Source for Heater panel Bulbs

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 08 Mar 2016, 18:19

About to take it all apart to fix the broken bulbs, does anybody have a source for the correct bulbs in the heater panel ?

Any good guides for their replacement, I understand the unit needs to come out/taken apart. ?

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 08 Mar 2016, 18:44

Yes, if you can wait a couple of weeks I can let you have a couple... They are special...

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 08 Mar 2016, 18:57

Kind of you Jim but I want to get on with the job and have a couple of spare ones on the shelf as well. If I cannot find them I may ask you to post them

That said it looks like a pig of a job with my big hands so may be a good thing to wait and time it for your arrival, I am sure you can just go flick flick and the heater control is apart. (? Does it need to come apart ?)

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:12

No worries Alasdair, these are the little babies you need:

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/R509TM ... Black.html

It's not hard to swap them, just slip out the wireless, set the heater sliders roughly half-way, pop the lid off of the heater control box (now exposed after removing the wireless) and gently ease out the bulb-holder... It's like an L-shaped ladder with the two bulbs attached...

It's a bit easier with girly fingers so if you do want to wait, I'll be happy to do the job for you..

Can't post anything except on Wednesdays...

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:14

How many do I need ?

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:16

Stickyfinger wrote:How many do I need ?

Two sir!

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:17

Cheers....x 4 ordered

Unread post by **bobins** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:49

Many years ago whilst doing a similar job on one of my Xants, I think I used a small sized deep socket onto the back of the lamps to make them easier to fit. Girly hands I ain't got !

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 08 Mar 2016, 19:51

I don't suppose anybody could tell me how to replace the cigarette lighter bulb on my MK1 C5?

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 08 Mar 2016, 20:10

If the panel lamp bulbs are anything like the ones on the Xsara and C5 then the plastic part is just a holder. The actual bulb is a capless 286 and is cheaper. I've never bought anything other than the capless bulbs.

These are they at the same place although they do seem to be expensive. I think I paid about £4 - £5 at one of my local motor factors.

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/R286-S ... of-10.html

EDIT

These are a better price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-OSRAM-28 ... XQgoBRitmd

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 08 Mar 2016, 20:12

On the Xantia the bulbs are captive, in a very short holder, due to the minimal space in the heater control area.

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 08 Mar 2016, 20:16

The photo in the link doesn't look like a short bulb in the holder. Have you ever tried to pull one apart?

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Mar 2016, 04:29

Paul-R wrote:The photo in the link doesn't look like a short bulb in the holder. Have you ever tried to pull one apart?

The ones I've seen have the wire ends of the bulb welded to the black cap - unlike the instrument bulbs...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Mar 2016, 08:16

... And therefore capless wire-ended bulbs, even if of the correct physical dimensions, cannot be used..

I know as I have tried in the past...

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