License Plate Light Info Wanted

undysworld · Post by **undysworld** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:54 am

I'm caught without my manuals...

Edit: My manual LACKS that page!!! WTF?

The bulb is shown on Illustration Page 56 as Figure 20. This part number would be listed on page 56/1 (the page I'm missing).

Can anybody supply me with the part number for the light bulbs which fit the rear license plate lamps?

Or perhaps a substitute bulb to fit? The 9mm dia. base is smaller than anything I've found a cross to locally.

Thank you.
Paul

krick3tt · Post by **krick3tt** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:29 pm

Paul,

My book doesn't give a part number, just says number plate bulb 2 EA 24V 2W. Not much help but I'll look in another place.

Ah Ha...found it in my parts book.
Group 9 80 page 56 902.0759 bulb.
The german is Ersatz fur 902.0758. Why they are different is anybody's guess.

I am still looking for the nuts for the wiper insert. I replaced mine and kept the shaft through the wind screen, I keep all that crap that breaks and put it in a box. Can't find the box.

Merry Christmas,
Morris

undysworld · Post by **undysworld** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:09 pm

Hi Morris,

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you as well.

Well, well, well. Neither SAV or EI shows those numbers as available.

I guess I'll have to keep digging.

(If you wouldn't mind scanning that page and emailing it to me, I could add it to my manual. Must have gotten a misprint.)

Regarding the wiper nuts, I got some from Mouser.com for electrical uses. They are thin, but seem to grab OK. If you ever do find yours, let me know, as I'd prefer the originals. Otherwise, good enough.

Thanks again,
Paul

pcolette · Post by **pcolette** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:27 pm

Paul,

The bulbs in mine are listed as BA 9s bayonet type bulbs at 2 watts. I think these are the same bulbs as used in the dash indicator strip.

However, there were apparently 2 types of license plate lights. One used the above bayonet style bulbs and the other used tubular bulbs with contacts on each end.

If you have the bayonet style they are SAV3508.

Happy holidays!

Paul C.

Thomas-E · Post by **Thomas-E** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:17 pm

I'm using a 2W, US #1818, fairly common to find.

A little longer than the metric one but fits fine.

undysworld · Post by **undysworld** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:37 pm

Thanks guys. I'll go huntin'.

Paul

Post by **VinceAtReal4x4s** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:21 pm

It might be ideal to replace these (and most) of your bulbs with LED's. An amazing array of bulbs can be crossed over these days. I just replaced the int. lamp bulbs in my old MB car with LED's and they are just as bright as the stock ones, although if I left them on all night by accident the car would still start in the morning (and they will last much longer than stock)

Maybe someone has done this already for all the Pinz bulbs and has #'s?

Link to a site I have used before and got 24v versions of some bulbs-> http://www.superbrightleds.com

acebee · Post by **acebee** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:59 am

@ 72 cents on sale ~ i ordered some..

http://www.bulbtown.com/1818_MINIATURE_ ... p/1818.htm

Heed · Post by **Heed** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:06 am

I converted mine to these LED's;

http://www.ledautolamps.com/products.ph ... af97d879c1

They are nice and bright and are multi-volt.

If you need pic's, let me know and I'll send them to you.

undysworld · Post by **undysworld** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:03 pm

@ 72 cents on sale ~ i ordered some..

http://www.bulbtown.com/1818_MINIATURE_ ... p/1818.htm

These arrived today. They DO NOT fit in the bayonette-base type fixture. They are approximately 1/8" too long to allow the cover to seat.

I'm going to see whether they might fit into the dash, as I've been told they were the same bulb. Otherwise, I've got some surplus bulbs for sale.

blackstack · Post by **blackstack** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:44 am

you can grind quite a bit off the end of the led type bulb to get it to fit. there is a post somewhere in this forum that has pics of the led bulbs ground down and polished...i replaced allo my indicator bulbs with shortened(ground down) led's and they work fine

totaljoint · Post by **totaljoint** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 2:21 pm

Just put these LED lights in my license plate sockets:
"BA9S-W4 cool white" from
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/ ... s_1led.htm
$2.98/ea

Required no grinding or modification to fit, and 4x brighter than the single LED white that we modified to fit in the dash.

My plate is now as bright if not brighter than the current tail light, almost as bright as the brake light/turn sigal (DOT Grote "jeep" style tail light with standard 24v bulbs).

They will really light up your plate if you want to be seen from behind at night!

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