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silverone · 02-01-2012, 09:16 PM

I know I will feel stupid when I see how its done, but could someone tell me or do a diy on replacing corolla dome lites ? I cant seem to get the plastic covers off .

98-02

landphil · 02-01-2012, 09:40 PM

The clips that hold the lense are on either side of the opening for the switch lever. Carefully pry it down, then there are two tabs that will pull out of the other end. Just changed my bulb last week.

silverone · 02-01-2012, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by landphil

The clips that hold the lense are on either side of the opening for the switch lever. Carefully pry it down, then there are two tabs that will pull out of the other end. Just changed my bulb last week.

thanks for the reply . anyone got pics?

Clayton1984 · 02-02-2012, 03:20 PM

Just pull the plastic cover off and pull out the bulb.

gold94corolla · 02-02-2012, 06:44 PM

Simply pry the cover off starting on the end by the switch. If you look in through the side of the plastic, you'll see the 2 little tabs inside.

silverone · 02-02-2012, 09:32 PM

Thanks everyone LET THERE BE LIGHT ! yea it was easy I knew id feel stupid!

landphil · 02-02-2012, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by silverone

Thanks everyone LET THERE BE LIGHT ! yea it was easy I knew id feel stupid!

Naw, stupid would be prying the wrong end with an 18" screwdriver

gold94corolla · 02-02-2012, 10:22 PM

lol no worries silverone.... most of the questions people have can simply be answered by getting out there and taking a good look!

silverone · 02-03-2012, 10:01 PM

thanks again everyone , the wife's happy she doesn't have to take a flashlight out in the morning any more!

Now that crazy little bulb in the map lite . 12volt 10 watt I think its a 3175 or something . Anyway I cant find one . do I half to go to toyota , or maybe a junkyard?

gold94corolla · 02-05-2012, 12:16 AM

You have 2 roof lights, one for the door, and one up front? The middle door light is the dome, the front is the map. The door light takes the 3175 "festoon" bulb, the front is a small 57 BA-9 bulb.

silverone · 02-06-2012, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by gold94corolla

You have 2 roof lights, one for the door, and one up front? The middle door light is the dome, the front is the map. The door light takes the 3175 "festoon" bulb, the front is a small 57 BA-9 bulb.

thanks for the reply on that ,small 57 ba-9 bulb I was having trouble finding that# .do you know any where I can get one thats not an led? Thanks again!

KeMBro2012 · 02-06-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by silverone

thanks for the reply on that ,small 57 ba-9 bulb I was having trouble finding that# .do you know any where I can get one thats not an led? Thanks again!

Why not LED? As long as you stay away from cheap, crappy, LEDs, a good LED is brighter, lasts longer, and draws less power than a bulb. Good LEDs also offer better color balance than crappy ones; only ever having seen light from crap LEDs is the leading cause of LED hatred.

gold94corolla · 02-09-2012, 06:33 PM

I got one of those universal LEDs with wires and multiple bases.

KeMBro2012 · 02-09-2012, 06:44 PM

I've got one of those, too; it was the first thing I moved from the 99 to the 00 when I got it!

Then, my red dash lights, power unit for my phone and phone mount, stereo, and sub. But yes, the LED dome light was the first thing to move.

silverone · 02-10-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KeMBro2012

I've got one of those, too; it was the first thing I moved from the 99 to the 00 when I got it!

Then, my red dash lights, power unit for my phone and phone mount, stereo, and sub. But yes, the LED dome light was the first thing to move.

So where do you get a quality led , and how do you know if its any good or not? I looked on e-bay, I don't like buying any thing from Hong Kong!