Anybody found a source of LED bulbs for the footwell W5W that match the colour of the the blue/green lighting in the dash or the window switches ? There are a number of "blue" options out there in eBay land but would appreciate any links from recommended vendors/parts...I could replace them with straight "white" as I have done in the courtesy/map clusters but I'd quite like to go blue to match the rest of the "mood" lighting ;-)

 

I have tried various T10 wedge bulbs in the footwell lights, white, bright blue, multi-chip SMD LED, Cree LED and COB.
The best I have found so far are COB ("Chip On Board") in what is described as "Ice Blue".
Just go to eBay Motors, search for COB T10 Ice Blue and the first few listings are what you want.
A couple of hints - remove the bulb holder from the bracket it sits in (half a turn then pull out, remove the under-dash "hush panel" first), and cover the inside of the holder/bracket with some reflective foil (I used simple kitchen Alu foil). This spreads the light nicely and also makes it much easier to replace the bulb.

 

Yes, I have them.

 

Very nice lighting @chXFS....

That is going to be my next project....

 

Thanks OzXFR for the suggestion - I bought a pair of these

COB Protection Soft Shell 2 x JDM Style Ice Blue T10 192 194 168 175 LED Bulbs | eBay

and they look great :-)

Now I have to say that under dash padding is a work of art - on the passenger side it could do with another clip in the middle to stop it sagging. May have to break out the duct tape...

 

@Stmcknig-

I was going to ask you how easy it was to install, and if there were areas which were a pain to put back in place...(smile).

I like those bulbs! I am a novice at all this - can those bulbs be used for all the lights? I like the blue effect that chXFS has, although I may wind up falling asleep, cause that mood is definitely calming...lol...

Thanks in advance for all the input!

 

I'm not as flexible as I used to be so grovelling around on the ground to get to the footwell is always fun. No major problems as OzXFR said, it helps to remove the socket (it’s a 90 degree twist) to get the bulb in and out. I got lucky and got the polarity right first time.

You could probably use them for things like the courtesy lights and map lights but those ones are a little on the long side so I can't say for sure they fit. I just used these in my map and courtesy lights as they are compact and I like the white light:
Although I am toying with making the map light red for night mode...

You can find thousands of listings on eBay for cheap Chinese shipped LEDs but I preferred sticking with a brand name...

-- Stuart

 

Here's what those LED bulbs look like in my footwell