Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

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Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by BillyCasper » Wed May 11, 2016 7:50 pm

Evening,

How do you change theses bulbs? Pop out the transparent lens? It seems very stiff and brittle and I don't want to force it and break it. Or, take out the whole unit from the lining, which I did, but then how do you get to the bulbs?

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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by cmm303 » Wed May 11, 2016 8:12 pm

You're on the right track. this thread may help: http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... ht#p599365
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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by BillyCasper » Wed May 11, 2016 9:04 pm

Great, thanks for the link.
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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by mikeWalsall » Thu May 12, 2016 8:49 am

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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by mikeonb4c » Thu May 12, 2016 9:11 am

Well worth doing this:

http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... hilit=foil

....while you have the unit out :-)
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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by wonkanoby » Thu May 12, 2016 10:25 am

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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by mikeonb4c » Thu May 12, 2016 1:24 pm

wonkanoby wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T10-BA9S-194- ... SwBahVeVcA

stick them in if you want bright
Neat product at amazing price :-) I had LEDs in for a while but missed the warmth of the filament light and, more importantly, got fed up with the flickering when an LED failed and the dim glow they gave out when everything was off (all discussed on here - it seems LEDs can excite even with v low current flow).

At that price though its gotta be worth a try!
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Re: Changing front map or courtesy light bulbs

Post by Simon Jones » Thu May 12, 2016 11:29 pm

Bear in mind that if you have an alarm that is triggered by voltage drop caused by the interior lights coming on when the doors are opened that it may not trigger due to the low current drain.
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