Interior Light

panda · Post by **panda** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:13 pm

How do I remove the interior light so I can get at the wiring to put in some footwell LED's? Or is there an easier way? Anyone put in footwell lights before?
thanks,

panda.

panda · Post by **panda** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:56 pm

just been reading on a golf forum that if I wire the red as the + and the blue/grey as the - then it'll come on with the interior lights and even dim. Scared to just pull on the interior light tho, anyone taken it out before?

Wardy · Post by **Wardy** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:11 pm

Here you go - this should help you out:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/fo ... t=interior

Steve

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:00 pm

I can't even get the stupid bloody plastic lense off!!!

panda · Post by **panda** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:39 pm

me neither dino, cant see how it comes off and dont wanna break anything. Any pointers? Oh and my light is bigger than the fabia one.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:18 pm

I've tried sliding credit cards between it and prising it out but don't wannt snap it.

Anyone got any idea's how i can get the cover off?

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:35 pm

Use a small philips screw driver, don't be affraid of it

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:16 pm

all very well and good you saying that, but where exactly does the screwdriver go in? I've been out and had a look and cant get it to fit in anywhere, I don't wanna break the damn thing. Any help or pics would be great.

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:53 pm

A small screw driver goes everywhere!!!

I'll try to take a couple of pics later

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:57 pm

thanks m8, I still havent managed to take that bloody lens off, neither has dino lol.

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:06 pm

Done it

I used a tiny flat head screw driver, either side of the map reading light, far side, not indside. Just lever the screwdriver out and it pop's out.

Is it held in by clip's rather than screw's does anyone know?

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:13 pm

Clips, just pull it hard, or else it won't pop out...

xx_loopy_xx · Post by **xx_loopy_xx** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:51 pm

Yeah it's clips, you put the screw driver in about a cm in, from the windscreen on the plastic bit and just basically give it some, and it comes out...

Had mine out to do this...

AKs_SlickPolo · Post by **AKs_SlickPolo** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:59 am

xx_loopy_xx wrote:Yeah it's clips, you put the screw driver in about a cm in, from the windscreen on the plastic bit and just basically give it some, and it comes out...

Had mine out to do this...

Loopy, looks good

, are those just them LED bulbs?

xx_loopy_xx · Post by **xx_loopy_xx** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:07 am

Yeah they are indeed.

They were originally in my side lights but I think it looked a bit dodgy, so put them in the map lights and brought a 9 LED bulb for the main light.

Looks really nice at night when you're getting out of the car