instrument light bulbs NZ

[tweak'e]

finally found a source in NZ for the 3 watt T5 light bulbs the instrument cluster uses on the D22. hopefully will be fitting them this weekend.

The Lightbulb Man - Light it up with the Lightbulb man

 

[Bosshog]

He is in the basement of the MfE building at the top of Boulcott St Wellington, I remember.

 

[petes navstr]

finally found a source in NZ for the 3 watt T5 light bulbs the instrument cluster uses on the D22. hopefully will be fitting them this weekend.

The Lightbulb Man - Light it up with the Lightbulb man

how did you go fitting cluster bulbs?

 

[tweak'e]

easy enough. i think i took the steering column plastic off first as that makes it easier pulling the dash bit out, but its not necessary. a few screws etc hold the black gauge surround, then undo the screws holding the gauge cluster, pull it out a bit and tip it forward and i think you can get to the bulbs without pulling it right out.
however i found bulbs where hard to get out so unplug the couple plugs out the back and the whole cluster can come out. twist the bulbs holders out. the tricky part is prising the little bulbs out of the holders without breaking the holders.

i'll have to go double check, i think i'm missing a step somewhere.

 

[petes navstr]

easy enough. i think i took the steering column plastic off first as that makes it easier pulling the dash bit out, but its not necessary. a few screws etc hold the black gauge surround, then undo the screws holding the gauge cluster, pull it out a bit and tip it forward and i think you can get to the bulbs without pulling it right out.
however i found bulbs where hard to get out so unplug the couple plugs out the back and the whole cluster can come out. twist the bulbs holders out. the tricky part is prising the little bulbs out of the holders without breaking the holders.

i'll have to go double check, i think i'm missing a step somewhere.

have you found brighter globes though???? i'm going to take my cluster off soon and have a play and see if i can upgrade them or add extras or whatever works to get it brighter

 

[tweak'e]

the stock wattage is fine. the problem is that they 'silver up' over time. ie they get a grey coating on the inside of them which makes them dull. the curse is that they are an odd wattage for that size hence a little hard to find.
its only 2 bulbs that light it all up rather than the older dash which had about 6 bulbs for the same thing.

also because of the 'light spreader' arrangement it has it makes it hard to get led's to work as most fire light forwards not sideways.

 

[petes navstr]

when you say older has 6 i have a 2002 has mine got two or six?

 

[tweak'e]

i think its the pre 2000 that has 6 or so. those with TD27 and QD32 have different instrument clusters than the later ones.

 

[BOOGZ STR]

Looking at changing mine to blue, tweak would these be fine?

10 X BLUE CAR LED LIGHT BULB12V T5 286 5050 3 CHIP DASH (eBay item 220669201156 end time 11-Feb-11 17:51:22 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

there not to much to waste the cash haha if they won't work

 

[tweak'e]

no i doubt it

the light bulbs in the dash fire the light sideways so you need an LED that also does that. that led looks like it fires forward.

nearest i've seen is

Automotive & Marine dashboard LED Replacement Bulbs

 

[BOOGZ STR]

Bugger did double check this thread and went ahead and got the 10 led's, oh well only cost me $5.49. They stuffed their listing up, i should have payed $55.49

haha