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'99 Z28 - Headlight Switch Replacement Bulb
11-17-2012, 04:40 PM
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'99 Z28 - Headlight Switch Replacement Bulb The illumination in the headlight switch has faded away. Does anyone know what the light bulb number is for inside that switch? I've pulled it out, and it's pretty tiny. I looked thru my manual, but don't see a bulb number.
Is this something that I can get at Autozone, or do I have to order it online somewhere?
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Bill
Is this something that I can get at Autozone, or do I have to order it online somewhere?
Thanks
Bill
11-18-2012, 02:55 PM
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not sure if you can get them in a parts store...The bulb is called a neo-T3. You might try radioshack part number 272-1092. It looks like this is just the glass bulb that you will have to fit into your existing plastic twist base.
Also alot of people do LED swaps and you can get plug-n-play LED bulbs for this (that come pre-assembled with the plastic base), but since the position of the light in the headlight switch points straight down, an LED will really only strongly light up the bottom left side of the switch...alternately you can solder 2 small 3mm leds with resistors to the switch (one pointing down and one pointing right) to light up the whole switch. If you do this sand the tips of the LED flat so it will spread the light a little wider/evenly.
Hope this helps.
Also alot of people do LED swaps and you can get plug-n-play LED bulbs for this (that come pre-assembled with the plastic base), but since the position of the light in the headlight switch points straight down, an LED will really only strongly light up the bottom left side of the switch...alternately you can solder 2 small 3mm leds with resistors to the switch (one pointing down and one pointing right) to light up the whole switch. If you do this sand the tips of the LED flat so it will spread the light a little wider/evenly.
Hope this helps.
11-26-2012, 05:22 PM
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I was able to pick up the Radio Shack bulbs that zfastss mentioned above. Tonight, I replaced the bulb in the socket. Thank goodness for a magnifying glass .... that bulb and socket are tiny!! It took only a few minutes to unwind the pigtails and install the new one. Headlight switch illuminates now. Thanks again!!
11-28-2012, 09:04 AM
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I was able to pick up the Radio Shack bulbs that zfastss mentioned above. Tonight, I replaced the bulb in the socket. Thank goodness for a magnifying glass .... that bulb and socket are tiny!! It took only a few minutes to unwind the pigtails and install the new one. Headlight switch illuminates now. Thanks again!!
