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ChibiBlackSheep 09-16-2009 04:19 PM

How To: Change Dome Light in 6th Gen
 
This may apply to other generations, however I have not done it on them and this is a step by step for 6th Gen Monte Carlos. LED Bulb size 578.

First you take a small screwdriver (like one in an eyeglass repair kit) and insert it on the passenger side of the dome light plastic.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...p/IMG00179.jpg

Next you pull that out.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...p/IMG00181.jpg

This will expose the bulb (if you were working and the bulb was on for a short amount of time, it MAY be VERY HOT. The first time I did this I burned my fingers taking the bulb out) Just pop the bulb out of the metal clips that are holding it on.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...p/IMG00184.jpg

Now that you have the bulb in, reverse these directions, starting with the tabs on the left (driver side) of the dome plastic. It has 2 notches that go in first.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...p/IMG00182.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...p/IMG00185.jpg

Snap your passenger side back in, and congratulations you now have a new dome light!

If at first the dome light doesn't light, then you have to turn it around because you put it in the wrong way.

superrod29 09-16-2009 04:55 PM

very helpful thnx!!!

RickAKATed10 09-17-2009 09:37 AM

lol... Very helpful indeed, but it made me laugh a bit...

This took me 5 seconds to do without any tutorial needed, but what can I say, you're just a top notch guy! lol

ChibiBlackSheep 09-17-2009 09:58 AM

(some people don't know how the tabs work, and I don't want anyone trying to yank the whole plastic assembly off the ceiling and ruining their headliner)

Plus I was doing this, so why not pull out my phone and take a few pictures? :P

RickAKATed10 09-17-2009 10:57 AM

Yeah yeah, you're a better person than I! lol

ChibiBlackSheep 09-17-2009 11:03 AM


Originally Posted by RickAKATed10 (Post 161473)
Yeah yeah, you're a better person than I! lol

Got anymore great lines captain obvious? :P

I kid, I kid. But how similar is this to your half-gen?

RickAKATed10 09-17-2009 11:35 AM

Exact same.

East 10-02-2009 07:41 PM

I actually used this, thanks.

model16 01-29-2010 05:35 PM

I used this as well..Bought the exact same LED board, VERY bright...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...iceelights.jpg

It was like 11:30 or Midnight when I took this pic, and the interior is completely lit up by it..My passengers sometimes complain how bright the light is..Oh well, lol. I recommend this to anyone else considering it.

wIcKeDmOtNe 02-10-2010 08:02 PM

Where can i find this LED board at? Is the dome light a festoon type bulb?


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