the Little interior light

[slade]

So this little interior light has been inoperable since I've owned the car... the one above the backlight, the bulb is just kind of rattling around inside of it.

...So is this one of those things where I have to take the back of the car off to replace the bulb? Decided to get some opinions before I started tearing things apart not a big issue at all, just wouldn't mind a bit of light at the appropriate time B)

thanks,

slade

[Guest Troy Halliday]

For a change, no you don't just pry the light unit out, swap the bulb and push it back in again. I can say this with confidence because my bulkhead panel is about four feet away from me having just been recovered

[WayneB]

On mine one of the plastic tabs holding the bulb in place had broken off(still rattling around in there) I stuck it back in with 2 part epoxy

Edited June 7, 2005 by WayneB

[slade]

thanks! Seems to do the trick... Simplest thing I've done on the Lotus for a while... though I usually only resort to just jerking things to get them off as a last resort;)

I don't know whether the lighting mechanism itself is stupid or just clever, but yeah, my plastic tab was broken off too.

slade

Edited June 7, 2005 by slade

[jimmybondi]

On mine one of the plastic tabs holding the bulb in place had broken off(still rattling around in there) I stuck it back in with 2 part epoxy

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yours is made of plastic?

I have the rocking lens type lamp and the whole transparent thing is made of glass.

And yes, it broke also!

As the bulb was melting away the wires feeding it, I have now changed the bulb to a LED-type.

[slade]

Yours is made of plastic?

I have the rocking lens type lamp and the whole transparent thing is made of glass.

And yes, it broke also!

As the bulb was melting away the wires feeding it, I have now changed the bulb to a LED-type. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmm... mine seemed to be plastic. Apparently using higher quality materials doesn't mean they don't break just as easily, in your case.

Yeah its the 3 position rocker type... No problem with the bulb melting stuff yet... but I've only had it operational for a few hours

How does the LED bulb do? does it give off more of a yellowish or bluish type of light... I don't really like the blue tinted lighting a lot of cars use nowadays... too hard on the eyes.

slade

[jimmybondi]

More like 'bright white' or 'blueish white'

but only soldered 2 LEDs inside, so not as bright as the standard bulb.

But no melting anymore and will draw less current.

[WayneB]

Mines definately plastic, it rocks as well. Maybe they went to plastic on the federal cars to stop glass lodging itself in your head when you roll the car? Be extra carefull Jimmy!