Charging port light

[jarjar26]

Do you think it's possible to change the charging port light ? A blue one could offer a better fit with the car thematic

 

[Mitch]

Just change the soffitte to LED.
I habe done so, but in white.

 

[jarjar26]

Could this one works ?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2X-Car-Blue-8-LED-Lamp-Soffitte-Interior-42mm-12V/32900539674.html

Is it complicated to change ?

 

[Mitch]

It's 1 minute work.
You need shorter ones, if I remember correct, 32mm

 

[Defygravity]

Do you have details and instructions of how to change the charging port light?

Thank you

 

[MrPastry]

 

[Defygravity]

Thank you for that. That's perfect.

 

[yardbird88]

I change it to LED too.

 

[magicbenz]

Thanks for sharing this, man! I also had a rough time changing it.

 

[Bloggsy]

Thanks everyone for this. I'm slowly changing all my bulbs to LED's and this charge port light was annoying me!

Just to help anyone else considering this, my light was really stiff and wouldn't budge but if you look at the 'claw' side of the clear lens you'll see a small rectangular recess - just big enough for a medium sized flat bladed screwdriver....

I put a screwdriver in and, holding the end of the blade close to the light, I pushed it and the light fitting moved just enough for me to pull the blade down and free the light fitting.

Then, as it's been said, it only takes a minute or so to unclip the light connection and untwist the light housing, where I swapped out the light bulb for an LED one.

I'd have posted a photo, but to be fair, it looks like the photo above!

Cheers

Bloggsy

 

[Nibbo]

looks better than standard, what size bulb was it?

 

[Bloggsy]

looks better than standard, what size bulb was it?

Hi Nibbo - it's a W5W. The same as the sidelights and the rear licence plate lights.

Cheers

Bloggsy

 

[Nibbo]

a W5W.

Thanks Bloggsy, ordered a blue one to see how it looks.

 

[spacerace]

a W5W.

Thanks Bloggsy, ordered a blue one to see how it looks.

Considering this, does blue provide sufficient light in the dark? Winter now, and the light is vital to connect the lead anytime past about 7pm!

 

[jaapv]

Really? I can do it with my eyes closed... :roll:

 

[Spender1330]

Hey there. Not sure if you are still around but those pics don't show up for me, could you reshare them please?

 

[MajorBard]

Hey there. Not sure if you are still around but those pics don't show up for me, could you reshare them please?

Same for me. I have tried to use a screwdriver in the rectangle on the right side but it does not come loose.

 

[Spender1330]

Turns out mine was fine, it was the door switch that was stuck in. I toggled it to check it and it jammed in. When I loosened it to come back out the light came back on!

 

[MajorBard]

Turns out mine was fine, it was the door switch that was stuck in. I toggled it to check it and it jammed in. When I loosened it to come back out the light came back on!

Haha, I had the same issue it turned out. Greased the swithch nob and it pops out nicely. Still stuck on the other issues if the bulb burns out one day.

 

[Nick Jarman]

Same for me. I have tried to use a screwdriver in the rectangle on the right side but it does not come loose.

Please reshare how to get this poxy light apart - mine hasn't had a working light for several weeks and I'll be damned if I can see how it comes apart (maybe being untouched for 8 years isn't helping, dreading brittle plastics !) . . .