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 SebastienPeek
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| posted on July 5th, 2011 at 08:51 PM |
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WTB: L Bug Interior Light
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!
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| posted on July 6th, 2011 at 05:45 PM |
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Buy a new one from Unique auto parts in Melbourne,the used ones are usually fairly fragile.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on July 6th, 2011 at 07:35 PM |
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better to get two and fit one either side... lol
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SebastienPeek
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| posted on July 6th, 2011 at 07:54 PM |
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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?
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| posted on July 6th, 2011 at 08:57 PM |
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Probably harder to cut the hole than feed the wires down the channel.
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| posted on July 7th, 2011 at 07:53 PM |
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Hi
Make sure you fit an LED light to it form Jcar and you wont need two lights
Steve
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SebastienPeek
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| posted on July 7th, 2011 at 08:33 PM |
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Steve,
That is exactly what I am doing!
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| posted on July 7th, 2011 at 10:24 PM |
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posted by 1303Steve
Hi
Make sure you fit an LED light to it form Jcar and you wont need two lights
Steve
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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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SebastienPeek
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| posted on July 7th, 2011 at 11:45 PM |
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Joel,
I was just looking at those with a mate!
They're definitely the type I'll be getting, thanks guys!
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 09:46 AM |
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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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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 10:05 AM |
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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! 
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