Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980
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Burning Brakes
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Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980
Does anyone have a list of the bulb codes for all the dash and console light bulbs that came standard on a 1980 or similar? Are there better (brighter) bulbs available? Thanks for any and all help.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (LABulldog)
Have you tried Wal-Mart...seriously....they should have all the bulbs your looking for and you can look up all the codes on those little calculator type computers they got in the same isle...
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (LABulldog)
Lectric Limited sells complete bulb sets for your car. :chevy
http://www.lectriclimited.com/
http://www.lectriclimited.com/
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (tonyk72)
Have you tried Wal-Mart...seriously....they should have all the bulbs your looking for and you can look up all the codes on those little calculator type computers they got in the same isle...
The little computers in the bulb isle usually cover all the lights on your car.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (tonyk72)
lets see --
automatic transmission indicator bulb - #161
backup lamp, cornering light - 1156
brake lights, front turn signal - 1157
all the lights in the dash, including indicator lights, turn signal arrows, high beam indicator -- all #194. The sell some long lasting, but nothing brighter. The also list #168 as instrument cluster bulbs, but I have always used 194's.
dome lamp - 214-2
glove compartment lamp - 194
sidemarker lights - 168
headlight - low beam - 5006 / high beam - 5001
courtesy lights - (down by the kick panels) 1445. They also list 206 and 240 for this, so take the old one to compare.
underhood light - 93.
license plate blubs - 168
I think that is all the important ones. Have fun.
automatic transmission indicator bulb - #161
backup lamp, cornering light - 1156
brake lights, front turn signal - 1157
all the lights in the dash, including indicator lights, turn signal arrows, high beam indicator -- all #194. The sell some long lasting, but nothing brighter. The also list #168 as instrument cluster bulbs, but I have always used 194's.
dome lamp - 214-2
glove compartment lamp - 194
sidemarker lights - 168
headlight - low beam - 5006 / high beam - 5001
courtesy lights - (down by the kick panels) 1445. They also list 206 and 240 for this, so take the old one to compare.
underhood light - 93.
license plate blubs - 168
I think that is all the important ones. Have fun.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (DP77Vette)
Are the bulbs in the dash a PITA to change? My tach bulb is out in my '77. Dread tackling this project!!
On the 1980, you have to pull the clear lense cover, then pull the dash cluster. From there, the bulb holder twists out and the bulb to pulls out.
2 hours of work to get to the bulb, but the bulb is a 2 second job.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (BSeery)
lets see --
automatic transmission indicator bulb - #161
backup lamp, cornering light - 1156
brake lights, front turn signal - 1157
all the lights in the dash, including indicator lights, turn signal arrows, high beam indicator -- all #194. The sell some long lasting, but nothing brighter. The also list #168 as instrument cluster bulbs, but I have always used 194's.
dome lamp - 214-2
glove compartment lamp - 194
sidemarker lights - 168
headlight - low beam - 5006 / high beam - 5001
courtesy lights - (down by the kick panels) 1445. They also list 206 and 240 for this, so take the old one to compare.
underhood light - 93.
license plate blubs - 168
automatic transmission indicator bulb - #161
backup lamp, cornering light - 1156
brake lights, front turn signal - 1157
all the lights in the dash, including indicator lights, turn signal arrows, high beam indicator -- all #194. The sell some long lasting, but nothing brighter. The also list #168 as instrument cluster bulbs, but I have always used 194's.
dome lamp - 214-2
glove compartment lamp - 194
sidemarker lights - 168
headlight - low beam - 5006 / high beam - 5001
courtesy lights - (down by the kick panels) 1445. They also list 206 and 240 for this, so take the old one to compare.
underhood light - 93.
license plate blubs - 168
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (Cali,68,L-79)
:iagree: Wal-Mart is a good place for bulbs but they only go back so far. I took all the ones out of my 69 and wrote down the numbers. Just went in and got them. For an 80 they are probably in the computer thingey.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (DP77Vette)
Are the bulbs in the dash a PITA to change? My tach bulb is out in my '77. Dread tackling this project!!
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (LABulldog)
Thanks to all, especially Bryan. That was exactly the info I needed. I've got a couple of bulbs out and wanted to be able to have new ones ready to go back in.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (LABulldog)
Walmart does carry just about all of them except for the weird one that goes up above the A/C vents. It shines down and illuminates the heater A/C panel. It has what looks like a magnification lens on the end of the bulb, because it has to shine down so far. I have yet to find one anywhere. I also cannot read the number on it. :chevy
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (80TPIVette)
I took my old bulb, the one that shines on the heater/AC controls, to AutoZone. They had one that looked like the old one but not the same number. It was only a couple bucks for two so I got them. It works but isn't bright enough. Guess I should try the local Chevy dealer.
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Re: Interior Light bulb info needed for 1980 (Augie 79)
since mine is all a part, I am thinking of putting a bright LED in there instead of the bulb.
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Re: Interior Light bulb for A/C Control
Bulb no. for the A/C control on 1978-82's is no. 558. Can be ordered thru
Napa. Checked their web site and they are listed at $1.99 each.
To find them punch in 558 under the Napa search box and they come up
along with other items with that same no. http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...age.d2w/report
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[Modified by mark79,80, 7:45 PM 12/3/2003]
Napa. Checked their web site and they are listed at $1.99 each.
To find them punch in 558 under the Napa search box and they come up
along with other items with that same no. http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...age.d2w/report
[Modified by mark79,80, 7:43 PM 12/3/2003]
[Modified by mark79,80, 7:45 PM 12/3/2003]
