STLe320

What are the sizes of the bulbs in a 94 e320? Isnt it 39mm...or 42mm? I want to replace my dome, puddle, and instrument cluster lights with brighter bulbs. I'm pretty sure they are originals...so they could use replacing.

Also, are there any out there in a bright blue, or white without being LED?

ZedStyle

sylvania.com is a quick way to look up bulb sizes.
i'm not sure about the dash light sizes

STLe320

thanks man

CDP

It's a 42MM in the front and rear dome light I believe. I remember the dome lights were the biggest bulbs I had to change when I switched all the bulbs in my car to LEDs.

Door lights are 36MM

There are bright blue/white non LED bulbs but the don't look as good. Personally, LED = FTMFW!

What is your reasoning for not wanting LED bulbs?

STLe320

Well the only reason I wasnt considering LED's is the labor involved. Is it just a plug and play? Or for instance, do i have to get one of those converters for when you upgrade your license plate lights to LED's? I'm not sure..

SOrry that might not have made sense. But where can I get the blue/white bulbs for the dome/maybe puddles?

ZorroAMG

Hey PHAMSTER,

Do you have a writeup with photos and itemized parts list of this surgical procedure? Me wannnnna do...

White_Knuckles

LED's are getting popular in the auto market. Instrument cluster replacements are drop in without any adaption and produce much brighter light over factory. They even fit with the MB prism socket.

They make them for dome and most socket types you can imagine. They use lower current than incandescent so for turn/stop applications will throw the dash, lamp failure indicator. The system sees an improper load.

The white lamps need to have several LED's clustered to produce equal or greater output. I'm betting the industry will move toward them for all factory lighting. Then they can hose us with dealer only modules.

The good - low temp, low current, long life and bragging rights. They react much faster then conventional. Good for brake lights.
The bad - color spectrum is different. White and blue are getting better but you know the "white" from those flashlights everywhere.

http://www.ledlight.com/LZAuto.aspx

STLe320

I have an LED flashlight with 9 bulbs and the light is almost purple...so i've got a pretty good idea

Geh

Instrument Cluster Bulbs are the same Size as the Number Plate Lights had to Replace one last Friday

CDP

There's not much labor involved at all. Simply plug and play and just installed resisters as well to be on the safe side. You can get all those LED's on eBay for CHEAP and then the resisters at Radioshack.


MARKY, I don't have a write up but to clear things up I just did all the bulbs and I'm still working on changing all the switches to LED's as they are all still stock. I bought all the extra switches to do the swap but just havent found the time and I'm still lazy.

Do you just want pictures of the LEDs installed and links to where I bought the LEDs?

ZorroAMG

Any and all info you hve my friend.

Can you do a detailed write up when you DO get the switches done?

Thanks Phammy Pham!

STLe320

Yeah Pham....lets see some pics!

floodkid

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/f...ture/w124/LED/

details on how to do the switches.
theres also a few threads on this.

plain on doin mine red, waiting to find some extra lights from a junkyard to make sure i dont mess mine up.
although i do have a broken one to play with when i get the time.

STLe320

How would you go about hooking up a resistor?

floodkid

Resistors on wich lights?
if i understand right its allready on the switches, if not you can soder some on.

YNVDIZW124

hope this helps...http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

STLe320

it's not working for me..

YNVDIZW124

here is the link again...http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...placementGuide

t5 led for the swtiches
t10 led for the instrument clusters
39mm festoon led for the trunk, and interior
36mm festoon led glove box and map laight, doors...i think

CDP

It's coming back to me.

39MM for the Trunk and both interior dome lights.

36MM for all doors.

the small map light is a little bulb but I forget the exact size.

STLe320

This is about the headlights....I know they're H4, but what does the 9003,9004,..etc mean? Which one fits our cars?

ZorroAMG

900x numbered bulbs are typically crappy output DOT North American spec. Hx bulbs are typically euro.

TO answer your question, your factory US headlights should be 900something and euro lights like factory euros or my projectors will be Hsomething

(H4 factory, H7 projectors)