DIY: changing interior reading lights to LED

[Mighty_G]

so would these do the job ?:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/501-W5W-4-Quad-Ultra-Bright-LED-Bulbs-Green-10-Pack_W0QQitemZ270337545108QQcategoryZ72233QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D11%26ps%3D63

They are the ones I ordered yesterday 

which did you go fro, blue or white ?

[p3asa]

Let me know if you manage to change the footwell ones as I couldn't get in to them 

[FroGTI]

Let me know if you manage to change the footwell ones as I couldn't get in to them 

You can open them with a little care: pry the metal casing open with a flat-bladed screwdriver and the whole unit can be disassembled. The hard one is the glove box, as it has a resistor in it. Rathre than mess about, I simply ordered another footwell unit (cost about £3), fitted the LED bulb and then popped it into the glovebox aperture

[p3asa]

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 

[flc1962]

so would these do the job ?:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/501-W5W-4-Quad-Ultra-Bright-LED-Bulbs-Green-10-Pack_W0QQitemZ270337545108QQcategoryZ72233QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D11%26ps%3D63

White buddy.

They are the ones I ordered yesterday 

which did you go fro, blue or white ?

White buddy.

[FroGTI]

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 

Thanks

If I remember correctly, there's some kind of reflector in the housing to ensure that the light is focused downwards into the footwell. So yes, I used the same LED bulbs as in all the other locations.

As for the front dome, I followed the other thread and it worked a treat. I seem to remember using the second suggestion for accessing the bulbs.

[gossa]

Cheers froggy, i've done them all except the footwells, what did you pop out exactly?

[p3asa]

Cheers froggy, i've done them all except the footwells, what did you pop out exactly?

Cheers Mr Frog 
Gossa did you manage the front lights ok? I'm not sure exactly what bit is hinged and don't won't to force it.
The footwells looked a nightmare to remove. I took the wee box into the house and tried to ply it open but it wasn't for coming!!

[gossa]

Cheers froggy, i've done them all except the footwells, what did you pop out exactly?

Cheers Mr Frog 
Gossa did you manage the front lights ok? I'm not sure exactly what bit is hinged and don't won't to force it.
The footwells looked a nightmare to remove. I took the wee box into the house and tried to ply it open but it wasn't for coming!!

The fronts were easy, I have a small leatherman and used the knife to just prise bits out.  The centre bit in front of the plastic surround of the actual front lights pops out easily and then you can prise out the cover for the fronts.

So how did you get the footwell box out? It was dark tonight when I did all this!

[p3asa]

You can lever it from the side no problem and the whole thing comes out.
Then just unplug it. It looks like this http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4337725
Despite trying, I couldn't remove the metal box even although I had wedged it open at both sides!!