dash bulbs

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Thu May 21, 2009 5:50 pm

i'm after some 3 watt T5 wedge type bulbs for the dash of the ute.
nissan want $50 each !
biggest i can find is 2 watt ones. dash is really dim with 3 watt so not keen to go down to 2 watt.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:11 pm

Try an auto sparky.....

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Thu May 21, 2009 6:32 pm

i did ! can't get them.
i can't find ANY supplier in NZ with them.

muddyhilux · Post by **muddyhilux** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:26 pm

i normally go to pick a part and raid them for those sorts of things :lol:

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Thu May 21, 2009 8:56 pm

could do but odds are they will be sufering the same problem these are, they start going black after a while so 2nd hand ones might not be much good.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu May 21, 2009 9:59 pm

can you measure the bulb and maybe put a photo up of it?

can see if theres an equivilent in my hella catalogue, can also check the narva one too....

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:37 pm

ive had a look through but you can double check in case i missed it.

wedge base, 5mm dia, about 20mm max length.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu May 21, 2009 10:54 pm

would this do??? (only $2)

http://ledbulbs.co.nz/product_info.php/ ... 82f1c9e199

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Thu May 21, 2009 11:18 pm

those are no where bright enough.

http://ledbulbs.co.nz/product_info.php/ ... 82f1c9e199
are brighter but narrow angle so won't work with this setup.
the dash uses only 2 bulbs to back light it and uses a light spreader arrangment. the bulbs don't sit behind the guages at all, but rather off to the side and uses the bulbs sideways light to go into the light spreader.
i know guys have tried some leds and they don't work.

looking at some other leds from AU which fire sideways which might do.
trouble is its hard to match a normal bulb brightness with such a small size.
this dash is dull as it is. 2 bulbs lighting it up ....its not suprising its dull.

i did find a few USA shops selling 3 watt T5 and T3.5 xenon bulbs. at last resort i may have to buy some in from USA.

if i can find a good source there will be a lot of happy D22 owners in NZ and AU

Lynx · Post by **Lynx** » Fri May 22, 2009 6:52 pm

Pan Pacific in Wellington.

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Fri May 22, 2009 7:54 pm

Lynx wrote:Pan Pacific in Wellington.

????

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:01 pm

they are a wholesaler, have just emailed them .....

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:51 pm

mmmm....ok. they came up on the net as yet another chain store. i will send them an email.

tweake · Post by **tweake** » Wed May 27, 2009 10:59 am

well bugger me, pan pacific actually replyed to my email. good on them!

unfortunatly they do not stock the bulbs.

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