Bulb size

eddiii · Post by **eddiii** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:45 pm

I have tried to search it but cant find anything, the bulbs im talking about is inside the atenna and foglight switch, u can open it into 3 piece and theres a bulb inside, just wonder what size they ar

brad_gpx · Post by **brad_gpx** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:10 pm

did your bulb blow?

if no1 knows the easiest thing to do would probs be to remove it and then find a bulb that matches up with it

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:26 pm

Yeah, best of luck finding one of these:

They're about 2mm across.

Am in the process of finding out if a T5 Wedge LED will fit into the holder....

eddiii · Post by **eddiii** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:31 pm

nar it didnt blow, but i just want to change them to blue

i actually open it but just dont really know the size thats all, an if anyone wants to take it apart too, BECAREFUL, cause i took mine apart, everything fell out of place lol and now i dont even know if i put everything correctly, but please let me know if u find some led that fits for them grue,

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:23 am

OK... have got a T5 Wedge LED to fit... just! You can either put the LED into the holder, or just chop the led legs just below the resistors, and solder the bugger straight onto the contacts.

Doing this, the LED still sticks out too much for it all to slide back into the housing from the top (arrow A), so a quick trim with a sharp knife of the lip on either side of the housing, and it'll slide in a lot easier from the horizontal (arrow B):

It is fiddly, and the switch does have a tendency to fall apart into component pieces easily. There are also 2 little springs and a ball bearing that are just waiting patiently for your attention to waiver so they can shoot off into the furthest corner of the room and play hide and seek. Be careful, organised and do on a clean table and you should be ok. Managed it without too much swearing, but really don't want to have to open up my switch again!

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:07 pm

Maybe change the title of thread to 'Foglight switch bulb' or something to help out people looking for info on this in the future?