How to Change Your Automotive Interior Lighting Color
There are many ways to personalize your car and give it a unique and creative look. Changing the colors of your vehicle's interior light is an inexpensive way to make your car stand out. Colored rubber light bulb covers can be purchased from most auto part stores and are easy to install onto the light bulb.
- Check with the sheriff's department or state highway patrol office in your area to find out which light colors are legal. Some states do not allow red or blue lights because they can confuse other drivers into thinking the lighted car is an emergency vehicle. Some states may not allow any colored lights to be used.
- Locate the interior lights that you wish to change, and use a screwdriver to remove the screws that hold the light cover in place. Pull straight down on the cover to remove it. Place the screws inside the cover and set them both aside.
- Twist the light bulb to the left to loosen and remove it. Repeat this process to remove all the bulbs in the lights or only the ones you that wish to change the color. Most overhead lights have only one or two bulbs.
- Place the rubber light covers over each bulb. You can use the same color on each bulb or use different colors to give your car a unique appearance.
- Place the bulbs back inside the light sockets, and twist them to the right to tighten them into place.
- Turn on the interior light switch. Observe the colored lights to make sure you like them. You can change the colors as often as desired.