which bulbs do my d9 sidelights have?

[no2lurch]

i want to change my d9's sidelight bulbs for some propper white leds.

which do i need please?

[steve_earwig]

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-W5 ... Bulbs.html

[no2lurch]

thanks for that. i used this info to look for led replacements and found this page...

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/501-w5 ... -and-vans/

but which is best? which do other people use?

[rwb]

I think you need coloured bulbs because the plastic covers are clear: I failed my last MOT because the side repeaters weren't orange enough! (The orange coating had worn off the bulbs.)

How do you get in to change them anyway? I tried pulling the plastic cover, but it wasn't for moving.

[no2lurch]

I think you need coloured bulbs because the plastic covers are clear: I failed my last MOT because the side repeaters weren't orange enough! (The orange coating had worn off the bulbs.)

How do you get in to change them anyway? I tried pulling the plastic cover, but it wasn't for moving.

i want leds for my sidelights, not indicators. am i missunderstanding your post?

[steve_earwig]

I think he misunderstood yours

@ rwb: The repeaters seem to unclip, although it doesn't feel like they're happy about it. Might be safer to undo the arch liners at the back of the arch and undo the repeaters from the inside as there's less chance of fubarring them.

@Lofty: I can't believe nobody's done this before There's all sorts on evilbay, every combination imaginable it would appear.

[CountryPug]

I purchased a couple of Philips blue vision headlight bulbs when i got the 406, great job over standard. Anyway two blue vision sidelight bulbs were included, basically your normal sidelight bulb with a light blue coating. When they are on they burn nice and white



You can't see how white they are in that pic very well, but they are nice when it goes dark

[Doggy]

I put multi-chip led's in my sidelights, then thinking I'd banish the short-lived W5 bulb menace / fragile number plate lights nightmare, put some in there too.
The number plate ones lasted about 3 months, the sidelights - about 12

Back to 'normal' now.

[rwb]

no2lurch: I misunderstood, sorry

steve_earwig: ta, I'll have a rummage about tomorrow.

CountryPug: I tried some blue lights last year but I thought they were crap. Maybe your Philips ones are better than the ones I had.

Have been thinking about getting LEDs too.