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Rob Mugs

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I found a guide to drop the unit and will be digging into this next week.  Has anyone tried pulling this unit apart yet?

 

My goal?

 

Adjust the beam closer to my lap instead of the door

 

 

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Arboc Enthusiast

Arboc

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Not bright enough to mess with. I bought some LED rock lights, found the hot wire, mounted 2 to bottom of console. WAY BRIGHT. I think 1 would work. They turn on and off with map lights.

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It's sad but I wish the OEM lights had replaceable bulbs.  My 2020 is better than my 2015 was, but still not bright.   In all of my wife's Hondas' I've pulled the 194 bulbs and replace them with a flat panel of 18 LEDs.  It's like daylight the moment you unlock the doors.    I'd love to do it to my truck, but I might just install some lights in the foot well area.

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Rook126 Enthusiast

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14 hours ago, Javier121 said:

Where did you tap light to make them work in conjuction with dome lights what wire on that top light is best to tap into?

Here's a thread that might give you some additional information.

 

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Bikerjon Enthusiast

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Search for Interior lighting on this forum. It will involve a lot of reading but it will be worth it. You can install Oznium LEDs up in the overhead console.

DHBWA Enthusiast

DHBWA

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Copy. Bought two of them but got apprehensive if I wanted to see two yellow eyeballs looking at me when they aren’t on…………

DHBWA Enthusiast

DHBWA

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Seriously considering another light assembly about the middle but not wanting a hole in the headliner for the wiring is stopping me on that one. May see if I can add an LED light just rearward of the console. Like right next to it….

DHBWA Enthusiast

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Went ahead with two in the upper console….

BEFORE

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Nothing new but two LEDS really help…

 

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dinew30 New Member

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On 10/4/2023 at 1:01 PM, DHBWA said:

Went ahead with two in the upper console….

BEFORE

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Nothing new but two LEDS really help…

 

how did you add them?

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