02' Interior bulb guide/ led conversion

[chitown1211]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a thread that gives a comprehensive list of what size LED bulbs to use for a complete interior swap including the outside puddle lamps? I have done this to my other car and want to do it to my new(used) 02' X.

I have tried to search, but I only seem to find bits and pieces of info.

Thanks for any help.

 

[my pos mounty]

First, go to www.sylvania.com go under auto lighting and find the listing of every bulb your truck currently uses.
Then you can research the base of each light you want to replace,(typically the bulb is in a holder).
Then you can go to a LED site such as www.superlumination.com and cross reference each base to hold the led of your choice, of course leaving room for the resistor if needed.

Below is the listing for every bulb in your explorer from the sylvania website.


2002 FORD Explorer

Low beam headlamp
9006
9006SU SilverStar Ultra: The brightest and whitest light. Up to 50% brighter, up to 40% more downroad visibility and up to 50% more sideroad visibility.
9006ST Silverstar: The brighter and whiter light. Up to 35% brighter, up to 30% more downroad visibility and up to 35% more sideroad visibility.
9006EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice. Save Energy - Save Money. Up to 25% brighter light. CO2 reduced 9 to 21%. Gas savings $2 to $19.
9006XV XtraVision: The brighter light for upgraded performance. Up to 30% brighter light and up to 25% more downroad visibility.
9006CB Cool Blue: The whiter light for style. Up to 25% brighter light and up to 25% more downroad visibility.

High beam headlamp
9005
9005SU SilverStar Ultra: The brightest and whitest light. Up to 50% brighter, up to 40% more downroad visibility and up to 50% more sideroad visibility.
9005ST Silverstar: The brighter and whiter light. Up to 35% brighter, up to 30% more downroad visibility and up to 35% more sideroad visibility.
9005EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice. Save Energy - Save Money. Up to 25% brighter light. CO2 reduced 9 to 21%. Gas savings $2 to $19.
9005XV XtraVision: The brighter light for upgraded performance. Up to 30% brighter light and up to 25% more downroad visibility.
9005CB Cool Blue: The whiter light for style. Up to 25% brighter light and up to 25% more downroad visibility.

Parking light
3157NA

Front turn signal
3157NA

Rear turn signal
3157
3157ST SilverStar: The brighter, whiter signal light. Up to 30% brighter light, up to 20% whiter light and up to 10% farther and wider.
3157LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Tail light
3157
3157ST SilverStar: The brighter, whiter signal light. Up to 30% brighter light, up to 20% whiter light and up to 10% farther and wider.
3157LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Stop light
3157
3157ST SilverStar: The brighter, whiter signal light. Up to 30% brighter light, up to 20% whiter light and up to 10% farther and wider.
3157LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

High mount stop light
2825
2825LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Fog/Driving light
9145
9145ST Silverstar: The brighter and whiter light. Up to 35% brighter, up to 30% more downroad visibility and up to 35% more sideroad visibility.

License plate
168
168LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Back up light
3156
3156ST SilverStar: The brighter, whiter signal light. Up to 30% brighter light, up to 20% whiter light and up to 10% farther and wider.
3156LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Map light
578
578LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Dome light
578
578LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Step/Courtesy light
168
168LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

Trunk/Cargo area
578
578LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.

 

[zerodevil]

thats dead on accurate! Go through V-leds.com, ebay led's dont last very long...trust me.

 

[chitown1211]

Thanks for the info. I use a place called autolumination.com for my leds. I have had good success with them.


Oh...I see autolumination and superlumination are the same site.

 

[zerodevil]

good luck, post pics!

 

[jetracer23]

I'm thinking about changing all my interior light to LED also. Did you get yours done? can you post some pics

 

[LoKo498]

How do I remove the center dome light without breaking the tabs & also what size bulbs are in the sunvisor?

 

[BigRondo]

How do I remove the center dome light without breaking the tabs & also what size bulbs are in the sunvisor?

Check out this thread for accessing the dome lights: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=294316

To access the bulb in the visor use a small, thin screwdriver and carefully pry the lens off. Once the bulb is out you can match it up.

Hope this helps out.

 

[lynchy wa]

Thats a great post BigRondo!! Its got all the infomation I need to sort out my interior L E D conversion. Cheers.

 

[BigRondo]

Thats a great post BigRondo!! Its got all the infomation I need to sort out my interior L E D conversion. Cheers.

It is a great post. Damage82 did a nice job with the write-up. I've been using it to do my dome light conversion to LED's.