VDO gauge bulb FITTINGS/holders - Where to buy?

hi i have 3 vdo gauges and none of them have the bulbs in them, so at night i cant see them.

i think its a push in then turn like 90degrees or something?
then it will have a - & + on it to light the bulb.
they are fairly long anyone know the part number or who sells them?

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/lights-3/lights-3.html


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mine use small led's. is it these you need or the holder etc. too?

ill try and find a pic off ebay a min…
here you go perfect example

the black bit in the back of the gauge.
if not i might get some LEDS bright white 12v ones with wires and try and make them stay in somehow.
any ideas

I got 50 of the dodgy little lamps!  

Well these are the lamps for the Audi VDO dials that i am using!

I work for an electrical wholesaler and spent a whole day finding a lamp company that sold them, after i finally found a company was told that he would only sell me them if i took all 50 off him as they'd been on his shelf for about 5 years. Total cost 42p a lamp!

Lamp details:

12v 1.2w Wedge Base Mini Capless Lamp.

Maplin electronics sell them for ?2 a lamp ( but every time i tried they had none in stock):

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47447&doy=13m3&C=SEO&U=strat15

Or i found these that are well priced (for retail) (?2.65 for 2 lamps or 10 lamps for ?5.85) and are 100 % correct:

http://www.consumabulbs.com/files/bdet.php?id=63

or if you want give me ?1.50 to cover the cost of 3 lamps (thats if you want 3) and a stamp i will stick some in the post for ya!

PM me if you want some!

hi steve i never realised u replied! it didnt tell me, i still got this problem so thought id check the thread and just read your reply.
Well yes i think ill have to PM you when i get out of work and have a chat as i need a few of these.
oh by the way i need the holders more than the bulb.
the fitting shown in the pic.
i do the lamps/bulbs/leds in where i work, we stock all the same sort of things maplins do, as we were out 1st specialising in components for over 25 years so i got all the bits.
except the VDO bits.
i just want it to fit withought worrying having to make holders.
hope you can still help.

anyone know why my black bit keeps falling out. I know you insert it and twist it 90 degrees, any other advice to get them to stay?  

yeah and where to buy them,
i cnat find any other threads about this on the internet so this might be useful to people

or does anyone know the part number of the black bit??

de3660 said

or does anyone know the part number of the black bit??

dont know it, but will try and have a look when mine falls out the VDO again.  :roll:

ah yeah i didnt even think that you could do that, im so clever.
anyway that would be GREAT, then i can get somewhere once i know the part number of it.
thankyou

the silly thing fell off again.

                                           

will check for part number and pop one up.  dont think it will have one on it though.

ideal! lol
sorry
it should do if its a proper VDO part, ive seen them on the net but not clear enough to see letters and numbers.
what timing, feel sorry for you thought, id glue it in to be honest drops of glue then when bulb needed replacing, rip it off, it wont go that many times.

just had a look and cant see any sort of marking on it at all.  :dontknow:

my gauges are VDO, but that part might not be.  :?

good luck anyway!  

If your coming to the pod I have 2 brand new ones you can have  :wink:

They are still avlaible direct from the dealership under part number: 437 919 039 "socket for bulb"

 

hi, i will be at bugjam this year but thats it i think

AndyCEB said

If your coming to the pod I have 2 brand new ones you can have  :wink:

They are still avlaible direct from the dealership under part number: 437 919 039 "socket for bulb"

 

I asked in VW the other day and they said they didnt have them?  :dontknow:

Hmm thats odd, I got the part number from ETKA and went to my local dealer about 2weeks ago with the part number and he ordered it fine… I do find though as soon as I say Mk1 to them they automatically say "no sorry obselete" without even checking    

have you received them yet?  :dontknow:

sorry I didnt explain that very well.  Yeah ive got them  

Went in Monday morning and they had them for me to collect Tuesday afternoon, as I was fitting larger LEDs I tried to modify one of the holders to work but knackered it in the process  ops:     So didnt use the other two, hence having two spare now

de3660 if you want them drop me a PM with your address :wink: