[Robert.Mauro]

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Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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[Janner]

Has anyone come up with a source for warm LED bulbs? I'm all for changing these out but I hate the bright white.

 

[Robert.Mauro]

Has anyone come up with a source for warm LED bulbs? I'm all for changing these out but I hate the bright white.

Yep, someone else found a source, which I mention briefly in the vid and on the YouTube page. Sorry i forgot to mention above. I've fixed that. Adding it to the YouTube description too.

I hate the bright white too. I got the 3,100K bulbs.

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

 

[Nemesis099]

SUBARU HOW TO:
#SubaruAscent

Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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Great Video on how to change out the bulbs. But how did you add one to the Rear Hatch? That side light is always the first thing to be blocked as I prefer to put things away from the speaker.

 

[xydadx3]

Great Video on how to change out the bulbs. But how did you add one to the Rear Hatch? That side light is always the first thing to be blocked as I prefer to put things away from the speaker.

That side light is so useless that I pulled a bulb from it temporarily to replace a dimmed license plate light! So much for the cheap Amazon LED's. I did put the better bulb back in the trunk light after I got a set of Philips LED's for the license plate though.

@Robert.Mauro I'm just curious, do the canbus bulbs provide any benefit with the Ascent? I don't recall ever seeing a 'bulb-out' message

 

[Robert.Mauro]

That side light is so useless that I pulled a bulb from it temporarily to replace a dimmed license plate light! So much for the cheap Amazon LED's. I did put the better bulb back in the trunk light after I got a set of Philips LED's for the license plate though.

@Robert.Mauro I'm just curious, do the canbus bulbs provide any benefit with the Ascent? I don't recall ever seeing a 'bulb-out' message

On my 2010 Outback, I would get codes thrown on the ECU, even for bulbs that had no warning. So, since then, I switched to CANBUS safe ones as a just in case.

Can't hurt, and the price is good.

I won't be driving with lights on, but I could see those with a family having kids in the second or third row who turn on a light.

Since they're controlled to some extent by the computer (eg: approach lighting and such), it would avoid codes being thrown when the light is left on for a while.

 

[xydadx3]

Thanks. That makes sense

Besides the looks (I do like the white light) the main reason I went LED inside was because the kids like to leave a light on every once in a while. LED's never drain the battery much

 

[Robert.Mauro]

Great Video on how to change out the bulbs. But how did you add one to the Rear Hatch? That side light is always the first thing to be blocked as I prefer to put things away from the speaker.

Someone else did a video on installing that thing. It's a JDM Forester hatch light. Comes with the harness and all.

Because it's for a Foz, the harness wires are about 6" too small, and thus require extending.

SubiSpeed is the only place in this country that sells them, and even though their site virtually always says they're in stock, you can expect delivery to take one to three months.

It's an easy but time consuming job, but I really like the results.

There's a thread with instructions and alternate methods using easy to get lights from Amazon, in this lighting section.

 

[nextmoon]

SUBARU HOW TO:
#SubaruAscent

Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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Exactly what I was looking for! I will be doing it soon

 

[Bobby Kinstle]

I used these bulbs when I did mine and I'm very happy with them:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MAG6RMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also replaced the puddle lights, side markers, and license plate lights.

Later I swapped the trunk light with this as the others weren't bright enough:

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I used these backup lights:

Amazon.com: JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright 2000 Lumens Error Free 921 912 3035 Chips LED Bulbs For Backup Reverse Lights, Xenon White: Automotive

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The vanity bulbs I used aren't available anymore.

 

[rgfleischman]

SUBARU HOW TO:
#SubaruAscent

Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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thank you for this valuable information. you are saving us tons on money when we need to do this...

 

[REB1]

Thanks for the video. Made it super easy to swap them out. Reverse lights were easy enough to figure out. Working on the license plate lights now...

 

[Andrew Capizzi]

SUBARU HOW TO:
#SubaruAscent

Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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Any idea on how to replace the bulb in the center console that is above the center cupholders for the 2nd row? Or bulb number?

 

[Robert.Mauro]

Any idea on how to replace the bulb in the center console that is above the center cupholders for the 2nd row? Or bulb number? View attachment 3812

I don't know the bulb number, but, someplace in the forums I posted drawings for someone trying to disassemble that console to replace the rear flip down coffee cup holder. I'm heading off to work, but, if you can't find that thread, let me know. But, basically, that will show you all you need to know, except the bulb size. I'd guess it's a 194 like the rest, but, that's just a guess based on how few other bulbs are not a 194 inside.

 

[IndySubieFan]

SUBARU HOW TO:
#SubaruAscent

Here's how to change all seven of your interior bulbs on your Subaru Ascent. They're all Type 194 bulbs.

If you change to LEDs, I suggest these CANBUS safe LED replacements:

194 CAN Bus LED Bulb - 5 SMD LED Tower - Miniature Wedge Base | Super Bright LEDs

This 194 CAN Bus LED bulb replaces 194, 168, and 912 traditional bulb and prevents "bulb out" error messages. The plug-and-play bulb has a miniature wedge base and is available in cool, natural, and warm white, amber, and red. Choose this LED bulb, which is designed to last 25 times longer than...

www.superbrightleds.com

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Robert,
Thanks for the video on how to change the interior lights on the Ascent. Finally got around to ordering 7 #194 LED bulbs from SuperBright LEDs and also a Tresalto Auto Trim removal kit from Amazon. Took between 30 and 45 minutes and have all my interior bulbs upgraded to LED's. Much more light and they will draw less current in the event someone accidentally leaves a door open.

 

[The Sauce]

Any idea on how to replace the bulb in the center console that is above the center cupholders for the 2nd row? Or bulb number? View attachment 3812

Were you ever able to figure out how to swap this bulb out?

 

[Andrew Capizzi]

I saw in another forum that this light and the light under the front cubby where the cigarette lighter are already LED's, just a warm color.

 

[The Sauce]

I was hoping to swap them out for Blue LEDs to match the other dash and cupholder accent lights. Do you have any idea if you can just pull them out or have to open up the consoles?

 

[Andrew Capizzi]

Not sure. Someone posted a schematic showing the 2 lights. If I can find it, I'll post.

 

[The Sauce]

Thanks Andrew...I've been searching everywhere and can't find anything.