where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

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where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

21 Jan 2006 15:40
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i looked for either t51's or 12 volt 3.4 watt bulbs for about an hour today on the net and didnt find a one...any ideas???
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

21 Jan 2006 15:47
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Don't know for sure what your bike uses but I got mine at Auto Zone....
EiKO(brand name) 53, their listed as 12volt instrument auto bulbs.

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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

21 Jan 2006 21:11
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I plan to switch to LEDs as soon as I run out of my little stash of incandescent bulbs...
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

22 Jan 2006 02:19
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I got some at Kragen. About 2.50 a pair....pretty expensive.
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

22 Jan 2006 03:44
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fixer5000:

I assume you are talking about those little glass bulbs with the pinched glass base? The ones that just push into a socket? If so, pull one, take it to any autoparts retail chain store, get the number off it, and there is a new replacement bulb manufactured that will supercede it (those #'s will be listed on the package). I just picked up a set of 10 bulbs (my instrument pod take 9 bulbs) at O-Reilly's.
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

24 Jan 2006 15:22
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ejshotgun wrote:
Don't know for sure what your bike uses but I got mine at Auto Zone....
EiKO(brand name) 53, their listed as 12volt instrument auto bulbs.

are the 53's bright enough? theyre only 2 watts
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

28 Jan 2006 09:15
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I've put 53's in my instrument cluster next to original stock bulbs. I find them to be bright enough. I'm not sure if I need super bright instrument lighting ever. At 60 cents a pop, you can always swap them out for something else later.

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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

28 Jan 2006 15:18
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well i got three different bulbs to experiment with. ill let you all know how they work in the spring...thanks for the help and info...steve
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

28 Jan 2006 15:18
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well i got three different bulbs to experiment with. ill let you all know how they work in the spring...thanks for the help and info...steve
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Re: where do you buy instrument light bulbs from??

28 Jan 2006 15:59
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Just picked up some from Pep Boys.#53 They were $2.99 for a pair......

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