$16 Under Dash Light Conversion

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My passenger side underdash light was out...so I desided to do a cheap upgrade. So of coarse I jumped on some websites and looked up what lights and things I needed. I found the conversions on Amazon of coarse.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5JWBMA/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DY9CSQ/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Then I removed the original Bulb and cut the wires to the original mount as close as possible, leaving as much stock wire to work with...

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I needed to drill the back of the original mount out just a bit to fit both wires thru, then install the new LED adapter and it locks itself in place.

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Then rewire it back up..Test as you go for connection...

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Then Screw it back in original location...

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LED's come in multiple colors...these are blue (picture doesn't represent real color well), but they are twice as bright as stock bulbs, last longer and are cheaper to buy and use. These same size bulbs worked great in my Stock sound bar center light in my 98' TJ also. Hope this helps some of you, it worked for me.

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Carvblaster said:
My passenger side underdash light was out...so I desided to do a cheap upgrade. So of coarse I jumped on some websites and looked up what lights and things I needed. I found the conversions on Amazon of coarse.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5JWBMA/?tag=wranglerorg-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DY9CSQ/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Then I removed the original Bulb and cut the wires to the original mount as close as possible, leaving as much stock wire to work with...

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I needed to drill the back of the original mount out just a bit to fit both wires thru, then install the new LED adapter and it locks itself in place.

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Then rewire it back up..Test as you go for connection...

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Then Screw it back in original location...

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LED's come in multiple colors...these are blue (picture doesn't represent real color well), but they are twice as bright as stock bulbs, last longer and are cheaper to buy and use. These same size bulbs worked great in my Stock sound bar center light in my 98' TJ also. Hope this helps some of you, it worked for me.
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I like that going to give it a try.
 
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Hello, where does the underdash lights connect to? my TJ had a lot of missing wires and I want to install new LEDs for driver and passenger side.
Also... are these suppose to light up only when I open my doors and when I turn on the inside light... right?
 
Irving said:
Hello, where does the underdash lights connect to? my TJ had a lot of missing wires and I want to install new LEDs for driver and passenger side.
Also... are these suppose to light up only when I open my doors and when I turn on the inside light... right?
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Do you have lights now under your dash?
 
I found the light sockets!... I did not Mod and stuck to the white lights... maybe I'll replace them in the future if I find purple leds (my TJ is Purple)... I now need to replace the hardtop/soundbar lights for white leds to match the color...
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I was wanting to do this as well to finish of my interior LED lighting but unfortunately I DO NOT have any sort of sockets in my footwells. I do have a pink wire and yellow wire with a connector that looks to be coming from my driver side door speaker area. Could this possibly be my gateway to lighting up my footwells?

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I use 2 of these red led bulbs and just put them in the existing sockets under the dash up front, really good for the night vision in the foot wells.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/922/

Interior soundbar light, activated by rotating headlight knob. Got cool white, neat look to have cool white for the rear and the red in the foot wells.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/919/

Rear taillights- function as rear running tail lights and dual function for brake light. Much brighter than stock.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...n-27-smd-led-tower-bay15d-retrofit/2625/5698/

Third brake light stock
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...n-27-smd-led-tower-bay15d-retrofit/2625/5698/

Under hood bulb - big improvement but really need two lights to really see. Might do an additional light and harness to operate off the same circuit when you open and close the hood to activate/deactivate.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/festoon/561-led-bulb-9-smd-led-festoon-44mm-car/244/1165/

Amber side marker - led makes a difference.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/923/

Amber Blinker - same.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...on-27-smd-led-tower-wedge-retrofit/3557/7522/

Total cost about $100 to replace every single light bulb in and out with LED, (EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS) I got some duplicates in that total cost number, some cool white color I might try out behind the red tail light lenses (but everyone says use a red colored led bulb behind red colored lenses, same with amber colored lenses) cool white duplicates for foot wells if I want interior colors to match. I really do dig the red footwell led bulbs! I think that's everything!
 
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RedrumRH said:
I use 2 of these red led bulbs and just put them in the existing sockets under the dash up front, really good for the night vision in the foot wells.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/922/

Interior soundbar light, activated by rotating headlight knob. Got cool white, neat look to have cool white for the rear and the red in the foot wells.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/919/

Rear taillights- function as rear running tail lights and dual function for brake light. Much brighter than stock.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...n-27-smd-led-tower-bay15d-retrofit/2625/5698/

Third brake light stock
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...n-27-smd-led-tower-bay15d-retrofit/2625/5698/

Under hood bulb - big improvement but really need two lights to really see. Might do an additional light and harness to operate off the same circuit when you open and close the hood to activate/deactivate.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/festoon/561-led-bulb-9-smd-led-festoon-44mm-car/244/1165/

Amber side marker - led makes a difference.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...d-tower-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/206/923/

Amber Blinker - same.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...on-27-smd-led-tower-wedge-retrofit/3557/7522/

Total cost about $100 to replace every single light bulb in and out with LED, (EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS) I got some duplicates in that total cost number, some cool white color I might try out behind the red tail light lenses (but everyone says use a red colored led bulb behind red colored lenses, same with amber colored lenses) cool white duplicates for foot wells if I want interior colors to match. I really do dig the red footwell led bulbs! I think that's everything!
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Did you have to change your flasher to a LED version?
 
Awesome! The previous owner cut off the sockets and twisted on some cheap ass red led strips that hang down. I absolutely hate it and now have a suitable fix!
 
All I did was buy led bulbs,out with the stocks in with the leds..3 years and still going strong

# buy a flasher relay for the steering column for your leds voltage issues!
 
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