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Today I tired to change glove compartment bulb to LED type but found you need a special small bulb. The one I bought off ebay will not fit. Also it is not clear how to get to the bulb once the housing is removed. Btw, seems the lamp is always own even when the switch for light is turned off.

Getting to point on the cabin filter... with the glove door removed I noticed there is large harness in front of the cabin filter cover. My Durango has only 1500miles on it so no need to replace it but I am wondering when time comes how will it be done. Anyone has similar issue. Seems they routed the harness incorrectly. Does anyone know what is the purpose of the harness?

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I did not try, last thing I want is to break one of the side pulling it on less than 2 months new Durango.
Yes this is really shoddy workmanship on the part of Dodge.
Before I do anything I want to know what it is this harness for and where it goes etc. Also since it is a new and under warranty depending upon what is involved I beleive dealership would be the better choice. I do hope the whole bumper does not have to come off to relocate it.
Anyone has a similar harness in their recent Durango? Perhaps they can see one on the edge and this one ended up pushed to the middle of the filter cover.
 
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As for the bulb, be careful as I made the mistake of buying these bulbs on Amazon only to find out that I needed to insulate 2 of the pads otherwise it shorts out the glovebox circuit.

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See those marks (yellow and white)? That is a QC check. LOL

Take down the glove box and you will see you can move that harness to the proper place.
You will not hurt anything!
 
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kama said:
I did not try, last thing I want is to break one of the side pulling it on less than 2 months new Durango.
Yes this is really shoddy workmanship on the part of Dodge.
Before I do anything I want to know what it is this harness for and where it goes etc. Also since it is a new and under warranty depending upon what is involved I beleive dealership would be the better choice. I do hope the whole bumper does not have to come off to relocate it.
Anyone has a similar harness in their recent Durango? Perhaps they can see one on the edge and this one ended up pushed to the middle of the filter cover.
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Good point.... perhaps point it out when you go in for your first oil change and let the dealer know you want it resolved...
 
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Duh-rango said:
As for the bulb, be careful as I made the mistake of buying these bulbs on Amazon only to find out that I needed to insulate 2 of the pads otherwise it shorts out the glovebox circuit.

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Yes gave up on changing the bulb to LED type here as it requires a miniature version to fit in the spot not the same type that goes into other locations which I have already changed. Only way I change is if I find a good diy video
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See those marks (yellow and white)? That is a QC check. LOL

Take down the glove box and you will see you can move that harness to the proper place.
You will not hurt anything!
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That is why I am hoping someone knows where it should be exactly so I can try to maneuver to it. Thx.
Do not see much of an upside doing it myself break something and then responsible for the fix. Right now it is on Dodge to fix it.
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kama said:
Yes gave up on changing the bulb to LED type here as it requires a miniature version to fit in the spot not the same type that goes into other locations which I have already changed. Only way I change is if I find a good diy video
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I have changed mine but had to put kapton tape over the leads which the socket is different from all other socket configurations. I remember having to pull out my multimeter and 12V power supply to find out what was what. If you are still interested in doing the mod I can pull out the bulb to show what needs to be done...it was definitely not plug and play.

Speaking of LEDs, find a quality brand and not the el-cheapos on Amazon. I already have 2 LEDs bulbs that flicker due to the cold and of the 2, one of the bulbs is now dead.
 
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I guess I did mention the glovebox bulb in another thread. I even mention the issue with the socket...seems like ages ago. Dam covid, I lost my sense of time. Speaking of which, I don't know why people insist covid was made in a lab in China...if it truly was, it would not have lasted this long.;)

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Are resistors really needed when converting to LED bulbs?

So when I had my 2013 5.7 overland, I always hated the incandescent bulbs that were used for the turn signals, brakes and DRL. I added resistors but I always thought there had to be a better way. On my 2017 DD I noticed once again that incandescent bulbs are used and I want to swap in LEDs but...
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Yeah, it's too bad that the FU-Connect losers weren't the ones to invent Covid as it would have then failed and disappeared long ago.;)
 
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Duh-rango said:
I have changed mine but had to put kapton tape over the leads which the socket is different from all other socket configurations. I remember having to pull out my multimeter and 12V power supply to find out what was what. If you are still interested in doing the mod I can pull out the bulb to show what needs to be done...it was definitely not plug and play.

Speaking of LEDs, find a quality brand and not the el-cheapos on Amazon. I already have 2 LEDs bulbs that flicker due to the cold and of the 2, one of the bulbs is now dead.
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Too late for me, bought it from ebay and already installed them. I have a few spares so if any issue I can change, I have the hang of it. I changed on my previous suv as well adter buting from Amazon and they lasted for 8 years untill I sold it. One did stop turning on but it had just came lose and pushing it in did the trick.
For the glove box light I will leave it as is since do not want to make it into a science project.
BTW, has anyone changed the two lights on the liftgate? any good diy, the seem a pain to remove.
 
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kama said:
Too late for me, bought it from ebay and already installed them. I have a few spares so if any issue I can change, I have the hang of it. I changed on my previous suv as well adter buting from Amazon and they lasted for 8 years untill I sold it. One did stop turning on but it had just came lose and pushing it in did the trick.
For the glove box light I will leave it as is since do not want to make it into a science project.
BTW, has anyone changed the two lights on the liftgate? any good diy, the seem a pain to remove.
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I change the light on the liftgate which happens to now be one of the lights that flickers. Not hard to do but more involved. Although much easier than replacing the dome light spot light LEDs.
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LED lift gate lights

Anyone know where I can find a set of LED lift gate lights that will work with a 2017. I see em all over the place but most of the reviews say h they have the wrong plug on the lights and won’t work. Thanks.
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Here are the other bulbs I did.
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LED lift gate lights

Anyone know where I can find a set of LED lift gate lights that will work with a 2017. I see em all over the place but most of the reviews say h they have the wrong plug on the lights and won’t work. Thanks.
www.dodgedurango.net www.dodgedurango.net
 
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Duh-rango said:
I change the light on the liftgate which happens to now be one of the lights that flickers. Not hard to do but more involved. Although much easier than replacing the dome light spot light LEDs.
www.dodgedurango.net

LED lift gate lights

Anyone know where I can find a set of LED lift gate lights that will work with a 2017. I see em all over the place but most of the reviews say h they have the wrong plug on the lights and won’t work. Thanks.
www.dodgedurango.net www.dodgedurango.net

Here are the other bulbs I did.
www.dodgedurango.net

LED lift gate lights

Anyone know where I can find a set of LED lift gate lights that will work with a 2017. I see em all over the place but most of the reviews say h they have the wrong plug on the lights and won’t work. Thanks.
www.dodgedurango.net www.dodgedurango.net
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Thanks, will look through them. I saw youtube video where it mentions removing lift gate plastic modeling breaks the yellow and blue latches and you should plan and replacing a bunch. Was that the case for you?
 
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kama said:
Thanks, will look through them. I saw youtube video where it mentions removing lift gate plastic modeling breaks the yellow and blue latches and you should plan and replacing a bunch. Was that the case for you?
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You should plan on it. My previous Durango I pulled the panel off a few times, once for converting the lights to switchback LEDs, another for swapping those rear cargos to LEDs. Definitely went through a couple of those plastic retainers/clips each time. I'm about to pull the back panel for my new one and will be picking some new retainers up before I do.
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Hi, not trying to high jack this thread but it's the most recent one referring to cabin filter.

I was looking under the hood and saw the exposed A/C cabin filter. I read several comments on this forum and some say it has a cover and others don't... When I activate recirculate on the A/C panel a door closes sealing off the filter. On other cars I have had that don't use a cabin a filter I install a breathable air purifier media to prevent some contaminates and keep crap out of the blower motor, etc. Wife has designated parking at work, and it's under pine trees. The needles and leaves get into every crevasse of the car.

I installed a Honeywell air purifier pre-carbon filter 7"x11" (99% coverage and tucks up under the plastic nicely). I don't know if this well do anything other than keep the pine needles out of the filter.

When the engine is off the door retracts automatically, leaving the cabin filter exposed. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't like an exposed filter (unless its Ram Air!) LOL :)
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Door closed engine running A/C set to recirculate. This is how I drive it 100%. (You can see a pine needle on the lower right DAM!)
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Honeywell pre-filter carbon filter installed.
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Honeywell filter
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JC Hemi said:
Hi, not trying to high jack this thread but it's the most recent one referring to cabin filter.

I was looking under the hood and saw the exposed A/C cabin filter. I read several comments on this forum and some say it has a cover and others don't... When I activate recirculate on the A/C panel a door closes sealing off the filter. On other cars I have had that don't use a cabin a filter I install a breathable air purifier media to prevent some contaminates and keep crap out of the blower motor, etc. Wife has designated parking at work, and it's under pine trees. The needles and leaves get into every crevasse of the car.
I installed a Honeywell air purifier pre-carbon filter 7"x11" (99% coverage and tucks up under the plastic nicely). I don't know if this well do anything other than keep the pine needles out of the filter.
When the engine is off the door retracts automatically, leaving the cabin filter exposed. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't like an exposed filter (unless its Ram Air!) LOL :)
Door closed engine running A/C set to recirculate. This is how I drive it 100%. (You can see a pine needle on the lower right DAM!)
Honeywell pre-filter carbon filter installed.
Honeywell filter
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Exposed filter does seem odd... but from the way I see it.... once the hood is closed, the entire filter area is sealed off and the only way any air to truly get in is from the cowl vent area...

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