Thanks for the info. I wish that we would get some more DIY threads.

 

So thats how you pull the map lights....lol

I flipped sunglass holder down, took both phillips screws out, pulled the whole center unit down and switched the bulbs out the back. Your way seems much easier...haha.

 

Where did you purchase all your LED's from

 

Amazon T10

Amazon 30mm Festoon


But it appears you can also buy them here:
Diode Dynamics

I personally prefer Amazon because of Prime. I don't like waiting, but I don't like paying for shipping either...

 

Thanks everyone for the info.

 

Thank you for taking the time to help out the community. And for letting me know the vanity and glove box sizes.... those were the last things i needed to change over to LED. I just ordered some festoons from Diode!

 

The bulb for the glove box is 38mm, not 31. But I was able to bend the terminals on the housing a little bit and my 31mm sits in perfectly. Sorry for the mistake.

 

Can confirm that you can bend the terminals. They move pretty easily, so if you could probably bend them twice back and forth if necessary.

 

These LEDs did not work for the license plate lights. 4 SMDs that are pointing downward were broken when installing the light into the holder. I'll see how bright the remaining 16 SMDs make the license plate light and report back.


Other than that, the map and dome light were very easy to change with no problems and no scratches when I used your indications on how to remove.

 

These LEDs did not work for the license plate lights. 4 SMDs that are pointing downward were broken when installing the light into the holder. I'll see how bright the remaining 16 SMDs make the license plate light and report back.


Other than that, the map and dome light were very easy to change with no problems and no scratches when I used your indications on how to remove.

Man, that yelow light looks so antique!

 

Olvr007, OR anyone who has done this, do you have a pic of the bulb for your vanity lights? The bulbs that came in from www.diodedynamics.com are flat ended bulbs, How am I to get them to snap into the holes for the ends of the OEM bulbs?



Also, note to anyone doing this in the future, do not try to pry the bulb out from the bottom...it will pop out and fly deep in your headliner, never to be seen again.... =|

 

Yes, use needle nose pliers to install the vanity lights or suffer the concequences... my stock bulb is also in the headliner abyss.

Yeah, i also bought those and they do not work for this application.

These bulbs work and available on amazon but a little more rice (cool white) then i wanted.

 

what kind of bulbs are stock on the car? If it's currently LED, i'll leave it, but if not, then I'll be interested in changing it out to try.

 

It sounds like most have the halogen bulbs...but check the color of the light output...you'll know

 

The map and dome interior lights are already led as I see it today at dealer. Very warm white and bright. The one in pic is too yellow? Is it led for limited and non-led for the rest?

How do you guys remove trunk light bulb? The bulb is too hot so I try to disconnect first to let it cool a bit, but it doesn't let go. Any idea?

 

How do you guys remove trunk light bulb? The bulb is too hot so I try to disconnect first to let it cool a bit, but it doesn't let go. Any idea?

I used a screwdriver, and just popped it out of the housing. You shouldn't have to disconnect anything...

 

Got mine in looks so much better

 

Just a question is it normal when door opens and close the Dome LED keeps very fine juice for a while? what I mean my Dome LED after closing the door it stays lit very weak like a shadow for a while and then it turns off.

please advise

 

LED's draw a lot less power, so the residual current running through the car is enough to barely light the LED. Nothing to worry about, no panic is needed lol.

 

Thanks

 

Anyone having trouble remove the vanity light cover. Where is the sweet spot to pry?

 

You can see two subtle lips on the cover...get right in between them with a trim remover or a knife tip...work your way around the cover, and it'll pop off. A little pressure/force may be needed...

 

Did this today

 

What bulb type did you use for the brake lights?

 

LED success, blew a fuse, Used only 28mm festoons...

Thank you Olvr007 for such a useful post!! I just got my 2015 Sonata Sport 2.4 a month ago and one of the first mods I wanted to do was switch out all the warm lightbulbs to white LED.

Here's what I purchased
2x

- JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright 5730 SMD T10 LED

1x

- Partsam 6X White 28mm Festoon

I ended up with 4- T10s and 6- 28mm festoons. 2 T10's went into the map light, 2 T10's for the license plate lights, and I used 5 of the 6 28mm festoons for the rear dome light, vanity mirrors, trunk light & glove box. So yes, I just used 28mm for all festoon applications in the car.
No issues at all with the 28mm size festoons except for the glove box! I was impatient and got some needle nose pliers to bend the terminal to make the 28mm fit in a 38mm slot. I had all the LEDs on in the car and while I was jerking the light around the glove box terminals trying to make it fit... suddenly zzt... all the lights in the car went out :surprise:. Turns out I blew my interior lighting fuse. I popped in one of the 10amp spares that's in the fuse box and the car instantly lit up again :nerd:. so be careful!

The plastic trim tools make this job much easier.
Hardest to do was the vanity lights. Holy crap do you have to put some pressure to pop that clear cover off! It’s kinda scary, when it pops off you feel like you just broke something. Olvr007 is correct you just have to get the trim tool in-between the 2 barely visible plastic notches. I can confirm that you can pop the vanity clear plastic cover from either the front or the back, so whichever is easier. Just fit it between the tabs, and use some force to pry it off, just be ready for the sudden plastic cover popping off.
Getting the original vanity lights out once you've got the plastic cover off is tedious. I ended up using 2 trim tools to get each one out. I used one tool to push/bend the terminal larger so the bulb falls out and i used another tool to hook behind the light. So i was basically pushing to terminal to the side with one tool and pulling down on the little light w/ the other. It’s a tight spot and not easy. I got one vanity light out this way no problem, the 2nd one somehow popped upwards and into the abyss :surprise:. I used my finger to carefully feel around and the bulb was within reach. I couldn't fit my finger and the bulb down through the same hole so I used double sided tape around my pinkie and managed to carefully fetch it out :nerd:!
Maplights, Rear dome, Trunk (look for plastic tab on the side), and license plate lights were easy peasy.

I'm very happy with the purchase of the x6 28mm festoons for 10 bucks. These are bright white! Much brighter than the stock bulbs.
I hope this helps some peeps! If you need pics of anything let me know... :grin2:

 

I ended up with 4- T10s and 6- 28mm festoons. 2 T10's went into the map light, 2 T10's for the license plate lights, and I used 5 of the 6 28mm festoons for the rear dome light, vanity mirrors, trunk light & glove box. So yes, I just used 28mm for all festoon applications in the car.
No issues at all with the 28mm size festoons except for the glove box! I was impatient and got some needle nose pliers to bend the terminal to make the 28mm fit in a 38mm slot. I had all the LEDs on in the car and while I was jerking the light around the glove box terminals trying to make it fit... suddenly zzt... all the lights in the car went out :surprise:. Turns out I blew my interior lighting fuse. I popped in one of the 10amp spares that's in the fuse box and the car instantly lit up again :nerd:. so be careful!

This was the first thing I did to the car too. I also blew that fuse changing the rear dome light.


I hope this helps some peeps! If you need pics of anything let me know... :grin2:

Any pics of smoking 25 year old neighbors?>

 

Any pics of smoking 25 year old neighbors?>

Don't know if she is 25. As for smoking, decide for yourself.

 

Just wandering; did any buy LED 'bulbs' from Alyexpress? Prices are low, low...

Just for fun, I bought universal dome light replacement from Walmart. Package contains 20 LED on printed board, 4 different socket adapters, test switch (so you can see how bright light is) and battery pack. $26+tax or something like that...
It did not fit my car as light cover is very tight so LED gets in a way. I was thinking to adjust housing, do some cutting, bending, soldering but rejected the idea after looking at aliexpress prices or to assemble by own 'LED pack' from LEDs laying around the house...
Package has little box with 10 x LR44 batteries as test power source so no wonder the whole package cost $26+
Anyway, returned it the same day.

 

LEDs ordered, will post pics when installed.

 

any update?

 

I found this thread really helpful.

These videos helped in the installation.

 

Has anyone done LED swapouts on a higher-trim Sonata? I've got a 2015 2.0t Ultimate and I've noticed some of interior bulbs are LED (like the main lights in the roof above the center console) and some are halogen (like the glovebox light, the rear license plate lights, and the backup lights). I've also noticed it's a mixed bag of sizes, i.e. glovebox light is 36mm, trunk light is 31mm. I'm interested to know if anyone is aware of a list that shows, for LED-equipped higher end trim models of the Sonata, from the factory exactly which bulbs are LED and which are halogen and should be replaced with LEDs.

 

It's the same process and bulbs no matter what trim. Read this whole thread and watch the two videos I've posted above.