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gear selector bulb
Anyone know the bulb type?
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I'm not 100% on this one - and I'm not at home so I can't check - but I thought it was the same bulb as in the rear number plate lights.
It looks like this I think http://www4.kfzteile24-shop.de/bild.php?{SID}&id=neu-bl5236&Anb=045
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Bulb
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/AutoLRG-Results.htm
"Automatic transmission indicator 2721 2721LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety."
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That link doesn't work - I can't wait to see if I remembered it right or not! (Probably not from the description)
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Army, the bulb you linked to is not the right one. It is a very uncommon bayonet type bulb, which usually have 2 round pins sticking out but this bulb, instead of pins has two 1/8" long narrow "blades" instead. I went to Autozone and they didn't have any. I took the burned out bulb, broke the glass and soldered on a pig tail 12 v bulb I have in my parts pin. Fixed!
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Solder in a red LED with a resistor, and never change that bulb again. Same goes for all dash indicators and switches on my car.
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Why red? The window switches have LEDs in them from the factory.
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560 ohms is the resistor to use on an LED in a 12VDC system. Its valid for both red or white LED's.
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Quote:
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Nope, they're tiny bulbs. Also, all the switches in the dash like the sunroof, defrost, etc all get their light from a central hub mounted on the firewall. Off of that one bulb is a series of fiber optic lines running to each switch and giving it light. Getting it all back together after removing the dash is a PITA...I replaced all of my dash LEDs with these:
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=LE-0504-01Bvirtualkey56040000virtualkey560-LE-0504-01B
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