Re: 1986 4000S, Red bulbs in switches

[Tony Lum <tlum@flash.net>]

At 05:29 PM 8/30/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Peter Biernacki writes:
>> The car in question is a manual 1986 4000S with a 1.8L 4 cylinder
>> engine (7/85 production date).
>> 
>> The headlight switch, hazard light switch, rear defroster switch, etc.
>> all have small red bulbs soldered in place.  Does anyone know what the
>> Audi part number is for those bulbs?  My dealer seems to only stock white
>> bulbs, but I know for a fact they are suppossed to be red.  If one can't
>> buy them from Audi, is there some other source?
>
>Are you sure they're not simply white bulbs, lit through red filters inside
>the switch?
>
>-Ti
>96 A4 2.8 quattro
>84 5000S 2.1 turbo
>80 4000 2.0
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They are actually painted or tinted red.  I just use any plain grain of
wheat bulb, 14V is ideal, then color them with paint used for decorative
glass.  Available at any crafts store, the water based paint I use is
called "Createx Transparent Deep Red".  You just put a couple of drops on a
cotton swab and dab it on the bulb.  Could make 'em blue or green for that
matter.




-Tony
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Tony Lum  (tlum@flash.net)                  1987 5000CS Turbo Quattro
Berkeley, California, USA                    1985 4000CS Quattro
Audi Owner/Driver/Mechanic by Necessity ;^)   1980 5000S Sedan
                                               1987.5 Coupe GT (new)
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