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FAQ / REFERENCE => How-To's => Topic started by: keflaman on September 09, 2012, 11:03:29 PM

Title: Glove Box Flashlight Upgrade
Post by: keflaman on September 09, 2012, 11:03:29 PM

Or maybe restoration would be more like it. I'll post a DIY for what I did along with the part numbers for the batteries and LED bulb. The total cost was a bit more expensive than I originally thought it would be to the tune of ~$25.

The LED doesn't throw out a beam like the OEM bulb, but it's not as power hungry and it operates in a 1 to 9 volt range.

Here's some pictures and I'll do a write-up in the next week or two.

(http://m42club.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=1302)

(http://m42club.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=1304)

(http://m42club.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=1305)

Title: Glove Box Flashlight Upgrade
Post by: monty23psk on September 11, 2012, 09:13:26 AM

Cool, thats what I am going to do once the OEM bulb burns out.

Title: Glove Box Flashlight Upgrade
Post by: tfrain on September 11, 2012, 11:30:25 PM

keflaman - you are a nerd.  I like it.  Now I have to hunt down a freakin flashlight

Title: Glove Box Flashlight Upgrade
Post by: keflaman on September 12, 2012, 05:40:01 AM

A nerd? That's a first for me.:)

It's attention to detail that impresses the judges at Pebble Beach.:p