[s-cars] Instument Bulbs and Headlight lens

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Edward Sluis wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I took apart my instrument cluster to fix the problem of the status/radio
> screen showing lots of weird things from dirty contacts.  And while I have
> it all apart I decided to fix some of the other little problems with it too.

>   A couple of the bulbs are burnt out and the back light for the outside
> temperature display is burnt out.  So does anyone know what they values of
> the bulbs in the normal part of the instrument cluster are?

I'm now talking about the IC used in the UrS4/S6 cars with white faces -
the 'normal' instrument cluster bulbs are 1.2W - you want to use 2W
for their replacements - you will see the instruments much better
in dim light.  These unplug, you do not have to solder anything on them.

The outside temp bulb is covered on one of the UrS4 web sites.
Radio shack has a good replacement, and you do need to solder it in.


> And does anyone
> have any tips or tricks for replacing them?  It looks to me as though I will
> need to cut the metal contacts off of the old one and solder them on to the
> new ones.  Does anyone know what the value of the bulb in the temperature
> display is?

> Also, the passanger side headlight lens cracked on me, and I remember
> something in the list a little while ago where someone was able to replace
> just the lens, instead of buying the whole headlight assymbly.  But I can't
> seem to find it when I searched the archives, so if anyone has any
> information on that I would greatly appreciate it.

I may have an extra pasenger side headlight lense.  Wait a week.  I bought
the whole assembly from a wreck and I just want the low beam projector
assembly.

    - Charlie


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