Author Topic: How To: Changing the interior and plate lights (picture heavy)  (Read 53924 times)

Offline LaserBlue

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Re: How To: Changing the interior and plate lights (picture heavy)
« Reply #10 on: 24 February 2009, 17:31 »
what about the footwelll lights?

ive heard its a real pain removing the caseing, i tried but snapped it :)

Offline Jimp

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Re: How To: Changing the interior and plate lights (picture heavy)
« Reply #11 on: 24 February 2009, 21:37 »
what about the footwelll lights?

ive heard its a real pain removing the caseing, i tried but snapped it :)

I'll try if I can get my hands on some OEM ones. My car doesn't have them.
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Re: How To: Changing the interior and plate lights (picture heavy)
« Reply #12 on: 28 February 2009, 11:11 »
A great write up Jimp, and handy that you mirrored this how to over on vortex for when this site goes down!  :lipsrsealed:

The smaller ones are called peanuts and the longer ones are called tubes.

<cough, cough>

Is that your 'non-technical' description, 'cause I've never heard them called that!  :evil:  :evil:

As Neo correctly pointed out, your 'tubes' are actually called 'festoon' bulbs, and your 'peanuts' (have you been muching on Noddy Holders Nuts  :wink:  :grin:) are simply called 'capless' bulbs.  Check out this thread for some more bulb names: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=95565

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Offline Jimp

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A great write up Jimp, and handy that you mirrored this how to over on vortex for when this site goes down!  :lipsrsealed:

The smaller ones are called peanuts and the longer ones are called tubes.

<cough, cough>

Is that your 'non-technical' description, 'cause I've never heard them called that!  :evil:  :evil:

As Neo correctly pointed out, your 'tubes' are actually called 'festoon' bulbs, and your 'peanuts' (have you been muching on Noddy Holders Nuts  :wink:  :grin:) are simply called 'capless' bulbs.  Check out this thread for some more bulb names: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=95565

 :smiley:  :smiley:

Thanks T_T  :smiley:
Haha yeah they're not technical terms at all  :laugh: I jsut went by what the back of the box called them  :grin:
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cheers for the walkthrough mate, really helpful! just need to find some blue bulbs now to fit in!