The four along the sides at the top have them & the two map lights. I popped one partially off and was able to get bulb in but the next one I guess the hole in the reflector bent a little and I wasted two wedge led's trying to get in the socket. I'll find a handle roughly the size of the hole and straighten it ou then push the bulb in.. lol, can't screw any more up. It's hard for me because I'm in a wheelchair and my hands are a little numb.
Got them all in. Was short two of the festoon type and called the seller and he sent asap, nice guy. Wow, it really gives the interior a facelift with the brightness instead of the muddy color from the other bulbs, makes a big difference. I worked mechanical/electrical too, was a jet engine mechanic when I was in my early twenties and then built big weapon systems for the Navy, loved doing that stuff.oh I see... i've only ever done the overhead lights by removing the entire console. the front is held on by 2 torx screws in the little convex mirror area and 2 snaps at front. the other 4 are held in with the same size torx under a little plastic cover (snaps off with pick or small flathead) and a big t-30 torx that also holds the grab handle. i always use a ratchet and socket to get that one since its pretty tight. also since the 4 main dome lights have vents in them, it's sometimes a little tricky to get them back in.
cargo, front doors and slider door frames are cake since the whole light assy comes out really easy.
I used to be a Toyota mechanic so I don't hesitate to take stuff apart
Glad to know it. Many thanks.most of our roads are pretty smooth. but it also doesn't take a lot of effort to press the button - it's a pretty light press. it also helps that because of the steep angle of the windshield, the proper aim of this camera is pulled almost all the way back, so if we do bump it forward, it's easy to just grab the bottom edge and pull it back, and it'll be "close enough for government work."
Hey @Gibson99, I got my Lukas 7950 installed and have a couple questions I was hoping you could shed some light:oh I see... i've only ever done the overhead lights by removing the entire console. the front is held on by 2 torx screws in the little convex mirror area and 2 snaps at front. the other 4 are held in with the same size torx under a little plastic cover (snaps off with pick or small flathead) and a big t-30 torx that also holds the grab handle. i always use a ratchet and socket to get that one since its pretty tight. also since the 4 main dome lights have vents in them, it's sometimes a little tricky to get them back in.
cargo, front doors and slider door frames are cake since the whole light assy comes out really easy.
I used to be a Toyota mechanic so I don't hesitate to take stuff apart
Ok, so how did you route you cable past those side curtain airbags?
i showed a picutre of how i routed it under the airbag in the A pillar. then i pulled down the weatherstrip so i could tuck it up between the roof and airbag. i also had to remove the B pillar trim (upper and lower) as well as the giant piece around the left rear glass in order to route the cable properly there, out of the way of the airbags and the motor for the rear power door.
Thanks for taking the time to reply on this. I told them to run down behind the A Pillar as per you great illustration. Then we got into getting the cable to the back. I mentioned the back side airbags wanting to get the cable behind/above and he freaked out and said he wouldn't do that because it's too dangerous to try. To get by he pulled out the molding and ran the cable right next to the molding. Don't know if that is ok, don't even know where those air bags are in that area. Anyway ran back and through one of the black tubes like you showed before. It all looks clean, just that I was inside talking to the salesman about something else when he ran most of the cable. If it is easy to pull that A pillar I will just to check that he did as I asked. As far as sliding by the rear side airbags I just don't know... I pulled out a little molding and the cable was right there. What do you think?
Cool Beans, I'll check out the front A pillar and pull the weatherstrip and get the cable close to it. FYI, the igniter/gas generator is called a squib. They use those in missiles to release the hydraulic fluid under pressure into the missile when it's launched, used to steer, stinks when it goes off. Thanks again.
My understanding is that yes there's a squib in there but it's similar to a model rocket engine, in that the squib is just the igniter which sets off the actual propellant. It just burns a LOT faster than a rocket engine.
I think their similar, they each hold back something under pressure and BAM it gets released. In a missile there is a vessel in the flight control section pressurized with hydraulic fluid. The squib is basically a plug and sets off with a current so you have to be careful with static electricity, been a long time since I worked on missiles... cheersMy understanding is that yes there's a squib in there but it's similar to a model rocket engine, in that the squib is just the igniter which sets off the actual propellant. It just burns a LOT faster than a rocket engine.
Luckily I've never been close to an airbag when it went off so I don't know what it smells like.
if you have the JBL system you probably also have 3-zone digital AC. i know the climate/temp sensor for the driver side is straight in front of your right knee - it's a set of small slots below the ignition. not sure where the sensor is for the passenger (it might be in the blower, behind the glovebox), but i can't imagine that it would be up on the top of the dash, since the sun would give false temperature readings. and i wouldn't think a dash cover would go so far down as to cover the temp sensor on the driver side.