Bulbs don't fit.

[daveyonthemove]

bought some LED bulbs a few days ago for the sidelights on my car, and they arrived today, but they don't fit.
I went for the brighter 12 led version but due to the size, they don't fit.
I take it the sidelight bulbs are no use anywhere else in the car? (EG, Boot or glove box light?)
Anyone planning on buying these bulbs from Ultraleds.co.uk should be aware that they don't fit the MK1 Leon

 

[Snoopie]

What's not fitting. The connections or the actual whole base?

 

[daveyonthemove]

The whole bulb mate. the connection is fine and they work, but they won't go in the hole in the headlight unit

 

[Snoopie]

Ah fair enough. If it was something to do with the bottom being Bayonet, and the connectors being to long, they can always be trimmed down. But as this isn't the case. That information was pointless! LOL

 

[daveyonthemove]

Ah fair enough. If it was something to do with the bottom being Bayonet, and the connectors being to long, they can always be trimmed down. But as this isn't the case. That information was pointless! LOL

No probs, at least it saved someone else typing it and wasting their time

 

[UncleFester]

Davey you can use them in the courtesy light at the front i think.

 

[daveyonthemove]

Davey you can use them in the courtesy light at the front i think.

Might go and see if your right. Hope so.

 

[UncleFester]

give me 5 and i'll go check - i have a spare courtesy light in the garage

Yup - W5W wedge fit for passenger and drivers spotlight in the courtesy unit .

 

[daveyonthemove]

Bargain. Will go and try them now. Cheers Pat

 

[daveyonthemove]

Yep, they fit and work just fine.

 

[UncleFester]

Hehe nice bright lights in there now then - if you've not done the W8 light swap yet .... DO

 

[daveyonthemove]

Whats the difference?

 

[UncleFester]

=8*) red leds and illuminated switches - matches the red interior in mine and the s3 vents

 

[daveyonthemove]

Does look nice mate. May look at it in the future, but for now money is tight and the LEDs are in, so might as well get some use out of them

 

[UncleFester]

It's a good job you don't drive an LCR davey

 

[daveyonthemove]

It's a good job you don't drive an LCR davey

Tell me about it mate, although i'm skint thanks to work overpaying me for months while i was away, and now they want it back. All £1200 of it! Thank god my car is diesel

 

[Phil K]

Am I right in thinking that the W8 light only comes in grey? And how do you get round that for the Cupra R?

 

[slick]

Spray it black (satin to be exact) do this by dismantling it into pieces first...

 

[Phil K]

Fair enough but what do you do about the switches and keeping the illuminated symbals?

 

[slick]

The buttons and light, seperate from each other, leaving the buttons on there own!

Well i just used a bio pen with grease on the ball end and lighty drew around the icons, then sprayed it, waited till the next day for the paint to dry then i used the bio again with tissue on the end and wiped the grease out of the icons leaving them clear again! Mind you the paint was satin and of thin layers and i made sure that the paint wasnt thick on the buttons so not to fill the icon channels and film over them...