Is there any standard replacement for these bulbs?



I mean that I have the plastic thing, but the bulb does not work. I would like to buy some standard bulb and solder it in instead of the broken one. However at advanced auto parts they told me that this bulb is very small and they don't have any equivalent.. Does anybody know what's the voltage/wattage to look for?

 

P.S. Bulbs are from 240 90's instrument cluster.

 

those big chain parts stores are pretty much worthless for anything they can't look up in their catalog.

I'm sure you could find a small 'grain of wheat' bulb the right size and solder it onto your plastic base, but are they really that expensive at IPD or FCP ?

 

Bulbs on the picture are 12$ each.. (here). On the other hand, I am guessing that may be these bulbs, which are just 2$/each would work out as well? Or am I wrong?

 

I think those others have different bases, but yes, you could probably transplant them

 

1990 Volvo 240 Instrument LED Lights | LED Replacement Bulbs for Cars | 12v | Super Bright LEDs

Might as well be able to see the gauges when you're done.

 

none of those will fit in the 240 instrument illumination spots without a lot of hackery.

 

VWVortex.com - LED Dash Lights Tech Procedure:

 

ah, k, they are smaller than I thought. thats still a fair amount of hackery

 

I didn't work out how to insert them and ended up soldering the diodes into the connectors from old lamps. As Pierce was saying, it was a bit of hackery.