DIY: changing interior reading lights to LED

[FroGTI]

The box is made of pretty flimsy metal. I just bent it open with my fingertips once I'd levered the plastic bit out a bit with a screwdriver. Complete assemblies are only a couple of quid from the dealer, so even if you break it, it's not the end of the world.

[gizzywizzy]

Hey Mr Frog

Are you not our administrator any more?

[flc1962]

Cheers.
Did you put different LED's in the footwell as the normal LED's would point to the side rather than down!!
Also the front dome, I followed the other thread but I'm unsure what bit to lever of as the other thread is for a MK V and different.

And welcome back 

I've changed front and back inside that car too wet for the foot wells need to be outside. To change the front LED's I used a thin screw driver to prise out as below, just see it on the left.

1 in 1 out

All back to normal

[FroGTI]

Good job, well done

[flc1962]

Tis a nice crisp light. As soon as the rain go's the other will be done. I so want them in the puddle lights that would be really cool (sound like a 18 year old) THERE has to be a better way than removing the glass

[FroGTI]

I had the electrician from my local VW dealer round at my house a couple of weeks ago to hardwire my TomTom and I quizzed him about the puddle lights. He said that the mirror has been designed to be prised out (apparently it's held in place by some sort of clip), but they shatter about 1/3 of the time. That's too big a risk for me, I'm afraid.

... no, I'm not a Mod any longer

[p3asa]

I've changed front and back inside that car too wet for the foot wells need to be outside. To change the front LED's I used a thin screw driver to prise out as below, just see it on the left.........................

Thanks for the pictures.
I was still unsure about prizing a screwdriver between the plastic panels in case it dented / marked them. In the end I slid a credit card between the 2 plastic panels and they popped out with no problem and more importantly no gouges / marks 

[flc1962]

I've changed front and back inside that car too wet for the foot wells need to be outside. To change the front LED's I used a thin screw driver to prise out as below, just see it on the left.........................

Thanks for the pictures.
I was still unsure about prizing a screwdriver between the plastic panels in case it dented / marked them. In the end I slid a credit card between the 2 plastic panels and they popped out with no problem and more importantly no gouges / marks 

Glad I could assist they are nice and crisp, bloody VW making the puddle lights hard to get too