2015 Prius Gen III LED Bulb Replacement Issue - Dome Light

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by Mark Lawrence, Oct 23, 2018.

  1. Mark Lawrence

    Mark Lawrence New Member

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    Need some help. Ordered an LED interior bulb kit to replace all my interior bulbs with long lasting LED's. I changed all bulbs without an issue with the exception of the Dome light in the back seat. They sent me a 31mm LED that looks like it is the right bulb but it is too long and I cannot get it to fit in. I actually pushed so hard I bent the bulb. I ordered another one on eBay thinking the one I got in the kit was just out of spec but the other one was also 31mm and too long. They are telling me this is the correct bulb. Anyone run into this issue with the Dome light and find a solution? Thank you in advance.
     
    #1 Mark Lawrence, Oct 23, 2018
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    I had that issue with the cargo lights. I took a pair of pliers and GENTLY reformed the tabs to have a slightly bigger gap so the light would go in.
     
    #2 cnc97, Oct 24, 2018
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    I had that issue too, I ended up using the 28mm led bulb that was for the cargo light instead. Some how with the LED bulb, they made it longer than those halogen bulb 31mm. So buy the 28mm size and it should snug fit in there. Here’s the video I did

     
    #4 NutzAboutBolts, Oct 25, 2018
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