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LED interior lights / license plate lights

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by synergy, Jan 19, 2015.

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  1. synergy

    synergy Formula Junior

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    I am thinking of swapping out all of the ugly yellow halogen interior lights and license plate lights in my 2015 Italia. Has anyone tried a good LED kit or found reliable LED bulbs that work well in our cars?
     
  2. BAD 130Y

    BAD 130Y Formula Junior

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    I have tried in the interior which i picked up from hongkong and costed me like £1 for 2 but the number plate ones are a bit tricky cos when i replaced them the dash kept showing a error and fault so i took them out and went back to original ones
     
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  3. ragul

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    #3 ragul, Jan 21, 2015
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    I bought this kit for my 458 Italia and it Works well.
    Ferrari LED car lights, Ferrari LED dome lights, Ferrari LED interior car lights - TunerDomes.com - LED License Plate Lights & Car Interior Lights

    You can see the huge difference in the Pictures Attached.

    The only problem is that the Licence plate lights gives error Message on the display but you can fix this by adding another resistor in-line. The dealership would have to do it. Adding more resistors to the bulbs would cause heat issues and burn the LED out.
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  4. synergy

    synergy Formula Junior

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    Great feedback, thanks ragul! Was it hard to remove the original bulbs? The dome light seems like a challenge to remove the cover?
     
  5. rjn21

    rjn21 Karting

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    #5 rjn21, Jan 23, 2015
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    The Owner's manual (attached) is incorrect for dome lamp change. Attached is the correct procedure.

    All interior and trunk bulbs can be changed for LED with no issues. The incandescent external bulbs can cause errors if they are changed to LEDs, with too low a current being drawn hence the bulb monitor system thinking a bulb has blown.
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  6. YellowMurci

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    same here my license plate always gave an error
     
  7. 458trofeo

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    Thanks for the feedback Ragul!
    Looks like a great future mod! :)

    I just bought a set in white and in red from tunerdomes :)
    I will put the white bulbs in the interior of the car and the red ones in the puddle
    lights in the doors (they will match well with my led engine lights :D).
    I also bought their license plate led's let's see if they throw an error code..
    if they do I will cancel it out with my ever-present obdII reader haha :)

    Here is the license plate led's link in case anyone is interested:
    Top rated 194 wedge LED License Plate Lights available at TunerDomes - LED License Plate Lights & Car Interior Lights
     
  8. gqa

    gqa Formula Junior

    Feb 10, 2011
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    I would like to change my license plates bulbs out too. Let us know if it works without the error code.
     
  9. 458trofeo

    458trofeo F1 Rookie

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    Will do!
    best
     
  10. synergy

    synergy Formula Junior

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    Let us know about the error! It would be great to have LEDs on the license plate!
     
  11. dustman

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    Where did you pick up the OBD2 reader? Like to use one.
     
  12. rjn21

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  13. 458trofeo

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    Any Autozone or similar shop will sell them, mine cost about $30,
    very best
     
  14. ragul

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    You welcome! I managed to change all of the bulbs by myself, but had to get help from the dealer for the Dome Lights. There are two screws that holds the "dome cover" in Place that needs to be screwed out.

    I tried following the instructions in the manual at first for the dome light removal, but the instructions are wrong. The Dome.Pdf Attached by rjn21 is the right one.
     
  15. synergy

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    Resurfacing this thread to see if any of you have had any luck replacing the license plate lights w/ LEDs (no-codes) which look waaaay better IMO than the yellowish OEM bulbs.
     
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  16. 458trofeo

    458trofeo F1 Rookie

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    I have changed all interior lights to LED's, they are all bright white color except for the puddle lights in the doors which are fire red to match the engine bay red LED's and the color of the car:
    Look fantastic and no error codes.
    Have yet to replace the license plate lights and am waiting for the error canceling lights from
    tunerdomes.

    best
     
  17. synergy

    synergy Formula Junior

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    Awesome! Let us know about the license plate lights when you install them! :)
     
  18. 707

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    I went to the website and saw you can change interrior light to red. Does anyone have a of the car with the red led's turned on. Does it look good on a rossa corsa car?
     
  19. 458trofeo

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    I have the tunerdome LEDs in the whole interior of my rosso corsa Italia, they are all bright white color except for the door puddle lights which are fire red. Not sure how good the interior would look with all red LED's, even on a rosso corsa car
     
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  20. synergy

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    I just purchased the tunerdome's LED hyperwhite 458 kit for $79 (on sale). Strange thing though....the link for the license plate LEDs was not functional.
     
  21. 458trofeo

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    #21 458trofeo, Mar 22, 2015
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    Yes I know: you can contact David Delaney @ tunerdomes and tell them you want the pictured bulbs license plate bulbs, these should not throw an error code, I will get them installed and let you know.

    Best
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  22. synergy

    synergy Formula Junior

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    Cool! Dave replied quickly and I will order those bulbs and give them a try!
     
  23. 458trofeo

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    Great!
    David is a great guy and offers great products and service! :)
     
  24. synergy

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    #24 synergy, May 17, 2015
    Last edited: May 17, 2015
    I finally had a free hour this weekend to install the LED lights. The install was very straightforward per the PDF instructions on page 1 of this thread.

    David at TunerDomes has been awesome throughout the process. As you can see, the LED lights work great but if you decide to install their license plate LEDs for your 458 you will get a dashboard error warning light. David is aware of this and they are working on a solution. I will keep you guys posted once this is corrected. All in all, the LED lights really enhance the interior and give the car an updated appearance.

    Here are some pictures of my DIY install.

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    Door / Glove Box

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    Dome / Map Lights

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    Rear License Plate

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  25. synergy

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    For some reason my photos appear as links so if anyone has an idea how to embed them into the post that would be great :)
     

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