LED conversion from hell

So I attempted to convert all of my interior lights to LED, I have a 01 Tacoma. My speedometer went well and turned out great. Once I got the AC panel out I was pleasantly surprised to find I had the wrong style bulb. So I figured I would try to get the dome/map lights done... well that went to hell in a hand basket. I ended up breaking one of the bulbs and just decided to call it a night from there. Does anyone have any input on easier ways of going about this and someone with the experience of which bulb it takes would be great. I had heard that it took 74's in the AC panel?

 

Lol I just tried replacing my dome light and map lights today also. I bought the wrong size adapter for the dome light so I put a map light bulb in there and it only turns on if the key is in and on acc or running. Then it was too dark to see how to get the map light bulbs out so I said fuck it.

 

It just sucks that I bent/messed up a $7 bulb lol... but I guess that's the way it goes sometimes.

 

Give me a second and I can give you the exact number for the map lights and center light, i used 194s in my ac controls they were a lil tight lol

 

How did you get the 194's in the AC? Mine look like this:

 

I just took a knife and shaved the board down a little and pushed it in...
3022-xHP4: 4 High Power LED Festoon Bulb


these are what mine look like on a 00

 

I just changed mine. You can get the correct LED bulbs (NeoWedge series LED Lamp) to install behind the A/C panel at superbrightleds.com ... The high power LED part number for the cool white bulbs is: NEO4-WHP . You can get them in other colors also, but make sure you get the 4mm size. The high power bulbs run for $2.29 each. Good luck.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2FNEO.htm

 

That looks like her... thanks! I may end up getting different dome lights too, the ones that I got aren't the right one. They only come on when the key is turned on.

 

When I installed mine the dome light is too dim to be of any use unless the truck is running. I don't get it. Anyone else have this problem or know a fix?

 

I don't know, these are very bright, it doesn't matter if the truck is on or not.

 

Here are the dash lights and my map/dome lights. the map/dome lights will only come on if the ignition is on... I think they turned out well, now I just have to get my AC panel lights heading this way...

 

Looks good I did the thing with mine made them all blue, had it for about 2 years so far and I'm thinking about going to white, as for Ohbrian- Maybe you ordered cheap less my buddy has some cheap ones that look like a dead maglite when they're on, mine were so bright I tinted the lenses

 

I got the right bulbs coming, thanks for the help!

 

I regret to report this is a known problem. No word on anyone discovering/devising a fix.

 

Bump this thread up, a member on here proposed a fix a while back stating that the 1st gens don't give enough juice or something to power the dome/map lights without the key turned in the ignition.... where is that fix at??? haha

 

I've seen the thread your talking about, you have to get a bulb for low voltage/ohm or something like that... but everyones either out of stock or dont have them anymore... or I'm just completely looking over them

 

weird. my domes are all 31mm leds and they turn on just fine without anything.

 

Nice one

 

How many led bulbs do I need for Instrument Display Unit?

 

It took 194's x 4