electric window switch illumination

[spud]

Hi all,

Does anyone know the type of bulb that is fitted in the electric window switches on the HPE VX?
They're not the same as the dashboard bulbs- I know they are called 'T5'. I'm hoping to replace all the interior light bulbs with leds and these switches (long with the rear wiper switch incidentally) are a different bulb design.

Andrew.

[MattNoVAT]

I thought these were illuminated vis the fibre optic cables.  Similar to the lights above the ashtray.

There is a bulb that supplies the light into one end of the fibre optic and the light is carried down to the switch and there's a small plastic end on the cable that spreads the illumination behind the switch.

[spud]

There is a fibre optic system on my Monte- I am familiar with that system. No, this is an actual bulb. All the interior switches on my HPE have bulbs.

Andrew.

[MattNoVAT]

And people say that German cars are over engineered!!

[spud]

Here's a couple of pics of the bulb with the switch body in the background.

[thecolonel]

Maplins keep a similar bulb (slightly smaller)
I've replaced them in the past, you need a steady
hand with the soldering iron.

[spud]

Thanks Geoff I'll have a look. I'm good at soldering so no problems there.

Andrew.