Interior lighting

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LRidge
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Interior lighting

Postby LRidge » Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:32 pm

Somewhat disappointed about lack of interior lighting in the Pathfinder. Entering at night, it is pretty dark inside even with the dome lights on in the center of the vehicle and the cargo area.

Anyone add foot well lighting that comes on when you open the door? Not a big fan of having to turn on and off the map lights. My eyes are not what they once were....

Any tips on replacing a couple of lights on the AC/Heater control? The lights behind the mode and fan speed switch are not working.

Great forum and appreciate all the tips!

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Postby smj999smj » Fri Nov 07, 2014 6:12 pm

The bulbs for the heater control are available from Nissan. There's a difference in part number depending on whether you have the dial type control head or the push button face style. It's not too bad a job. The center stack finisher needs to be removed and the control head is held in with Phillips head screws.
I know some have used LED bulbs in the dome lights to brighten things up a bit.

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Postby LRidge » Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:22 pm

Push button.

Thanks, I will take a look.

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Postby Hooligan » Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:35 pm

I replaced the dome lights with LED bright white bulbs that I bought on Ebay. They're much brighter, cooler and, less likely to run down your battery if you accidentally leave them on overnight.

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Postby ThePainClinic » Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:54 pm

I'd like to see what it looks like with the LED lights. I'm about to do the same thing.


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