Tiny Light Bulb!

clivvy

confirmed its a bulb. on mine, the tiny wires are broken, hence making no connection!

going to attempt to find a replacement, be nice to see it lit up to indicate the fogs are on!

daniel wiley

@cd552e0a6b=clivvy:

confirmed its a bulb. on mine, the tiny wires are broken, hence making no connection!

going to attempt to find a replacement, be nice to see it lit up to indicate the fogs are on!

is this front fogs because mine doesnt light up either

clivvy

yup, the little switch in the centre console for the fogs….there's a bulb, should light up green!

My bulb looked intact, but on closer inspection, the small wrap around wires were broken, so it wasn't making a connection. I need to remove it again to try and get the bulb type!

clivvy

here it is…cant see any identification on it...so god knows how i source a new one!!

daniel wiley

that looks like an ordinary sidelight bulb but it could be the huge pic lol. best bet would be to buy a whole unit off a scrapper i expect mate

clivvy

trust me, its tiny!!

if you look in the pic, top left, you can see the jewellers screwdriver…..

daniel wiley

oh christ yeah. thats a massive precision screwdriver you got there haha. try and find an led or an old torch ;)

Mooneggs

Yes you can buy them… not sure if you have "Radioshack" stores over there but here's further details:

Part number: 272-1092

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103780

Rated voltage: 12.0v
Rated current: 60mA
Lamp Type: 7219
Bulb Type: T-1
Base size and style: 1-inch wire terminals
Brightness: 0.15 MSCP
Averate Life (hours) 10000

Basically they come with a lot of extra wire coming out and you wrap it around the base yourself (take a look at the one that broke, take your micro screwdriver to untwist the wires)

clivvy

thanks Mooneggs, you are correct, those are the type I need and I found them in our version of Radioshack-Maplins!

I will pick some up and repair the switch. Looks like a green filter inside of the rocker switch, so I will stick with clear or green bulbs.

thanks again!

clivvy

fixed! Right after buying some online, I realised I still had a box full of MX6 parts, found an old switch, removed the bulb, refitted to the MX3 holder and voila, the switch now illuminates….!

Jesta

For future reference you can get them in any motor factors, I had to replace 3 in my car (not an mx3) cost me 17p each, I just took in the bulb, most of them come across bulbs enough to know exactly what it is, I have a spare bulb still in its box so Ill get the number off it for your future reference