Can I replace door bulb from 5W by 10W
03-05-2018, 03:10 AM
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Can I replace door bulb from 5W by 10W
Hi all,
As far as I know the bulbs in the doors (under) are 5W type. I would like to have a more intens light when opening the door. Can I replace the stock 5W by 10W of does this trigger an error?
I like the yellowish color, that's why I do not want to switch over to LED.
As far as I know the bulbs in the doors (under) are 5W type. I would like to have a more intens light when opening the door. Can I replace the stock 5W by 10W of does this trigger an error?
I like the yellowish color, that's why I do not want to switch over to LED.
03-05-2018, 08:42 AM
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I think that those are T10 bulbs. Try the 10w and see. You will pull more amps, but shouldn't blow a fuse.
03-06-2018, 12:17 AM
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Thnx for your reply. I will try a 10W bulb first, but I wonder whether this will not introduce too much termal issues (overheating, melting of plastic).
I have also seen there are LEDs available which gives "warm white" color (T10 LED). Maybe I will try this also. There are a lot of different SMD-LED with various output brightness.
I will update this post as soon I've tried some alternatives.
I have also seen there are LEDs available which gives "warm white" color (T10 LED). Maybe I will try this also. There are a lot of different SMD-LED with various output brightness.
I will update this post as soon I've tried some alternatives.
03-06-2018, 12:26 AM
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The LEDs will not cause heating problems, but might trigger warning indicators.COLOR]
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03-06-2018, 03:22 AM
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I will try today removing one bulb to see if it throws an error. Maybe there is no CAN-bus check on these lights...
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