changing taillight bulbs from stock to blood red - Club4G Forum : Mitsubishi Eclipse 4G Forums - 2006-2012 Eclipse Authority

EclipseMua507 · February 21st, 2012, 02:19 PM

i changed the marker bulbs on my old eclips with ease from while bulbs to red because there was only 1 bolt on the marker lights. but on my 4G it seems a bit more complitated to change the bulbs behind the red reflectors in the tail lights. it looks like i have to take the bumber off to remove the light assembly to change the bulbs and that seems like a lot of work for little reward. i talked to my buddy at the Mitsu Service department and he said i might be able to just remove the splash guard in the wheel well and replace the bulbs that way. any ideas are welcome i just don't want to make a simple swap take hours.

torque · February 21st, 2012, 04:03 PM

hey man, just search next time before you get blasted lol
take a look here..
http://club4g.org/board/show/17402-c...il-lights.html
hope it helps

EclipseMua507 · February 21st, 2012, 04:25 PM

no changing the housings man, just the bulbs. looking to find an easy way to do it without removing the rear bumber. and i already searched for changing the BULBS, and found no results. thanks for the idea though.

zedawg · February 21st, 2012, 04:32 PM

maybe this is more helpful???
[How To] Backup Light Swap

EclipseMua507 · February 21st, 2012, 04:43 PM

that was excellent thanks for that. now i can go order the bulbs and get them put in soon, will add pics of before and after.

midnight07GT · February 21st, 2012, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by EclipseMua507

no changing the housings man, just the bulbs. looking to find an easy way to do it without removing the rear bumber. and i already searched for changing the BULBS, and found no results. thanks for the idea though.

??? You have to take the taillight out to change the bulb dude. 2 10mm bolts. Stupid easy.

fat_lemon · February 22nd, 2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by zedawg

maybe this is more helpful???
[How To] Backup Light Swap

hey zedawg je voulais savoir tu étais de quel région es-tu à mtl ?

bestintown · February 22nd, 2012, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by midnight07GT

??? You have to take the taillight out to change the bulb dude. 2 10mm bolts. Stupid easy.

torque · February 22nd, 2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by midnight07GT

??? You have to take the taillight out to change the bulb dude. 2 10mm bolts. Stupid easy.

lol yeah thats what i was trying to get at

EclipseMua507 · February 22nd, 2012, 09:11 PM

guys thats what is in the link. but thanks anyway

now the sad part is that the parts store that i orderd my red bulbs from no longer can special order them so i am in search of a place that carries them. so it may be a few weeks before i can change my bulbs out.

EclipseMua507 · February 23rd, 2012, 01:36 AM

ok so here is the deal, hate the stock white bulbs and want to change to red bulbs. i had no luck at the parts store trying to order "red glass" bulbs, not red painted glass bulbs. then they tried to sell me some LED bulbs, but said i would have to buy a resistor set to go with them because of the electrical systems in our 4G's. so i decided to do some research. the sockets take a 168 12V bulb. well i have found some LED's that claim they are 12V bulbs that can replace 168's. but i have also seen that 7440s are 12V and are nice and bright but don't know if i can put 7440 bulbs in my markers. the bulbs below are the ones i am currently looking at, if you have any other options please let me know. thanks

WLED-x5 (194 type) Wedge Base bulbs Specifications

ThE JaIMsTa · February 23rd, 2012, 08:38 AM

What stock white bulbs are you trying to replace? The reverse lights?

EclipseMua507 · February 23rd, 2012, 11:57 AM

the rear side markers behind the red reflectors. it has to be a 168 or a 194 i have confirmed that. 7440 don't have a wedge base

Boomko · February 23rd, 2012, 12:10 PM

First your friend machaniv dont know what he is talking about. You dont need to remove bumper nore splash guards. And you dont need any resistors. Led works fine. I dont know why you want to change side markers because they look red even bulbs are white because of little red plastic covering the bulbs.

Boomko · February 23rd, 2012, 12:11 PM

It is 168.

bestintown · February 23rd, 2012, 12:18 PM

Boomko is correct. You don't need to remove your bumper or splash guard. Even if you did you still wouldn't be able to get to the taillight. Unclip the flap in the hatch area and unscrew the nut. Unscrew bolt in end and pop it out. To easy.

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PearlGreenNMean · February 23rd, 2012, 06:48 PM

Heres a little warning. Once you pop the light out, a clip breaks and they wont fit the same again. And then the paint on my got scratched off from taking the light out. It sucked...

bestintown · February 23rd, 2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PearlGreenNMean

Heres a little warning. Once you pop the light out, a clip breaks and they wont fit the same again. And then the paint on my got scratched off from taking the light out. It sucked...

gotta be gentle with her ass end man. ive takin my taillights out and bulbs out like 10 to 15 times and havnt scratched or broken anything.

Mdixon23 · February 23rd, 2012, 07:13 PM

Yeah you have to take the whole assembly out to replace any of the bulbs. When I bought my car the side marker bulb was burned out. I just opened the trunk and moved the carpet shit and plastic around my trunk rim and took the bolts out and the whole taillight came off. Wasn't hard and never scratched my car. I'm sure it's different for my Spyder than it is in the coupes.

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bestintown · February 23rd, 2012, 07:28 PM

no. its the same. just have to open a plastic flap to get to the nut.

Mdixon23 · February 23rd, 2012, 08:16 PM

I guess the ass end of our cars are pretty much the same except y'all have a hatch and I have a trunk.

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EclipseMua507 · February 23rd, 2012, 10:24 PM

thanks for the feedback guys, and my friend at the service department is not a mechanic. and he never said i would hvae to take the spash guards and such off he said it was a possibility, but i did some experimenting and found out the real way to do it. i just took out the punch clips and removed the small bit of trim and took the 2 bolts out. and that little bit of red plastic is not dark enough for me. so i am going for red bulbs. and i did some thinking on the resistor part i think is only for turn signals not the marker light. even thought the marker lights do not flash are you sure the voltage will be high enough that it will not register the bulb as burnt out? as some of the LED 168's that i have looked at only pull 9 V and some pull 12. let me know what you find out and i will document what i find as well. thanks again.

EclipseMua507 · February 23rd, 2012, 10:38 PM

also i didn't break any clips on my light either, it takes a little manuvering to get the light out but nothing so rough that it will break anything.

ryguy · February 24th, 2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by EclipseMua507

also i didn't break any clips on my light either, it takes a little manuvering to get the light out but nothing so rough that it will break anything.

If your still looking for bulbs/LED's, try Zedawg.
He sells lights and can prob help you out.

PearlGreenNMean · February 25th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Lol shit -_- Oh well. We learn. I have to repaint both quarters any ways.
Sooner or later, I'm just going to stop giving 2 fucks about road chips. Florida Sucks. -_-

EclipseMua507 · February 25th, 2012, 09:01 PM

ok got the bulbs changed, and i love the darker blood red color as opposed to the bright red/pink that they were.

February 21st, 2012, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	changing taillight bulbs from stock to blood red i changed the marker bulbs on my old eclips with ease from while bulbs to red because there was only 1 bolt on the marker lights. but on my 4G it seems a bit more complitated to change the bulbs behind the red reflectors in the tail lights. it looks like i have to take the bumber off to remove the light assembly to change the bulbs and that seems like a lot of work for little reward. i talked to my buddy at the Mitsu Service department and he said i might be able to just remove the splash guard in the wheel well and replace the bulbs that way. any ideas are welcome i just don't want to make a simple swap take hours.

February 21st, 2012, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
torque Senior Member Name: Brett Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Jersey Vehicle: 09 eclipse gs Posts: 198 Rep Power: 2	hey man, just search next time before you get blasted lol take a look here.. http://club4g.org/board/show/17402-c...il-lights.html hope it helps __________________

February 21st, 2012, 04:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
zedawg Quebec Light Source Name: Olivier Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Québec(canada) Vehicle: Lancer ES/AWC 2012 Posts: 729 Rep Power: 3	maybe this is more helpful??? [How To] Backup Light Swap __________________

February 23rd, 2012, 08:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
ThE JaIMsTa <( -.-<) (>-.- )> Name: Juan Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, Austin Vehicle: 2009 GS 5speed Posts: 1,042 Rep Power: 6	What stock white bulbs are you trying to replace? The reverse lights? __________________ We are the GS, Vroom Vroom Bitches

February 23rd, 2012, 12:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
bestintown under-construction Name: Donald Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fayetteville, NC Vehicle: 2007 eclipse GTV6 Posts: 590 Rep Power: 5	Boomko is correct. You don't need to remove your bumper or splash guard. Even if you did you still wouldn't be able to get to the taillight. Unclip the flap in the hatch area and unscrew the nut. Unscrew bolt in end and pop it out. To easy. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk __________________ My lug nuts require more torque then your Honda makes!!

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changing taillight bulbs from stock to blood red

February 21st, 2012, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	no changing the housings man, just the bulbs. looking to find an easy way to do it without removing the rear bumber. and i already searched for changing the BULBS, and found no results. thanks for the idea though.

February 21st, 2012, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	that was excellent thanks for that. now i can go order the bulbs and get them put in soon, will add pics of before and after.

February 22nd, 2012, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	guys thats what is in the link. but thanks anyway now the sad part is that the parts store that i orderd my red bulbs from no longer can special order them so i am in search of a place that carries them. so it may be a few weeks before i can change my bulbs out.

February 23rd, 2012, 01:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	ok so here is the deal, hate the stock white bulbs and want to change to red bulbs. i had no luck at the parts store trying to order "red glass" bulbs, not red painted glass bulbs. then they tried to sell me some LED bulbs, but said i would have to buy a resistor set to go with them because of the electrical systems in our 4G's. so i decided to do some research. the sockets take a 168 12V bulb. well i have found some LED's that claim they are 12V bulbs that can replace 168's. but i have also seen that 7440s are 12V and are nice and bright but don't know if i can put 7440 bulbs in my markers. the bulbs below are the ones i am currently looking at, if you have any other options please let me know. thanks WLED-x5 (194 type) Wedge Base bulbs Specifications

February 23rd, 2012, 11:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	the rear side markers behind the red reflectors. it has to be a 168 or a 194 i have confirmed that. 7440 don't have a wedge base

February 23rd, 2012, 12:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Boomko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Des Plaines, IL Vehicle: 08 Eclipse GS Posts: 250 Rep Power: 6	First your friend machaniv dont know what he is talking about. You dont need to remove bumper nore splash guards. And you dont need any resistors. Led works fine. I dont know why you want to change side markers because they look red even bulbs are white because of little red plastic covering the bulbs.

February 23rd, 2012, 12:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Boomko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Des Plaines, IL Vehicle: 08 Eclipse GS Posts: 250 Rep Power: 6	It is 168.

February 23rd, 2012, 06:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
PearlGreenNMean G-TuneD... Name: George Platt Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida, Weirsdale Vehicle: 2009/Eclipse/GS Posts: 1,614 Rep Power: 4	Heres a little warning. Once you pop the light out, a clip breaks and they wont fit the same again. And then the paint on my got scratched off from taking the light out. It sucked... __________________ HAVE: Full Bolt On - OBX, cai, RRE pulley, Aero Turbine-, HID Projectors, Dash kit, AEM FIC, D2 Coilovers, 2 JBL GT5-12's powered by Power Acoustik, NRG Voltage stabilizer SOON: Turbo Kit... GT25, Energy bushings front! WANT: Slicks and Weld job for intercooler pipes.

February 23rd, 2012, 07:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 2,302 Rep Power: 4	Yeah you have to take the whole assembly out to replace any of the bulbs. When I bought my car the side marker bulb was burned out. I just opened the trunk and moved the carpet shit and plastic around my trunk rim and took the bolts out and the whole taillight came off. Wasn't hard and never scratched my car. I'm sure it's different for my Spyder than it is in the coupes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ DDM 6k HID Headlights and Fogs, Blacked out OE spoiler lip, Teins S-Tech Lowering Springs, Red painted brake calipers

February 23rd, 2012, 07:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
bestintown under-construction Name: Donald Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fayetteville, NC Vehicle: 2007 eclipse GTV6 Posts: 590 Rep Power: 5	no. its the same. just have to open a plastic flap to get to the nut. __________________ My lug nuts require more torque then your Honda makes!!

February 23rd, 2012, 08:16 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mdixon23 Senior Member Name: Mike Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GT Spyder Posts: 2,302 Rep Power: 4	I guess the ass end of our cars are pretty much the same except y'all have a hatch and I have a trunk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ DDM 6k HID Headlights and Fogs, Blacked out OE spoiler lip, Teins S-Tech Lowering Springs, Red painted brake calipers

February 23rd, 2012, 10:24 PM	#22 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	thanks for the feedback guys, and my friend at the service department is not a mechanic. and he never said i would hvae to take the spash guards and such off he said it was a possibility, but i did some experimenting and found out the real way to do it. i just took out the punch clips and removed the small bit of trim and took the 2 bolts out. and that little bit of red plastic is not dark enough for me. so i am going for red bulbs. and i did some thinking on the resistor part i think is only for turn signals not the marker light. even thought the marker lights do not flash are you sure the voltage will be high enough that it will not register the bulb as burnt out? as some of the LED 168's that i have looked at only pull 9 V and some pull 12. let me know what you find out and i will document what i find as well. thanks again.

February 23rd, 2012, 10:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	also i didn't break any clips on my light either, it takes a little manuvering to get the light out but nothing so rough that it will break anything.

February 25th, 2012, 10:14 AM	#25 (permalink)
PearlGreenNMean G-TuneD... Name: George Platt Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida, Weirsdale Vehicle: 2009/Eclipse/GS Posts: 1,614 Rep Power: 4	Lol shit -_- Oh well. We learn. I have to repaint both quarters any ways. Sooner or later, I'm just going to stop giving 2 fucks about road chips. Florida Sucks. -_- __________________ HAVE: Full Bolt On - OBX, cai, RRE pulley, Aero Turbine-, HID Projectors, Dash kit, AEM FIC, D2 Coilovers, 2 JBL GT5-12's powered by Power Acoustik, NRG Voltage stabilizer SOON: Turbo Kit... GT25, Energy bushings front! WANT: Slicks and Weld job for intercooler pipes.

February 25th, 2012, 09:01 PM	#26 (permalink)
EclipseMua507 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Vehicle: 2007 Mitsu Eclipse SE Posts: 413 Rep Power: 2	ok got the bulbs changed, and i love the darker blood red color as opposed to the bright red/pink that they were.

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