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Interior/Exterior Swapping '02 clock with '06 interior light cluster...

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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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Swapping '02 clock with '06 interior light cluster...

Has anyone done this, or have any thoughts on doing it? I drove an '06 MC last night, and I love the interior lighting. I'm also curious if it's feasible to install the puddle lamps under the doors, and the lights inside the interior door pulls. Thanks...
 
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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All of those LEDs can be added, sure. Start with amber LEDs, 5MM and plan to sand down the LED housing when you install them - sanding the tip of the LED flat will spread the glow and soften it. It looks like the OEM ones in the 06 are flat-tipped and "frosted" just for this reason...

The OEM puddle lamp is a plastic lens with a 194 bulb in it - the only trick might be getting power into the door if it's not pre-wired. I assume you have power windows, though, so you can probably snake your wires through the existing pass-through wire cluster to ger power into there.

OR, you can go nuts and do something like THIS.

 
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