Date:         Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:51:27 -0700
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Q: Interior light bulb sizes
Comments: To: Michael Hart <mjhart853@yahoo.com>
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The bulb above the drivers door and the three bulb unit above the stove is
the same, VW N0177232, dimensions are 10mm (3/8") (at the connecting ends) x
39mm (1 1/2") in length.  Can't help ya on the map light though, must be an
accessory thing not shown by VW.

The N0177232 bulb was VERY common for the interior light on Bugs, Buses
68-79, Vanagons, Type 3s, most water cooled VWs.  I don't have my
Bosch/OSRAM chart at my fingertips, but I'm sure it was a #6411.

Other common lengths were 31mm and 41mm
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 7/24/07, Michael Hart <mjhart853@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> In my quest to improve interior lighting in my Westy, I have been looking
> at the LED 'festoon' bulb replacements recently arriving on eBay etc.
> One example case:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Bulb-Festoon-WHITE-LED-39mm-License-Trunk-LIGHT-6411_W0QQitemZ190133009655QQihZ009QQcategoryZ33713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> As I am hcurrently heading for Seoul, I'm going to see if I can find a
> lower cost source
> (at the flea markets - a great place to sightsee btw), as I have for other
> LED lamps on previous trips (e.g. super bright 'miner' headlamps and bike
> lights for < $5)
>
> So, to my Question - can anyone tell me the lengths of the various
> 'festoon'
> bulbs in the Westy;
> - Above stove triple bulb lamp
> - interior light (driver's side headliner)
> - map light
> (I recall they are all different, but since my Westy in in CA and I'm
> currently in Taiwan,
> I can't get to them to measure them)
>
> I'll report back if I can find any and once I've tried them out (to see if
> they are any brighter
> than the filament bulbs; they certainly will use less power).
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> '87 Westy