Convert interior lights to non-LED?

[strat880]

I know this is the opposite of what everyone asks about, but I really do not like the cold white light of the interior dome lights (2012 4.6). I haven't taken them apart, but from all the other threads on interior lighting I read, it sounds like there is not a standard socket in there that I could plug a regular bulb into?

 

[Buford T Justice]

Correct, the socket is not a screw in thread like a regular incandescent. With that being said, LEDs don't have to be that cold operating room white either. You can get warm colored LEDs to replace the cold LEDs that are in there now. I think that would be the easiest, cheapest, and would have the best results for you.
Just take the time to research what bulb and color temperature you want.

 

[strat880]

Duh! I don't know why I didn't think of that! I even just ordered some brighter lights for the trunk, I probably could have gotten them from the same place. Thanks for the tip!

 

[lilxskull]

If you are able to convert it let me know which bulbs you used and how you got them out. I opened the dome light lens to look at the bulb because my bulb was dimming randomly and I couldn't figure out how to get it out.

 

[OneFunGenesis]

The dome lights are proprietary. It probably will not be an easy swap. Let us know how it goes!

 

[strat880]

Ugh. Just read another post where someone swapped out the lights to blue, and it doesn't look simple. Probably not worth it at this point, but I really don't like feeling like I'm in a tanning booth everytime those things come on....
Maybe I'll see if I can put some kind of film inside the lens to diffuse the light.

 

[Buford T Justice]

Can you switch them out with some of the warmer exterior lights?
There are at least 4 warm colored exterior lights on the car, 2 for the license plate and two on the underside of the driver/passenger door. Can we just take those and put them inside, then take the cool colored lights from inside and just put them in place of the outside ones?

This would be mega easy and wouldn't cost anything, I just haven't looked at all the fixtures yet.