[DeTomaso] Gauge lightbulbs

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Boyd,

Do you actually have these LED bulbs in your Pantera dash? What brand and part number are they?

Very curious, Chuck Engles


---- boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you do some searching you can find led replacements which draw less
> current, don't get hot so your gauges don't steam up, and the bulbs last
> practically for ever.
> Boyd
>
> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 11:05 AM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 5/6/10 23 12 44, eanderson at geotracinternational.com
> > writes:
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone know the part # and where to source replacements?
> > >
> > > Can a brighter bulb of the same size be purchased?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Indeed! From Bill Taylor's wonderful Gearhead database:
> >
> > Dash Lights: Replacement for 3W OEM bulbs 5W 'OSRAM' bulb p/n is 2825 W2
> > 1x9,5d (made in Germany) VOW, BMW, Porsche
> >
> > Dash Bulbs: OSRAM 12V/5W PN 2825W2 1X9.5D Mercedes/BMW
> >
> > 5W vice 3W Dash Bulbs: OSRAM 12V/5W PN 2825W2 1X9.5D from Mercedes/BMW
> >
> > 5W vice 3W Dash Bulbs: Sylvania 2825 (w5w) is the equivalent to
> > XENON-A7742 from Ford
> >
> > 5W vice 3W Dash Bulbs: XENON-A7742 or E89Z-13B765-A from Ford
> >
> > 5 Watt Peanut Gauge Light Bulb is BMW PN# 07119978373
> >
> > ====
> >
> > Locally, I found Sylvania 2825LL (long life) was the easiest to find. I
> > also found that the minor gauges have different lighting requirements, and
> > when I replaced all the stock lights with the brighter ones, that one of
> > them
> > (I forget which) was too bright, so I put the stock 3W bulb back into that
> > one to 'trim' it. Now all my gauges read the same.
> >
> > Although the Space City guys have successfully incorporated mutiple
> > additional lighting sockets into their speedos/tachs to brighten them up, I
> > find a
> > 5W bulb in the stock location is perfect for me. You don't want your
> > interior lighting to be too bright at night, as it interferes with your
> > night
> > vision. That's why De Tomaso included a dimmer feature.
> >
> > Mike
> > _______________________________________________
> >