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Title: electric window switch illumination Post by: spud on February 22, 2011, 11:43:09 AM Hi all,
Does anyone know the type of bulb that is fitted in the electric window switches on the HPE VX? They're not the same as the dashboard bulbs- I know they are called 'T5'. I'm hoping to replace all the interior light bulbs with leds and these switches (long with the rear wiper switch incidentally) are a different bulb design. Andrew. Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: MattNoVAT on February 22, 2011, 06:01:41 PM I thought these were illuminated vis the fibre optic cables. Similar to the lights above the ashtray.
There is a bulb that supplies the light into one end of the fibre optic and the light is carried down to the switch and there's a small plastic end on the cable that spreads the illumination behind the switch. Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: spud on February 22, 2011, 06:03:43 PM There is a fibre optic system on my Monte- I am familiar with that system. No, this is an actual bulb. All the interior switches on my HPE have bulbs.
Andrew. Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: MattNoVAT on February 22, 2011, 06:08:03 PM And people say that German cars are over engineered!!
Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: spud on February 22, 2011, 07:01:27 PM Here's a couple of pics of the bulb with the switch body in the background.
Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: thecolonel on February 22, 2011, 08:04:58 PM Maplins keep a similar bulb (slightly smaller)
I've replaced them in the past, you need a steady hand with the soldering iron. Title: Re: electric window switch illumination Post by: spud on February 22, 2011, 09:35:08 PM Thanks Geoff I'll have a look. I'm good at soldering so no problems there.
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