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tolga · Oct 25th, 2011, 20:56

I searched the forum for some led mod threads and couldn't find anyone. Then I decided to create my own. Hope to see some participation.

You need two types of leds for complete interior and basic exterior (no head&tail lights and blinkers) upgrades which are "wedge base" and "festoon". The long one is festoon and the more bulbish one is wedge base.

P1150951 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150953 by Shereboy, on Flickr

You will also need a torks allen set and a pry master set (not really necessary but comes handy).

P1150954 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150961 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150960 by Shereboy, on Flickr

I first started with exterior mods, license plate lights. There are two festoon bulbs and covers are attached with torx screws and very easy to remove. Below are some comparison shots of stock and led bulbs.

P1150978 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150979 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150987 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Next part was puddle lights. Its not easy to replace those lights. First you need to remove the mirror glass and then using a screwdriver you need to release light housing. Then you can change wedge base lamps.

P1150980 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150981 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150982 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150984 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Then i switched to interior, luggage compartment. Its really easy to change festoon bulb on tailgate.

P1150962 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Then i moved to back seats' reading lights, it was also peace of cake to change two wedge base lamps. For comparison I left one stock bulb unchanged.

P1150965 by Shereboy, on Flickr

P1150971 by Shereboy, on Flickr

There is one festoon bulb in glove department and its also very easy to replace this bulb.

P1150992 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Finally I moved to front seats map lights. Using some of the tools in pry master set I couldn't even separate the lamp enclosure and upholstery an inch. So I really need some advice on how to remove lamp enclosure below.

P1150990 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Well, I am really happy with the change of look of the car.

P1150986 by Shereboy, on Flickr

Finally for the leds you can visit http://www.superbrightleds.com/ and go to vehicle bulb finder for XC60 compatible leds.

Oct 25th, 2011, 20:56	#1
tolga Junior Member Last Online: Dec 13th, 2018 08:05 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Istanbul	Interior & Exterior Led Upgrades I searched the forum for some led mod threads and couldn't find anyone. Then I decided to create my own. Hope to see some participation. You need two types of leds for complete interior and basic exterior (no head&tail lights and blinkers) upgrades which are "wedge base" and "festoon". The long one is festoon and the more bulbish one is wedge base. P1150951 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150953 by Shereboy, on Flickr You will also need a torks allen set and a pry master set (not really necessary but comes handy). P1150954 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150961 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150960 by Shereboy, on Flickr I first started with exterior mods, license plate lights. There are two festoon bulbs and covers are attached with torx screws and very easy to remove. Below are some comparison shots of stock and led bulbs. P1150978 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150979 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150987 by Shereboy, on Flickr Next part was puddle lights. Its not easy to replace those lights. First you need to remove the mirror glass and then using a screwdriver you need to release light housing. Then you can change wedge base lamps. P1150980 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150981 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150982 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150984 by Shereboy, on Flickr Then i switched to interior, luggage compartment. Its really easy to change festoon bulb on tailgate. P1150962 by Shereboy, on Flickr Then i moved to back seats' reading lights, it was also peace of cake to change two wedge base lamps. For comparison I left one stock bulb unchanged. P1150965 by Shereboy, on Flickr P1150971 by Shereboy, on Flickr There is one festoon bulb in glove department and its also very easy to replace this bulb. P1150992 by Shereboy, on Flickr Finally I moved to front seats map lights. Using some of the tools in pry master set I couldn't even separate the lamp enclosure and upholstery an inch. So I really need some advice on how to remove lamp enclosure below. P1150990 by Shereboy, on Flickr Well, I am really happy with the change of look of the car. P1150986 by Shereboy, on Flickr Finally for the leds you can visit http://www.superbrightleds.com/ and go to vehicle bulb finder for XC60 compatible leds.