Door button and DIC button lights
I bought a set of blue LED bulbs from JW for the door buttons and DIC buttons a couple of years ago. Does anyone know where I can get them now? I was looking on Oznium where they claim the bulbs are designed for the C5 and every C5 commenter stated they didn't fit, and Oznium's response was not helpful.:crazy2: I saw a few different ones on various sites and they list a few sizes. Anyone know the size of our bulbs? How are they classified? Thanks:(
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Hello,
Just look on ebay for T4 led there a used 2 types in the c5 T4. And T5 i think T4 is for sure On ebay different chinse seller hace them 10 ore 20 pices for a few dollar incl shipping I use the color ice blue and the macht oke with youre cluster If you pay 10 dollar then you are done for the whole car Regards Korrie
Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592038567)
I bought a set of blue LED bulbs from JW for the door buttons and DIC buttons a couple of years ago. Does anyone know where I can get them now? I was looking on Oznium where they claim the bulbs are designed for the C5 and every C5 commenter stated they didn't fit, and Oznium's response was not helpful.:crazy2: I saw a few different ones on various sites and they list a few sizes. Anyone know the size of our bulbs? How are they classified? Thanks:(
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Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592038567)
I bought a set of blue LED bulbs from JW for the door buttons and DIC buttons a couple of years ago. Does anyone know where I can get them now? I was looking on Oznium where they claim the bulbs are designed for the C5 and every C5 commenter stated they didn't fit, and Oznium's response was not helpful.:crazy2: I saw a few different ones on various sites and they list a few sizes. Anyone know the size of our bulbs? How are they classified? Thanks:(
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Ok folks, I did some research. These bulbs are called 'neo-wedge' twistlock bulbs. They have a number of different names for each size. To keep it simple, there are 3 sizes I could find, T3, T4 and T5. 8, 10 and 12 mm BASE diameters respectively. These sizes are consistent with the stock bulbs in our DIC and door buttons. Some sites, like Superbrightleds have specs including measurments. However, their bulbs of this type vary from what I've found to be 'typical'. That's all I can say for now.
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Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592057000)
Ok folks, I did some research. These bulbs are called 'neo-wedge' twistlock bulbs. They have a number of different names for each size. To keep it simple, there are 3 sizes I could find, T3, T4 and T5. 8, 10 and 12 mm BASE diameters respectively. These sizes are consistent with the stock bulbs in our DIC and door buttons. Some sites, like Superbrightleds have specs including measurments. However, their bulbs of this type vary from what I've found to be 'typical'. That's all I can say for now.
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Originally Posted by aerovette99
(Post 1592057172)
Fitment is awful though. They are cheap plastic, unlike the stock disks, and dont fit well. When you tighten them with a good screwdriver, they strip..
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Originally Posted by aerovette99
(Post 1592057172)
Fitment is awful though. They are cheap plastic, unlike the stock disks, and dont fit well. When you tighten them with a good screwdriver, they strip..
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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
(Post 1592057273)
That's why I remove them from the plastic wedge base and solder them in place.
Is there a way to check my fog/rear hatch switch light with ugly |
Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592079688)
George, Do you solder the LEDs directly to the contacts normally used by the twist wedge base?
Is there a way to check my fog/rear hatch switch light with ugly not sure about the second question |
Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
(Post 1592080464)
yes.
not sure about the second question Thanks! |
Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592083967)
I'm not either. Being tired and Ipad Autocorrect do not work well together. I wanted to know if I can service the hatch/fog switch to make sure the bulb is working? I took a working aftermarket led, (the bases are too thick, removed it from the base and installed it in a stock GM base. Fit is great but no matter which side it's on it still doesn't light, yet lights fine when I bench test it. Do you know how the switch prongs are wired? I couldn't find anything in the manual. I could try probing to see if a stock bulb lights to make sure there is nothing else wrong.
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Off topic,
Hey George, are you and yours surviving all the flooding in your area? We keep seeing all the news reports of the Houston area getting hit hard ;^(. I lived in Houston for my first 30+ years and recall the flash flooding when all the drainage overflows. I had a big 4x4 Suburban in the early 70s and used to go out during floods and pull out stranded motorists. As they have always said, you can take the boy out of Texas but you can never take Texas out of the boy :^) Jim |
Originally Posted by jrprich
(Post 1592086079)
Off topic,
Hey George, are you and yours surviving all the flooding in your area? We keep seeing all the news reports of the Houston area getting hit hard ;^(. I lived in Houston for my first 30+ years and recall the flash flooding when all the drainage overflows. I had a big 4x4 Suburban in the early 70s and used to go out during floods and pull out stranded motorists. As they have always said, you can take the boy out of Texas but you can never take Texas out of the boy :^) Jim |
George, is there a way to remove the door switch from the door armrest and power it on a bench with 12 volts to make sure the LED bulbs are oriented in the right direction?
You mentioned you solder the led's directly. Do you solder to the contact strips where the bulbs make contact? What led do you use for a door switch? |
Originally Posted by chasboy
(Post 1592123174)
George, is there a way to remove the door switch from the door armrest and power it on a bench with 12 volts to make sure the LED bulbs are oriented in the right direction?
You mentioned you solder the led's directly. Do you solder to the contact strips where the bulbs make contact? What led do you use for a door switch? |
Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer
(Post 1592123233)
I test on the car itself and just mark the contacts with a sharpie to note ground. Solder directly from the wire leads to the contact strip. I use a SMD type T-74 LED and just remove the LED and resistor from the plastic base.
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Update: I experimented with the red led's I have and they worked out great. I'm happy to use some things I have laying around. Still having trouble with the hatch/fog light switch. It doesn't light even with a stock bulb, yet they function fine.
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