Changing the glove box and boot light bulbs

[sam67GTD]

For those of you who have changed the bulbs in the glovebox and boot for LED's, how did you manage to get the glass perspex covers off? I've been trying for 30 minutes and can't seem to shift any of them 

The vanity lights were simple to do 

[sam67GTD]

Well obviously, no one has changed the bulbs yet! 

[Sootchucker]

I've done both.

Glovebox
just use your fingers (no tools required) and prise the light out and down out of the aperture. Disconnect the cable (making sure it doesn't disappear back inside). With the light out, use a tiny flat screwdriver and pass it up the gap between the plastic lens and the metal heat shield cage that surrounds it at each of the 4 corners. You will see 4 small notches in each corner of the heat shield, just lever these out very slightly and the heat shield slides off upwards. With the shield off, the bulb then becomes easily accessible.

Boot
From memory, this is even easier as there's no heat shield covering the whole of the back. Just lever the light out of it's housing (there is a small screwdriver cut out at the end you need to remove first).  Once the unit is out and unclipped from the harness, just pop the festoon bulb and and replace with the LED version.

On both just remember that LED's unlike conventional filament bulbs, only work one way round (polarity). So if the light doesn't illuminate at first, just pop the bulb round 180° and try again.

[sam67GTD]

Thanks Norbreck21a, you're a gent! 

[2014GTi]

Which four LED bulbs do I need for this LED conversion 
I also hear that you can swap the dynamic headlight cornering bulb too, any recommendations? 

[Geomets]

Which four LED bulbs do I need for this LED conversion 
I also hear that you can swap the dynamic headlight cornering bulb too, any recommendations? 

Dear fellow BW46er, dynamic headlight cornering bulb is...the xenon bulb itself, "dynamic" is the ability of the xenon bulb housing to turn. You're probably referring to the static cornering light bulb which is a halogen one. Any (pretty white) H7 would do. X-treme vision or Nightbraker is good enough and reliable, but there are "whiter" ones on the market. Check the PIAAs too.

[Gnasher]

Never tried them but I wonder how good the LED H7 bulb replacements are? Would give a proper white light (although probably at the expense of light output)

[monkeyhanger]

Never tried them but I wonder how good the LED H7 bulb replacements are? Would give a proper white light (although probably at the expense of light output)

Light output on the static cornering lights isn't huge due to the blinkered housing that pushes the light out of the sides, so LED bulbs might not be a bad way to go. I have Nightbreaker plus on mine (because I already had them).

[sam67GTD]

Thanks Norbreck21a, you're a gent! 

I've given up changing these, they will not budge. I can get the boot light (the clear plastic lens) to move back slightly, but I will not pull out. I can't see anyway to remove the glove box light as it's in a nigh impossible location to grip and I've small hands.

[Andyduz]

Thanks Norbreck21a, you're a gent! 

I've given up changing these, they will not budge. I can get the boot light (the clear plastic lens) to move back slightly, but I will not pull out. I can't see anyway to remove the glove box light as it's in a nigh impossible location to grip and I've small hands.

I've found this too with the boot light. Managed to get a screwdriver in the slot but moderate pressure wont budge it. Don't want to really force it and be faced with a broken lens cover