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Re: HIGH BEAMS not working properly (SID bulbs)
Posted by Aussie Aero [Email] (more from Aussie Aero) on Wed, 9 Nov 2005 04:28:37
In Reply to: HIGH BEAMS not working properly, Lukw, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:51:34
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> also on the top panel with the radio half the lights on the buttons
> went out is there a way to replace this bulb?
I had a combination of failing pixels and 3/6 blown bulbs on my SID. On my third go at the SID ribbon cable I got a really good fix, it's 100% pixels now all the time. The bulbs are a seperate problem and stupidly expensive from a dealer ($20ea here), but are just a plain old bulb fitted to a plastic receptacle.
I got a 14V bulb (2W I think) for about 10c, one with 'flying leads' (ie a glass bulb with two metal wires coming out the same as printed circuit board mounted electronics). These leads are twisted around the receptacle to both hold the globe in and also make contact with the board once installed.
Untwist them, remove the blown globe (it's not even glued!), twist the new leads around the receptacle as the old one had been, trim them up. Hey presto, $59.70 in my back pocket for five minutes work. Now if only I could get that rate of pay the rest of the week...
Cheers
Steve
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Posts in this Thread:
- HIGH BEAMS not working properly, Lukw, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:51:34
- Re: HIGH BEAMS not working properly (SID bulbs), Aussie Aero, Wed, 9 Nov 2005 04:28:37 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: HIGH BEAMS not working properly, CraigU, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:41:08
- Orange relay under the hood...., bourgognais, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 12:45:00
- I have the same with my 9-3, LeoNL, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:34:01
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