A Step-by-Step Guide to Installing LED Interior Lights in Your Vehicle

When it comes to enhancing the ambience of your car, nothing compares to the gentle, glowing glow of LED interior lights. Don't worry if your current illumination seems drab or insufficient; LED interior lights are the solution you require. This article will explain the many alternatives for adding LED lights to your car, along with the best styles, types of bulbs, reasons to update, and how to go about the installation procedure.

Why Upgrade to LED Interior Lights? 

The interior lighting in your car is much more than just a practical feature. It influences the overall feel, ambiance, and appearance of your car's interior. Switching to LED bulbs allows you to experiment with different colors and brightness settings, transforming your automobile into a cozy and unique place.

Furthermore, LED lights stay cool, avoiding any possible wear and tear, in contrast to conventional halogen bulbs, which can produce heat and harm light housings.

Selecting the Right Bulb

Before getting into the technicalities, it's important to note that even while some bulbs are the perfect size and fit into the suitable socket, they could be too big or too bright to be used comfortably as interior lighting. Let's examine the various bulb kinds and the best uses for them:

  1. T10 Bulb: Often referred to as T15, 194, or 168, this type of bulb is widely used for interior lighting. Bulbs that balance cool white LED color, brightness, and spread, like GTR Lighting's T10 Crystal Lens, are a great option.
  2. Festoon Bulb: Although they can be delicate, these glass tube bulbs offer plenty of light for indoor applications. GTR Lighting's Ultra Series Festoon is a robust substitute that is compact, brilliant, and less likely to overheat.
  3. Other Bulb Types: These comprise less well-known bulbs like H6 or BA9S (the small bayonet bulb), for which there are specialized LED substitutes.

Direction and Fitment

Selecting the appropriate lightbulb also entails considering the light's direction. Due to the directed nature of LED lights, it is best to use horizontally positioned bulbs that produce light downward. For example, multi-sided SMD bulbs, like GTR Lighting's 5 LED T10, are ideal for this use.

Installation Process

To install your new LED interior lights, you need several pieces of specialized equipment to reach the light housing. Ideally, you should use a pry tool designed for the task, such as the "Ultimate Pry Tool" from 12-Volt Tools. Another very useful piece of equipment is a trim tool set.

Here is a quick, detailed approach to installing a lightbulb:

  1. Remove the lens cap gently with the pry tool.
  2. Take out the lightbulb with needle-nose pliers.
  3. If you're using a T10 LED lightbulb, make sure to install it carefully, paying attention to the polarity.
  4. Carefully put the lens cap back.

Remember that the installation procedure requires patience and gentleness to avoid harming the parts of your car.

Closing

This article thoroughly explains how to install LED interior lighting in your car. If you would rather have visual guidance, watch our instructional video, which walks you through the procedure step-by-step. Our customer service team is always here to help if you need more help or have any questions. Have fun with the lighting!