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Mafty
08-11-2008, 08:59 PM
Ok so ever since i bought my 6 LED for my dome light, it would work then it wouldnt work, and sometimes again it would randomly start working again. And as of recently i just found out what the problem is, respect for KeVINE11 for coming up with this fix, but here is a more detailed version.

Here is my 6 LED with both metal ends still on:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0730.jpg

You need to pull off each metal end with pliers. Careful they bend super easy, and i semi wrecked mine doing this, but thats okay because they still work and no one sees them anyways:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0732.jpg

Now you will see a metal wire on each end, its in a groove the plastic creates (mine was actually buried beneath plastic and had to cut it out)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0733.jpg

You need to take that metal wire out from the little groove its in and push it to the side so it has a better contact with the metal cones.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0734.jpg

Put the two ends back on the LED and your good to go!

Here is my 12 LED setup (two six LED wired together)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0735.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/mafty/IMG_0736.jpg
Noisy Crow
08-11-2008, 10:29 PM
Very nice! The LEDs are a nice mod, so it's good to see a way to make them reliable.
3GFX
08-12-2008, 12:36 AM
Good call, I gotta try this!
gabbygenier
10-19-2008, 08:57 AM
would of been nice to know this for my bros truck, he was having this problem. i on the other hand am not with the dome light. im getting it with the map lights. any suggestions?
jameschow13
10-29-2008, 02:48 AM
yo.. that looks sickk.. but do you know how to do it for the map light ?? any help.. i got a mazda 08.5
SonicBoy
10-29-2008, 06:49 AM
Question about the LED dome light. Does it dim just like the regular light a la (theatre mode) after you get in and close the doors?
3GFX
10-29-2008, 04:58 PM
Question about the LED dome light. Does it dim just like the regular light a la (theatre mode) after you get in and close the doors?

Yes.