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Reverse Lights
Pry off this trim piece towards the rear of the car, there are little alignment tabs that go straight back. There are also two little tabs that hook onto the actual tail light.
Remove the two Torx screws pictured. Make sure they don’t fall down behind the bumper, because that would be a pain in the *** to retrieve them.
Pull the tail light housing straight out.
The reverse light bulb is the top one in the picture. Twist it until it comes loose and pulls out, then replace the stock bulb with the new LED.
Reverse the steps to reinstall.
Puddle lights
Pry the housings from the edge pointing towards the front of the car until it pops out.
Unplug it from the wiring.
There are two clips holding the black part of the housing to the clear diffuser. Use a small flathead to pry it upwards until it comes apart.
I have no pictures of me swapping out the stock bulb, but it is pretty self explanatory when you see it. Not difficult at all.
With these LED’s, I had to bend the pins down about 20-30 degrees until they would insert into the OEM wiring. This wasn’t very difficult but it did take me a couple tries to get it right
Also worth noting, due to the little black piece of plastic holding the pins together, the OEM black housing would only snap into the one clip on the other side of the pins. Honestly, you could probably just get rid of the OEM black housings, but I left them in there.
This is with the new LED’s installed
Snap them back into place, then repeat with the other 3 doors.
Front Turn Signals
Remove the two push pins that hold in the black trim piece right above the grille, and pull out the trim piece.
Remove the rubber bushing that I am pointing to on both headlights.
For the pass side I had to remove the airbox to gain access. Use torx bits to remove the two screws on the right side of the air inlet, and one screw on the left side of the inlet. THIS STEP IS NOT NEEDED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. After removing the screws, the airbox can be pulled up and out. You also have to loosen the air inlet clamp and pull the inlet tube out of your way.
(Right side of air inlet)
Left side
This is the hardest part due to limited work space. You have to jam your had inside the little hole and twist the bulb socket clockwise until it pops loose, then the bulb can be removed.
Install the new LED, and reverse the steps to reinstall/put everything back together.
Last edited by zarmstrong92; 07-17-2016 at 07:07 PM.
The black cover on the back of the puddle and footwell housing is to eliminate the loss of light from the light reflecting and it is pointless to have it with our LEDs because our LEDs are brighter so there won't be any noticeable loss of light. These can be removed when you install our LEDs.
We added the sylvania bulb guide which is pretty accurate but it is always best to check which bulb you need by removing the bulb and looking - this is also suggested by sylvania: Bulb Guide - deAutoKey
The 194/921 are compatible/interchangeable - here is a list of all the different names for the SAME bulb:
What number are the torx screws please?
I have bought similar bulbs they don't work though.
And yes its pain in the *** if you lose that screw, so did I...
What number are the torx screws please?
I have bought similar bulbs they don't work though.
And yes its pain in the *** if you lose that screw, so did I...
We still don't understand why people will risk their car with untested LEDs!!
07-17-2016, 05:05 PM
A6/S6 C7 How To: LED Error Free Reverse Lights, Puddle Lights, and Front Turn Signals
