Replaced my interior lights with LEDS *Pics

[jtmarlinceo]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I need to do this as well and would love to find some reasonably priced bulbs. Can you link the bulbs that you purchased?

That orange dome light is about useless. I also have a little mod I've been thinking on for the cubbies in the dash. It's very hard to see inside of those at night even with the interior lights on and I'm tired of fumbling for my garage door opener or phone.

I was thinking of using an IR emitter and detector that can sense when your hand enters the cubby and automatically turns on a little LED light, one for each cubby.

That's a brilliant idea. Let me know the developments. Motion sensed lighting. I love it.

[Ckrikos]

I wonder if you can set those up for footwell lighting. It was a $500 option when I bought my boxster.

[scottvd]

FYI, the Suncoast kit includes:
3x 194LED
1x 30MM LED
2x 41MM LED

I was able to find all of these on Amazon - some of the Amazon ones seemed to be better quality as well. It's a bit more than "$2-3 of LEDs" but much less than $69. Hope that helps!

[ekam]

Not sure if I want to put LED license plate lights so the cops can read my plate quicker ...

[evomind]

which two are for the frunk and trunk? maybe ill just order those from amazon if there is a fitment question on the others....
Thanks

[scottvd]

Originally Posted by evomind

which two are for the frunk and trunk? maybe ill just order those from amazon if there is a fitment question on the others....
Thanks

41mm- you'll find the 42mm are more common and would probably fit just fine.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by evomind

which two are for the frunk and trunk? maybe ill just order those from amazon if there is a fitment question on the others....
Thanks

Long pair with pointed ends. I like the reduced battery drain these provide while working on the car.

[Kenny Boxster]

Going to go and do this, thanks!

[cbbepop]

I replaced my inside lights with red LED
can't see **************** but who reads a map inside their cabin these days anyway

[scottvd]

I installed the Suncoast LED kit today - everything fit fine in my 2004 S. The two 41mm bulbs were for the trunk/frunk, single 30mm for glovebox, and the three 194LED push-in bulbs went in the doors and dome light.

I used a credit card to remove the dome light lens (shown in first picture) -- slipped it between the lens and bezel and it popped right off. I thought any metal screwdriver would mar either the plastic lens or the surrounding bezel. It appears as though the lens had a thin layer of clear glue holding it on - when I replaced it after the LED upgrade I used just a tab of super glue to keep it locked into place. Not sure if this is standard or something from the PO.

As a side note - the 194LED included in the Suncoast kit is the maximum height that will fit - anything taller would be too long for the lens to fit. And the LED upgrade makes the car interior look great - super updated look. Glad I did this!

[winter.k]

For those interested in doing this conversion, I would recommend buying LED versions of the bulbs used for the various 986 lights. You are paying a big premium for suncoast to put this kit together, and source/quality of the bulb is unknown (except for the suncoast name backing it).
Sylvania and others make LED versions of 168/194/2825 bulbs and there is no need to find the bulb size in millimeters (unless you're buying some cheap chinese bulbs on ebay). The Sylvania "LEDriving" Bulbs are very bright and have good white color. They also have diffuse lenses over the LEDs which helps the light output scatter more like halogen bulbs (what these various lamps were designed for).
The output of a bunch of surface mount LEDs mounted together (like the suncoast kit) can be somewhat harsh and is hit or miss in my experience.
There are plenty of cheap no-name (ebay/amazon) options for these bulbs also. Not 2-3 dollars for all the bulbs, but for $10-$15 you could put together this kit yourself with cheap bulbs. I did this initially, and when I was happy with the results I replaced it with the brand name sylvania bulbs so it will last.

Personally, I prefer knowing and understanding the parts going into my little projects, so I would rather do the leg-work of finding and deciding on the bulbs myself. But if you're not interested in that, then it sounds like people have been happy with the suncoast kit.

[ekam]

Originally Posted by winter.k

For those interested in doing this conversion, I would recommend buying LED versions of the bulbs used for the various 986 lights. You are paying a big premium for suncoast to put this kit together, and source/quality of the bulb is unknown (except for the suncoast name backing it).
Sylvania and others make LED versions of 168/194/2825 bulbs and there is no need to find the bulb size in millimeters (unless you're buying some cheap chinese bulbs on ebay). The Sylvania "LEDriving" Bulbs are very bright and have good white color. They also have diffuse lenses over the LEDs which helps the light output scatter more like halogen bulbs (what these various lamps were designed for).
The output of a bunch of surface mount LEDs mounted together (like the suncoast kit) can be somewhat harsh and is hit or miss in my experience.
There are plenty of cheap no-name (ebay/amazon) options for these bulbs also. Not 2-3 dollars for all the bulbs, but for $10-$15 you could put together this kit yourself with cheap bulbs. I did this initially, and when I was happy with the results I replaced it with the brand name sylvania bulbs so it will last.

Thanks for the info, it's about time a companies like Sylvania gets into the LED game. Diffuse lens is what sets them apart from 99% of all LED lights out there.

I know of too many cheap LED lights "burn out" due to bad soldering.

Looks like amazon.com don't ship this item to Canada... boo.

[Hayden]

Here's my license plate setup. Just replaced the bulbs with some good 4300k color temp ones. They look very nice in person and aren't too bright. Masking out the plate number makes it look brighter than it is. Got them from superbright leds. Hard to find a 4300k bulb that fits! Most are 5000k+ which is blueish.



I think the total cost plus shipping was about $9.

[Nine8Six]

I'm in the mood to share little tech as well

Also had those LED similar to those 360/180degree Sylvania or other common LEDs around before. Had to trash them after a few weeks tho... man they do shine everywhere, diffuse or not

Have a look at my new LED interior and license plate lighting. They have little fancy lens built-in the housing making the light output unidirectional - bingo, no more freak show aquarium looking interior and no more glowing half my car rear bumper and tailpipes!

The good part, I got the amber LED (filter) from the supplier. They have the same color output at distance as those other oem shiny bits in the Boxster's cockpit. Clean and magical

[golonaus]

just got myself a set for under 5$ shipped

[Nine8Six]

Might advertise a kit of those soon Something like $5 for the complete interior and license kit. The problem is you'll get a bag of 25 for that price. A bit of a waste... unless you know of 24 other guys who wants a 0.20cent LED

Amber (Porsche same) and white color being the best but they also have the green. I know of someone who would love those...

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Might advertise a kit of those soon Something like $5 for the complete interior and license kit. The problem is you'll get a bag of 25 for that price. A bit of a waste... unless you know of 24 other guys who wants a 0.20cent LED

Amber (Porsche same) and white color being the best but they also have the green. I know of someone who would love those...

Sign me up, maybe a combo kit with the HID's

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by BruceH

Sign me up, maybe a combo kit with the HID's

In that case I'll let those go to you at $2.25. I was making profit at $5 Bruce lol

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

In that case I'll let those go to you at $2.25. I was making profit at $5 Bruce lol

Thanks! $5 was a bit steep

[mikehkang]

I was inspired by this thread to go and order some 194 LEDs from Amazon.

I bought this.
Cutequeen 10pcs LED Car Lights Bulb White T10 3528 20-smd 194 168 (Pack of 10) : Amazon.com : Automotive

I replaced the dome and the door lights with this "bulb."
No problem with the dome but I had to file the "corners" using a sandpaper to make them fit for the doors.

The LED is very bright.