Domelight info
I wanted to add some accent lighting for
my interior to match my boost guage. I found that the owner's
manual is not always accurate when listing which types of
bulbs fit where.
on my 2002 9-3 SE I wanted to change the
dome lights and also the glove box. The owners manual says
"6411". But I found what worked best for me were
LED "festoon bulbs" in 42 x 11mm size. Also called
4211.
I found that cheap colored bulbs from the
local auto store were too dim as the colored film/coating
absorbs a good amount of the light. Instead, I purchased some
super bright LED lights and I am very pleased. The darker
colors like red, blue and UV purple are more for ambience
than light, so I reccommend keeping the smaller side reading
lamps white in case you really need to see something in the
dark, you can switch those on!
Below you can see my UV blacklight/ultraviolet
LED lights, and how nicely they compliment my UV blacklight
boost guage. True UV light is difficult to photograph so I
cranked up the brghtness a bit so you can get the general
idea.
Despite what it may say in the owner's manual,
I have found the festoon bulb in my trunk to be a different
size. I never got around to changing that one as I use the
white light to find things in the hatch at night.
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