High Beam instrument cluster light bulb?

[Haribo 10]

the little blue one on the clocks just stopped working, what goes into changing this?

 

 

Harry

[floppyman 0]

I think you just need to take the clocks out and the bulbs can be changed from the back

[Haribo 10]

ok thanks, anyone able to clarify that? :)

[Supercharged 2]

It's an LED I think - not replaceable part as far as I know - may need to solder

[RW1 0]

357 919 062 Lamp with a blue cap cover. Usually a push fit.

Cluster needs taking apart.

 

.

[Haribo 10]

just phoned VW with that order number and ive got one on the way for friday, cheers guys :)

[Wullie 1]

This might help, the wiki has loads of stuff just sitting there being ignored.

 

http://direct.the-corrado.net/showthread.php?46064-How-to-change-blub-in-instrumental-panel

 

---------- Post added at 05:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:18 PM ----------

 

This might help, the wiki has loads of stuff just sitting there being ignored.

 

http://direct.the-corrado.net/showthread.php?46064-How-to-change-blub-in-instrumental-panel

 

---------- Post added at 05:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

 

[RW1 0]

Nice one Wullie.

 

@Haribo:

See that photo which is pulling off the rectangular panel cover just under the fuel gauge. Do that. Then extract the busted Main Beam blue cap lamp forwards out of its position. Replace by pushing in the replacement you are getting. Then put the small reactangular panel back in place and put the Instrument Cluster together again.

 

(The bulb in the black holder is not the item you are buying. What will arrive is a unit "looking" like a LED but on close examination you will see its pigmy bulb with two wires and a translucent blue cap. Don't bend the wire legs. The wire length contacts the foil printed circuit board when pushed in. Its a point contact edge on. Any kinks in the wire legs may prevent it touching the copper contact points on the foil PCB and cause intermitant illumination or none at all.)

.

Edited October 19, 2011 by RW1

[Wullie 1]

Here is the panel off and separated. The white section clips into the panel using the two prongs at the end, the black outer section fits onto this with the clips in the centre. The LED just slides into place in the white section and is held in place by the black section. The main beam warning light has a smaller white "Head" on it which fits inside the blue filter cover shown by itself, this just pushes into the black section. Apparently at the time they couldn't make bright enough blue light so they used a white one with a blue filter One thing to note is that there is a deliberate kink in one of the LED legs. This is to ensure correct polarity when ffitting so make a note of which leg has the kink when you remove the old one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]49756[/ATTACH] Out of curiosity how much do VW charge for the replacement?

[Supercharged 2]

Ah nice - good to know that's a replaceable part!

[Haribo 10]

Here is the panel off and separated. The white section clips into the panel using the two prongs at the end, the black outer section fits onto this with the clips in the centre. The LED just slides into place in the white section and is held in place by the black section. The main beam warning light has a smaller white "Head" on it which fits inside the blue filter cover shown by itself, this just pushes into the black section. Apparently at the time they couldn't make bright enough blue light so they used a white one with a blue filter One thing to note is that there is a deliberate kink in one of the LED legs. This is to ensure correct polarity when ffitting so make a note of which leg has the kink when you remove the old one. [ATTACH=CONFIG]49756[/ATTACH] Out of curiosity how much do VW charge for the replacement?

+++cheers dude, twas about 4 quid :)

[Wullie 1]

Must buy one, I just stuck in a red one when mine blew.

[RW1 0]

Here's the part......

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]49758[/ATTACH]

 

The reason it blows is because it is a filament bulb. Blows due to age or an indication of a slack alternator belt causing momentary alternator surge voltages.

 

Looks like a LED doesn't it, even down to the kinked leg.... but in fact you can apply the voltage either way round to its terminals with a 1.5volt battery, it will work both ways and it gives a low orange glow. Can't reverse the voltage connections with a LED as its a diode. Apply higher and it glows white. A diffuser coating on the glass bulb helps light dispersion to look like a LED in operation. Inside you can see a coiled filament.

 

Yes, back in the old days in the early 1980's the blue LEDs didn't exist when the dash technology was developed, VW opted for a small bulb with coloured cap. For all dashes from 1985 through to the mid 1990's they all used this part. So even the Corrado's dash has to use the common spare as above.

 

From 1981 to 1984 it was an amber LED but that caused confusion on dash instruments at night where there was an vacuum driven MPG meter with an identical amber LED change up indicator just above the main beam indication. (The number of times I dropped my Mk2 Scirocco out of gear when putting main beam on for a dark country lane, only to realise it wasn't the change up indicator but the main beam warning .... doh. Thats why VW had to drop the amber LED and used a blue cap filament bulb originally plus it didn't conform to the standard indication colour of blue [main reason].)

 

There is also a 357 919 062A version for some dashes, the two wire legs differ but not used on any Corrado's.

 

.

Edited October 20, 2011 by RW1