BMW clock bulb

[dvisor]

Managed to get a BMW clock/cubby in excellent condition from ebay at a good price. No plug on the wiring, but with the aid of a soldering iron and heatshrink sleeves I've got that sorted and it's working just fine - apart from a blown bulb. Its in a black bulb holder, and the wires from the bottom of the bulb are soldered directly to the contacts in the holder. So - it looks like the unit has to be replaced completely - bulb AND holder. Are these easy to get hold of at a reasonable price? If not, is it worth me trying to solder in another bulb? Thanks

[haydn callow]

Not sure what you mean...I have hundreds of these bulbs....the bulb and the holder is all one unit and is not ment to be dismantled...PM me your address and I'll pop a couple in the post....I also have loads of plugs but you have overcome that.....Do you know which wire goes where.??

[haydn callow]

Just reread your post... if you want to send the clock part of the unit to me I will sort it for you.
see my webshop below for contact details.

[dvisor]

Hi Haydn - just PM'd you. Rgds

[haydn callow]

one of these ??? do the job ??

[dvisor]

Hmm...mine's slightly different - I'll take a photo and dimensions and post it in a mo....

[haydn callow]

If these don't fit then your clock has been modified.

[dvisor]

Hi - This is mine:



The business end looks the same, its just the bottom that's different - so mine is probably just the "Blick" variant of the same thing. The diameter at the widest point is 12.5mm.

Rgds

[haydn callow]

any of mine will be fine.....as long as the bulb end is the same which it is.
In the post first thing Sat

[haydn callow]

by the way that bulb looks good...have you put it across a battery ?? it's not a LED is it co's they are polarity sensitive. Take out rotate 180 degrees and replace.

[dvisor]

Excellent! Greatly appreciated.

'Fraid the bulb is definitely gone - I can see the break in the filament, and I tried it on a battery.