Car Mechanics (UK)

Fitting LED interior lights

- Sanjay

I am thinking of fitting LED interior courtesy light bulbs in my 2004 Vauxhall Corsa C 1.8 SRI in place of the current halogen bulbs. I want to do the same with the boot light. Are Car LED Light Bulb W5W 5X SMD-5050 Canbus whites suitable for this? Would they be safe with the plastic cover? The bulbs in my car dim automatica­lly when the door is shut or the alarm is activated. I am not sure if my car has a Can-bus system.

If your interior lights come on when you unlock the vehicle and before opening the door, then the interior light system is controlled via the intelligen­t power distributi­on module. As your light dims slowly when the door is closed or the vehicle locked, this suggests you do have the above system.

After checking the data on those bulbs, I do not think that they will be suitable for your Corsa. They will work when the door is opened, but you may experience problems with them remaining on in a dimmed state when they should be off. This may be rectifiabl­e using a resistor wired into the system, but I cannot confirm this.

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