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Location: Maidstone
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Led bulbs right pee,d off
Noticed I had to change both my cheapy ebay led n=plate bulbs thats another 1.50gbp wasted and they only lasted 2 odd years gutted, I mean thats like 37.5p per per bulb per year.
All the other bulbs in and outside the car are still fine and bright, so not sure why these two took it upon themselves to start packing up.
I think I shall write a strongly worded letter to my vicar
26th Aug 2017 2:31 am
JohnnyNapalm
Member Since: 14 Jul 2017
Location: Ramsey
Posts: 184
Cheers
26th Aug 2017 7:11 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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And move to Tunbridge Wells. The place to be when disgruntled.
26th Aug 2017 7:20 am
omg!
Member Since: 01 Jun 2011
Location: Fife
Posts: 569
If you had been to Tunbridge Wells you would understand.
26th Aug 2017 8:53 am
Mynstral
Member Since: 30 Jul 2017
Location: Essex
Posts: 22
I don't know about a vicar but maybe write to your MP.
M.'Smoke me a Kipper I'll be back for Breakfast'
26th Aug 2017 9:07 am
eightfoot
Member Since: 12 Apr 2015
Location: sunny essex
Posts: 762
Re: Led bulbs right pee,d off
lynalldiscovery wrote:
Noticed I had to change both my cheapy ebay led n=plate bulbs thats another 1.50gbp wasted and they only lasted 2 odd years gutted, I mean thats like 37.5p per per bulb per year.
All the other bulbs in and outside the car are still fine and bright, so not sure why these two took it upon themselves to start packing up.
I think I shall write a strongly worded letter to my vicar
you should be thankfull they lasted that long,the one's I've been using last anything between 2 weeks to 10 weeks,pain keep changing the front side lights
anyone got a suggestion for decent cheapish replacements,mind you I did always notice that the std glass side and number plate bulbs went black after a short while so maybe the car charging at around 14v burns them up quickerplease excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
26th Aug 2017 10:02 am
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10359
I actually dared to trust LEDs briefly and purchased some for the side repeaters but they were too long
Might fit the glove box light if you have them sat in a drawer?.
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
26th Aug 2017 2:43 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10359
They are yellow. So will save for another car.
26th Aug 2017 6:55 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72772
Hardware17 wrote:
Might fit the glove box light if you have them sat in a drawer?
How do you change the clovebox light, that is without attacking it with a shovel or crowbar?
It's fiddly ... But I'll try and post piccie in the morning as mine is currently in centre cubby while I decide how bright I want it to be..
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
26th Aug 2017 7:02 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4398
I've had LED bulbs from eBay, Advanced Factors, Hids4U etc and most all fail within 1-2 years - its a constant battle to keep spares and replace them.
26th Aug 2017 7:03 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10359
when you look up into the gap, you should see the bit of the switch that gets pushed in to turn the light off when glove box is closed. to side of it, there are a couple of plastic tabs that need gently squeezing and pushing backwards a bit, just so they are not actually keeping the switch assembly in place.
The similar tabs around the moving part will then allow you to push them gently back through the hole.
Now I've retrieved it from car, I suppose i'm going to have to carry on and fit an LED in it. Only taken about 10 weeks to get round to the bit that was whole point of removing it in first place
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... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
