Where to find spare bulbs?

LeperousDust · 22-03-2009, 18:45

So the map light in my almera hasn't worked for donkey's years. But since i've actually sorted out every other little niggling problem with the car recently its all thats left and its bugging the hell out of me now

The bulb is clearly blown (its smokey black

) so its not fuse related, i took the bulb to a little auto electrician locally and he laughed at me and asked if i'd taken it out a torch

Apparently he's never ever seen this type of bulb as an interior light to a car ever, he looked my car up in his big index book and it just had a space under interior (or map i forget) lights which really isn't any help.

The light itself doesn't have any name or serial on it and obviously search for something generic like "map light" or "interior light" even with alerma on ebay or google is obviously giving me a lot of garbage. So where do i go from here?

Pictures can be taken if anyone wishes, but it doesn't really seem very out of the ordinary to me?

leowyatt · 22-03-2009, 19:22

That a nissan? Try Halfords

LeperousDust · 22-03-2009, 19:44

Well i thought that, the nearest one is actually a trek out to, so i don't intend to go anytime soon. Surely if a dedicated autoelectirican nearby is calling a blank how can i rely on halfrauds? He does have thousands of bulbs in the shop you can see all sorts there, one would think he'd have it, thats whats got me confused. It's not like i've ever had a problem grabing spares for the rest of the car without halfords help...

leowyatt · 22-03-2009, 19:47

I'd give Nissan a call and see if they can give you a part number

LeperousDust · 22-03-2009, 20:11

Oooooh good call sir, one of those why didn't i think of that answers really

Mark · 22-03-2009, 20:26

Or look for a service manual online. There seem to be a few of them about. Whether you can make any sense out of them is another matter.

lostkat · 22-03-2009, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

I'd give Nissan a call and see if they can give you a part number

Yup. It'll only be a few pence.

I got my dashboard bulbs straight from VW as they're so old and obscure, I'd never get them anywhere else.

Nutcase · 22-03-2009, 21:38

Highly unlikely they'd commision a bulb just for that purpose.

Got a pic?

Zirax · 22-03-2009, 22:17

How about a trip to the scrappy? Nothing like removing bits from a car stacked two up

(at the time I was removing bits of trim from a Polo GT, which was moving a touch on whatever was underneath)

LeperousDust · 24-03-2009, 01:18

Heres a pic with a penny and with the only writing (LIFE) on the bulb, doesn't really help that much i'd think... But as you say nutcase i can't imagine it is rare, but its the fact the guy basically laughed at me

Gonna get in touch with Nissan when i actually get a chance soon, not really top of my priority list mind.

22-03-2009, 18:45	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Where to find spare bulbs? So the map light in my almera hasn't worked for donkey's years. But since i've actually sorted out every other little niggling problem with the car recently its all thats left and its bugging the hell out of me now The bulb is clearly blown (its smokey black ) so its not fuse related, i took the bulb to a little auto electrician locally and he laughed at me and asked if i'd taken it out a torch Apparently he's never ever seen this type of bulb as an interior light to a car ever, he looked my car up in his big index book and it just had a space under interior (or map i forget) lights which really isn't any help. The light itself doesn't have any name or serial on it and obviously search for something generic like "map light" or "interior light" even with alerma on ebay or google is obviously giving me a lot of garbage. So where do i go from here? Pictures can be taken if anyone wishes, but it doesn't really seem very out of the ordinary to me? __________________

22-03-2009, 19:22	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	That a nissan? Try Halfords __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

22-03-2009, 19:44	#3
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Well i thought that, the nearest one is actually a trek out to, so i don't intend to go anytime soon. Surely if a dedicated autoelectirican nearby is calling a blank how can i rely on halfrauds? He does have thousands of bulbs in the shop you can see all sorts there, one would think he'd have it, thats whats got me confused. It's not like i've ever had a problem grabing spares for the rest of the car without halfords help... __________________

22-03-2009, 19:47	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I'd give Nissan a call and see if they can give you a part number __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

22-03-2009, 20:11	#5
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Oooooh good call sir, one of those why didn't i think of that answers really __________________

22-03-2009, 20:26	#6
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Or look for a service manual online. There seem to be a few of them about. Whether you can make any sense out of them is another matter.

22-03-2009, 21:38	#8
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Highly unlikely they'd commision a bulb just for that purpose. Got a pic?

22-03-2009, 22:17	#9
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	How about a trip to the scrappy? Nothing like removing bits from a car stacked two up (at the time I was removing bits of trim from a Polo GT, which was moving a touch on whatever was underneath)

24-03-2009, 01:18	#10
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Heres a pic with a penny and with the only writing (LIFE) on the bulb, doesn't really help that much i'd think... But as you say nutcase i can't imagine it is rare, but its the fact the guy basically laughed at me Gonna get in touch with Nissan when i actually get a chance soon, not really top of my priority list mind. __________________