parkers LED replacement

[RAN94A]

just did my lights yet to see what they look light at night but i rekin its going to be shpunky lol big thanks to tangcla for the LED's.
personally tho i rekin installing the rear ones were harder than the front..

and i dont have girly hands maybe theyre just talented lol

[unfunkable]

bloody hell it wa s abitch to try and replace the parkers.
i failed miserably

i got big hands so not sure what to do with the driver side.
my hand is red from trying to squeeze it in the tiny gap

is the bulb im trying to change the one with the green and white wire coming out?!

[gumbyy]

If its too much of a tight squeeze unfunkable, try to remove the air intake and the front half of the air box - that should free up some room. The parker bulb is pretty straight forward from there on, it should be next to your plastic headlight-bulb cover.

[unfunkable]

how bout the driver side parker
is there anything ic an move to make it more accessible?
cheers
and is the bulb the one with the wires coming out?

[gumbyy]

I am describing the drivers side....

[unfunkable]

ooops
how do i access the passenger side one, thats even more tight...
sorry bout all these q's, im not very car literate

[gumbyy]

unscrew the washer fluid (yellow cap, i think thats what it is).. that should give you a little more room to manoeuvre. if you still cant get to it, loosen the battery and just wiggle it over to the side a little bit and you should have plenty of room.

EDIT: If that still doesn't work, go here

[unfunkable]

hmm when i remove thr airbox am i taking the whole thing out?
or just moving it aside.
its a gen4 model

jeez im such a noob

[hks180]

haha didn't know it was this hard to replace the parkers ... even with my big fat hand ... it's quiet easy !! haha

Leo

[unfunkable]

yea
im quite the noob when it comes to cars LOL
cant even change my own oil -_-
i give up, spent the last hr trying and now its getting dark...LOL

is there anytime soon you guys meeting up in sydney? can i come along and some1 help me?
or anyone down in ACT wanna give me a hand? ill come to u

[hks180]

haha .... any weekend if ur up here @ Sydney let me know mate ..

i'll give it a go ... hehe

Leo

[unfunkable]

cheers
ill let you know
we are heading up for easter

now that i got the rattle fixed ( took 4 trips to the dealer and 10 weeks)
im going to slowly change the bulbs inside and out to make things brighter, correct the swirls on the paint, and then look at maybe getting a quad exhaust or sexier looking wheels

edit: oooh i noticed your the guy selling the LEDS also! haha
maybe you can also do the inside ones for me, and advise if i need to change any other dim stock bulbs
where about in syd are you located?

[Sentinel]

Leo, my parkers are in - fairly easy even with 'non-girly' hands!!

[Posseltperformance]

Hey,
I did the LED thing last night. for those struggling with getting the parkers in if you turn the grey cap that covers the back of the main headlight globe counter clockwise it will come off and give you truck loads of room. I've got a wagon so licence plate bulbs we easy as. Next is to do the indicators and reverse lights

I'm disappointed by the front Map lights that lame grey cover behind the transparent light cover really limits the amount of light you can get out. I'm thinking about using a soldering iron or stanley knife to make the square bigger and hence let in more light. Has anyone done this yet?

Also all of my bulbs came from ebay, they were fitted to my old car before I crashed it and cost all up about $50 (3 X 6 LED boards, 2 X 12 LED boards, 1 X 12 LED array and 6 X 5 LED bulbs)

P.S I'm new to anyone who doesn't recognize the name.. check out introductions.

[smythie]

An LED fitting in place of the regular festoon globe fixes the illumination problem of the dull filament. No modification of that grey/brown diffuser

from Leo's LED thread


With one on

With both on

Interior - Festoon T10*31-1HPW - $15/pair