...so you say the blue festoons from that place, actually are white and not blue? maybe there is a brighter white then? __________________ 1 post = 1 hp

01-26-04, 08:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	95g2-- u got pics of your new interior lights?? id love to see them-- if you change out the a/c bulbs and so forth, is there a way to change the color of the auto a/c digits and the digi clock?? what about putting a colored film over the display?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

01-26-04, 09:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
88Legend_SedanL Mmmm...shny Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Utah Posts: 1,158 Car 1: 88 Red Sedan iTrader: (0)	Anybody know what bulbs a g1 would take. I tried searching slyvania but for the dome they list the bulb as "DE3423" What the heck kinda bulb is that? __________________ <IMG SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p0dde2086c91948441f95e4e9961a77b0/fad2d236.jpg"> Sound: Panasonic CQ-DFX983U (Headunit) Infinity Reference 6002I(Fronts) Polk DB650 6.5's (rears) (2) 12" Kicker Comp Vr's HiFonics Brutus BX1500D more to come....

01-26-04, 10:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
2gracer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antelope Posts: 449 Car 1: ... iTrader: (1)	legendary - to answer the question about the a\c and clock, I know that with the accords it was only a new light bulb that needed to be put in place, however the key to this was that it illuminated the background, whereas ours illimunates the numbers. On my practice a\c I ripped open the clock too but did not see anything that really looked like a replaceable bulb. I will probably try to check it out a little more thoroughly, and see what other ideas I an come up with, but film seems like it might be an ok idea, however I'm equating it to the condom covers for bulbs, which the problem with those is if the light is too bright it shines right through, so the film would have to be very dark, and at night the clock would be dim, and during the day who knows what it might be like...I am going to look for some info from other people who have our type of clocks. 88- I think that is just a festoon bulb but slightly bigger? I think 3423 was the other bulb type for g2 festoons, take out the bulb and just see what it looks like, I think it is just a festoon bulb also known as a bullet bulb, if that is not the case (although I feel fairly confident in that info) try cross referencing the bulb good luck __________________ 1 post = 1 hp

01-26-04, 11:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	could i use these for the lights in the trunk and the hood, also?? which size?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

01-26-04, 11:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
LEGENDARY 93 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,153 Car 1: 1993 BLACK SEDAN iTrader: (0)	also, you said u got 7 of the 3022s and 2 of the 74s-- where do they go?? i thought there were 4 map light bulbs(2 front and 2 back), 4 door, 2 footwells and 2 dome( 1 front and 1 rear)-- am i wrong?? i have a 93 ls sedan.. how many and which do i need to get to replace all those and the ones in the trunk and hood?? __________________ CAR IS SOLD! GOOD BYE ACURA-LEGEND.COM!!! I got $2,000 for my mods and sold the car for $6300 w/ rims- not too bad for a 93 ls w/ 130k miles!

01-26-04, 11:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
JTJohnny102 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,609 Car 1: 93 Black L Coupe Car 2: 91 Red LS Coupe(RIP) iTrader: (0)	i havnet messed with anything liek this yet, but curious on how hard it is to change the bulb color or whatever in the ac controls and the door controls __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/773155

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