Was wondering if there are any plug in ready LED alternatives to a dome light for a 1970 Plymouth Satellite? I think the regular bulb is a #1004, but if any of you can confirm that, please do and let me know if anyone makes an LED (brighter/cooler) alternative that is just a plug in. Thanks!

www.classicindustries.com has a page in their Mopar specific catalogue showing all our bulbs. Pics might be online on their site. Likely they will have an LED replacement

Thanks very much! Can anyone confirm the normal bulb number? (1004?)

1004 has double contacts/1003 has single contact. the bulb shape confirms that those are dome light apps. I did not look further to see if they had LED replacements

This may seem a bit technical just for a bulb.

I had a little trouble finding the right LED bulb shape to clear the lens cover because iirc it's pretty close, because of the socket angle. The incandescent 1004 doesn't clear by much.

An advantage of the incandescent 1004 is that its filament is in the center of the glass bulb giving it some distance from the lens to where you don't see the filament through the lens much and the light is defused through most of the translucent lens.

Whereas the LED bulbs have usually multiple led's, on a disc or around a tower. Some coming very close to the lens causing white spots.

I remember trying this one and I think it was to big and hit the lens iirc.
http://www.amazon.com/Shoreline-Marine-Replacement-Bulbs-1004/dp/B00BNTZGOC
Also if you have a console this LED bulb (iirc) will not fit because the diameter of the white part hits the castle shaped snap ring that is around the bulb socket and it want squeeze into the light housing.

So I ended up using this LED bulb for both console and dome. There is a little bit of white spots I mentioned earlier, but it was the smallest diameter (led area) and shortest (tower/length) combo I found, in the search time that I put into it.
http://store.marinebeam.com/bayonet-90-led-replacenment.html
But its only ~80 lumen whereas the incandescent 1004 is 189. So you might try this one at 160 lumen, but I haven't tried it. Idnk about its length relation to the lens. I have not looked lately, but will eventually find a shorter small diameter LED bulb, and maybe even with a diffuser to further help with the minute white spots,...but most people don't look up. lol



PS: Here is my 80 lumen in the pitch dark of the garage.


I probably need to put the incandescent 1004 in for a comparison.

Also my camera want pick up the minute light spots like the naked eye will. The camers takes it like a flash.

Well RoadrunnerCN I went to change the bulb back to the incandescent 1004 so you could see a comparison between this LED's 80 Lumen & the incandescent's 189.


...But I found why my bulb was so close to the lens, & I guess I had forgotten this when I made the other post sense it's been a yr probably sense I changed the bulbs.

That clamp that holds the female socket just tight enough to allow it to slip out for bulb changes... Well mine was a bit loose, so you "may not" have the LED "light spots" issues. ymmv



Edit: pic size

And on the 5th day God said, let there be light

Light:...on the 1st day
Lights:...on the 4th day...

...but I'm pretty sure they were still on, ...on the 5th.

Yeah it's been awhile since I've climbed up those steps

I'd like LED lights for my console....I have seen too many yellow lenses turn black from excessive heat.

I have converted 27 bulbs to 1003 LEDs in my RV so far, I need more. The white light is nice and makes the old bulbs look real bad and yellow like in thehemikids pictures above.
There are white lenses on the fixtures in our RV that seem to defuse the light just fine.

I got my bulbs from camping world, and the last time I grabbed a package of them I got the 1004 bulbs by accident and didn't notice until I opened the package.

Haven't looked yet to see if I can use any of these 1004 on my E body's.

I have 6 of these, I would be happy to send you one bulb for your dome light if you think it'll work for you. PM your address and I'll drop one in the mail for you at no cost since Kentucky is not that far away.

My console with the marinebeam LED.

$15 per LED? Are they high? Thats a $4 bulb at best.

And you get 2, nice find!

Let's us know how they work.