WTB: L Bug Interior Light

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 5 Jul 2011, 8:51 pm

#850125

Hey there!

I'm looking for the interior light assembly for a 73 L bug.

Seems the previous owner decided to remove it and put the headliner straight over the top.

I'm in SA.
PM me if you have one.

Thanks,
Seb!

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 6 Jul 2011, 5:45 pm

#850251

Buy a new one from Unique auto parts in Melbourne,the used ones are usually fairly fragile.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jul 2011, 7:35 pm

#850286

better to get two and fit one either side... lol

Lee

I did...

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 6 Jul 2011, 7:54 pm

#850289

How hard is it to fit one on each side? I'd have to cut a hole to feed the wires above the drivers door to feed the wires?

What makes it harder is connecting it to the door sensors, right?

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 6 Jul 2011, 8:57 pm

#850305

Probably harder to cut the hole than feed the wires down the channel.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Jul 2011, 7:53 pm

#850510

Hi

Make sure you fit an LED light to it form Jcar and you wont need two lights

Steve

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1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 7 Jul 2011, 8:33 pm

#850534

Steve,

That is exactly what I am doing!

🙂

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 7 Jul 2011, 10:24 pm

#850563

1303Steve wrote:Hi

Make sure you fit an LED light to it form Jcar and you wont need two lights

Steve

This man, he knows 👍

SMD festoon in all my cars.
couldnt be happier

they even do the proper fade out unlike normal LEDs

leave it on for a week, no flat battery either.

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1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 7 Jul 2011, 11:45 pm

#850592

Joel,

I was just looking at those with a mate!

They're definitely the type I'll be getting, thanks guys!

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 8 Jul 2011, 9:46 am

#850632

You just have to watch the width.
VW interior lights are very narrow.

I've got a 6 SMD LED one identical to above and it just fits.

I'll check exact width of it next time I see the bug but im sure its 19mm.

Also make sure you get the flat yellow SMD surface mount diode LEDs like that.

100x the light output of regular LEDs, far wider angle and they don't have problems dimming if you have an alarm like mine which makes the interior light fade out once the doors have been shut.

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1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 8 Jul 2011, 10:05 am

#850638

Alright Joel, no problem!

Thanks for all this information, people like you make me want to continue to build Zelda into what she should be! 😀

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl