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Hey,
Is there a trick to removing the map lights from the console? Are you supposed to just push 'em out, because mine did not come out gently and I didn' t want to put up a fight because I don't want to break anything? Do I just man up or is there something I need to do to free them up first? Any help and confirmation would be appreciated because I've kind of made a habit of hastening and braking stuff or just making simple things really hard
If you're talking about removing the bulbs from the map lights, all you have to do on the front consoles is get a pin or small flat blade screwdriver and find the little indentation on the edge of the lens, pry off the lens, remove the bulb. The reflector will also come out with the bulb.
Don't some of them just drop free of the console if you stick a Torx bit in the center of the lens and turn? Or is that rear map lights? I swear some of them in my Suburban have an indentation in the lens for that but it's been a long time since I messed with them and it's not here right now so I can't go check it.
That's the rear map lights on the burbs. Never thought about using a torx before, I always just used my fingers, pushed up and twisted and they come right out lol
Yeah the spheres are the same pretty much between the two. My only gripe about them is the fact they ONLY fit standard-sized 194 bulbs. I use 5-way SMD LEDs in my fronts, and they will not fit in the rears with the removable housings. Also, the reflective coating on the rears fade out after a while.