The Toyota Landcruiser Owners Club

[Wandering Willy]

I made a picture of the base of the bulb to help its identification.

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Willy

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[radiomans]

Hi
Sry it took so long for me to get back, only just found out how to post
photos to the board  


Radiomans
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1996 Prado 3.0td TX Auto LWB Import on 100% veg oil

[Wandering Willy]

I had a second look at the old bulb and - as Radiomans says - the leads on the lamp part are wrapped round the plastic base to make the contacts onto the circuit board.

I unwrapped the wires using a small penknife to gently prise them up, the broken lamp dropped out and the replacement lamp went straight back in.

The new lamp comes from Maplin and is a 12v sub-min yellow. It cost 59p.

I took some more photos which I hope show the repair process clearly. The only special tool was my penknife!

Willy

ps I wrapped the new lamp wires round twice as they are thinner than the old wires.

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[radiomans]

Hi
I thought that was the case m8  
now i got these bulbs from a car spares place here in Portsmouth,

They are made by RIPCA
Part No: R514
12v 1.1w
style: T4.2

They cost £2.28 inc VAT for 10
and they fit these bases no probs

Hope that this is of help to you guys

Radiomans
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1996 Prado 3.0td TX Auto LWB Import on 100% veg oil

[Wandering Willy]

This is just to say thanks to all who contributed here. I finally bought the genuine Toyota bulbs which were £4 each (bl**dy rip-off) because I had complained that the first pair were not what I wanted although a couple are used on the same circuit board. Since these were larger than the ones I was after and were 'only' £2-ish each I thought the smaller ones would be less money.

However, Radiomans fix is the way to go in future.

The Maplins yellow lamps give a slightly brighter result than the original ones but perfectly acceptable. I could put the little green rubber filter on the lamp to lower its output.

Willy