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Nice tip on the add-a-fuse. I've been looking to hardwire my own dashcam and was stuck trying to figure that part out.

I have an EX so I've been working on replacing all lights with LEDs. The only ones left are the brake lights and the front fogs. Brake lights gave me a bulb out warning so I'm guessing I'll need a CANBUS bulb. I've held off on trying a new one because I'm not sure if it'll mess with the cruise control. I'd really rather not have to splice any wires for a resistor.

The front fogs I have no idea how to remove. The manual says to take it to the dealer. I can see the socket and I can reach it with my hand through the wheel well panel but there's a plastic ring around it or something in the way that I don't know how to take off. If anyone has removed theirs please let me know.

Front and rear turn signals are SiriusLED with built-in resistors. Brighter and fills out the housing more than stock, no hyperflashing. Highly recommend. License plate lights are from superbrightLEDs. Bright, white, less power draw. Really nothing bad to say about those. Rear hatch taillights are Sylvania ZEVO. Not obnoxiously bright and fills out the housing well but the actual LED itself is kind of a hotspot. All the interior festoon lights are also SiriusLED 31mm. Very bright and don't have any quirks that I've noticed. Map lights are from superbrightLEDs. Brighter than stock but a little bluer than I'd like compared to the SiriusLEDs. Reverse lights are also from superbrightLEDs. Not amazing, but better than stock. Note: These are oriented vertically. A focusing lens won't help you here. Headlights are Supernova V.4. Noticeably brighter, whiter, less power draw and since it's a projector the light stays where it needs to. Much needed upgrade over what the IIHS rates as Poor lights, assuming they're the same as the Niro/PHEV. Haven't done too much night testing but may get the chance soon.

I also replaced the rear sidemarkers with some superbrightLEDs that I swapped over from my old car. Brighter than stock as well without being obnoxious. Not sure if it's just the socket or the housing itself but I felt like it was a little tight. That one I linked for sure works but anything else around that size or larger may not.

Annoying things the manual doesn't mention (may only be relevant to the EX since the EX Premium gets a lot more LEDs):

The rear sidemarker bulbs are not mentioned at all. W5W. I think AKA 168 but if you're using LEDs anything that fits should work like 194, 921, etc.
The interior festoon bulbs are 30 or 31mm. I used 31mm but I've heard 30mm fit.
The hatch taillights don't mention you have to remove 4 bolts. 8mm I think.
A few bulbs are incorrect. To keep it simple the front turn signals, rear turn signals, and tail/brake lights are 1157 (two each, six total). Not sure why the turn signals get a dual function bulb when they don't turn on with the lights but there you go. The manual lists the front turn signals as PY21W which led me to 7507. One website's bulb finder told me 1156. Both of those were wrong. I threw in the 1157 without issue.

I added Weathertech floorliners for the front and rear plus their universal cargo mat as a short term solution while I have to carry some stuff around.

If anyone has ideas for a rear dashcam please post them. I can't find a clean solution that leaves wires hanging in the way or having to remove the headliner to make it work.

I’m using the Maxliner. The Kia Hybrid version fits the EV version perfectly. The PHEV tray has a cut out for the battery and doesn’t fit. I like the Maxliner best since it covers the most area. The WeatherTech has squares in the corners I didn’t like. And the Kia OEM has squares cut out from the four corners for the rings (to attach a cargo net to). Since I literally used my cargo net in my previous car exactly zero times in over 12 years, I’m happy with them covered.

I like the tray because I haul crap and hate it when things spill (dirt, mud, etc).