Headlight switch bulb

[Vman455]

Anyone know if this is removable? I'm replacing all my dash lights with red bulbs, but I can't get the bulb out of the headlight switch (and I can't believe that if the bulb burnt out, I would have to buy a whole new headlight switch...).

 

[BOTTLEFED]

Yes, it is removable, but very difficult to get out. You have to push down and twist. It takes some force, but don't break the glass or you will be buying a new switch.
If you are looking to replace it with a red bulb or LED, good luck. I searched, and searched, and found nothing. It has an odd base.
What I ended up doing was painting it very lightly with red paint so it would glow red.
Let me know what you come up with.

 

[Vman455]

Actually, the base is pretty easy to get out with a pair of needle nose pliers once you break the glass

Looks like http://www.superbrightleds.com/ has bulbs that will fit (7mm round base). I'm ordering one and will let you know how it works.

 

[BOTTLEFED]

well I'll have to look at it again
when I had it out the first time it didn't look like anything that is available
let me know how it works

 

[BOTTLEFED]

BTW, I posted some pics of my swap awhile back on another thread.

here is a sample of how it turned out

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it is much brighter red in real life

I used LEDs from autolumination.com
superbrightleds.com has come a long way, they used to be very limited on selection

 

[Vman455]

Yeah, I saw that other thread. So you colored the bulb in the defroster switch too--how did you get the switch apart?

I also use vleds.com; between that site and superbrightleds.com you can find just about anything.

 

[BOTTLEFED]

no, I didn't get into that one
I'm not sure it even lights up on my 97, I know the window switches don't

I did take the dash light dimmer apart to change out the orange LED for a red one

 

[Vman455]

The new bulb got here yesterday, and fits. I used a BA7; you can find it on the superbrightleds.com site by going to "car bulbs", then "twist-lock instrument panel bulbs", and clicking on the link to "other bulbs" at the bottom of the page.

 

[BOTTLEFED]

cool
post a pic when you get it in