Door Safety Lamp, LED Replacement

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09-16-2005, 02:07 PM

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Door Safety Lamp, LED Replacement

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Originally Posted by F4GIB

You posted earlier: On the red door safety lights, the red lens just pops off. No need to remove the door panel. The 2 watt bulb there is a "Ba9s", easy to removed with the sticky side of a post-it note stuffed inside the cavity and a given a twist. I found some 4 LED replacement bulbs that are supposed to be brighter than the 2 watt incandesent bulb.

Which way do you twist to remove? Are the 4-LED bulbs brighter? Where did you acquire them?

Thanks.

I don't know about your 4-LED bulbs, but the ones I used are brighter than the incandesant 2 watt bulbs and much deeper red in color. I think they look great with these deep red LEDs installed.

I got them at this web site:

http://autolumination.com/otherleds.htm

I recommend his mini-bayonet BA-9s, but you have to sand/reshape the clear plastic tips like I described in my prior post

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...red+safety+led

, otherwise you won't have proper illumination of the red lens cover. His Inverted bulb will also work and no sanding is required, but the color is not as nice as his deep red bayonet bulb.

I forget which direction to turn the bulb, but you can also remove the whole lamp from the door, without disconnecting the wires, just enough to pull the bulb out the rear of the lamp housing.

Let me know if you need more help.

borland
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