berti_00

hey seems like my dash lights are kinda dimmed out perhaps i've got afew burned out.. anyways i saw a w124 that had all the lights changed the dash, the front instrumental buttons such as a/c and such and down here at the shift knob and the window buttons into blue???? soo are they all the same as the dash board lights

check these out and tell me wuts up
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-BLU...spagenameZWDVW

thanks dude's

ohh and how many does it take (bulbs)

Geh

Im not sure How many bulbs it takes on the US Versions, as The Australian Versions seem to have more Objects lit up on the front instrument cluster,

2 in the Dash, 3 in the Front instrument cluster, 1 in the shift knob Dials

And im not 100% sure if all the bulbs are the same

ZorroAMG

Did you turn the dash light knob fully? Its the black stick under the tach/clock

berti_00

yah i did that i can see them dimm on and off if i twist the black round thing but its just not bright enough...one at te shift knob has no lights? dead prolly...
but am trying to figure out the blub type and if they are all the same in dash and front and down there at the knob/window buttons

cobraperri

The original dash lights are dim, no good. Change to a higher wattage bulb or LED. Don't go too high on the wattage or it will melt the white plastic housing.

STLe320

What is the wattage on the current lights? And what's the highest you can go without destroying anything?

cobraperri

I not really sure, but I believe they're 5 watts. Get LED if you can find them. They'll last forever, won't burn anything, use very little current, and be quite bright.
They will cost a little more, but........much, much better.

berti_00

few questions..
1. what is the bulb number
2. if you know.. how many are there on the dash
3. are the bulbs the same for the other lights AC/, window buttons and such
4. were can i get them?

crr1612

ive been without a shifter light for a while. anyone know that bulb number?

berti_00

same here i would hope they are the same bulbs all around dash, AC console and all that bull down there

RBYCC

The instrument cluster takes three # W3W or # 2821 12V miniature lamps which are rated three watts.
Base is a miniature wedge.

Be careful of using a higher wattage lamp as you may discolor or melt the two distribution lenses on the top of the instrument cluster.

Ed A.

berti_00

hey thanks a lot man... i appriciate it

now am only left to know what kind of bulbs does the AC compartment area take and how many and the one down at the shift knob and the window buttons.

would either of these work... or are they to powerful?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/W3W-A...2em118Q2el1247

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/W3W-H...2em118Q2el1247

forcedawd

Berti,

The bulbs for the gear indicator and the HVAC controls are the same.

I used Sylvania 2721 (1.2 watts). There is one bulb next to the gear selector on the upper left hand side. It is sitting inside a round black plastic holder.

For the HVAC bulbs you will need to remove the upper wood trim piece by removing the 2 screws just above the radio. The bulbs will be behind 2 pieces of silver or black tape.


Sam

berti_00

sweet dude much appreciated

berti_00

I came across this and i only see 2 bulbs in there but someone says there is 2 soeone says there is 3 lol what the hell

http://www.mercedesshop.com/Wikka/W124InstCluster

RBYCC

You are correct there are two top panel lights, my mistake.
They are W3W 3 watts.

You posted two blue lamps, one has a 5 Watt rating the other a LED.
5 watt might damage the lenses, so I would try the LED's.

The 2721 lamps mentioned for the gear selector and HVAC are also used for all the indicators in the instrument cluster.

berti_00

1...so recomended is the Weged one? witch is this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m32

2...or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m32

RBYCC

#2 looks correct as it's indicated as a W3W which is the OEM style used !!!

berti_00

thank you very much RYBCC... am just woundering if they are powerful and cause the board to melt like u said...

RBYCC

LED should be safe as they are lower wattage then OEM.
Use an incandescent at 5 watts and you could have a problem.
More watts = more heat !!!!

Ed A.

berti_00

they say :

For 12 Volts use ONLY


so i think they will be fine