Number plate light?

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Not sure what the technical term for the light is, but it's one of the lights that shines on your rear number plate. There are 2 of 'em and I noticed the other night that one of mine has stopped working. So you can only really see half of my number plate clearly at night, which I expect is rather illegal. Dunno.

But yeah, does anyone know where I could get one of these? I don't think I've ever seen one on ebay in my life, and just had a look now and there aren't any on there. I'm a bit stuck as to where to look really. Any ideas?

Cheers

Site Subscriber Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 458

Just get a new bulb from halfords

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its called a bulb, available in many places.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

LOL.. I think you had a brain fart there simonds1 Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

or just tap it a bit might come back to life.

same happend on the red clio, just used to give it a tap and back to life it came Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

I do have them quite often. And yes chris, ur right (as usual)......it's a bulb.

Cuz there aren't 78,376,452 types of bulb

Just 'a bulb' Rolling Eyes

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

Take the bulb out of the casing, next time you fill up at the petrol station have a look in ther for the same shape bulb. Easy peezy, job done Wink

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

its a feston light bulb rated at 5watts - 12volts

whilst you have it out, clean the connections on the terminals, very prone to corrosion and they stopped working on my ph1 due to corrosion, a good clean up and some vaseline sorted it

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 1108

Cheers guys, nice to have some sense Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

ive got loads of them if needs be.

but as there only tuppence in the shop there isnt much bother.

Level 8 User Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 263

Wicked Neo wrote:

its a feston light bulb rated at 5watts - 12volts

whilst you have it out, clean the connections on the terminals, very prone to corrosion and they stopped working on my ph1 due to corrosion, a good clean up and some vaseline sorted it

You had vaseline in stock ? Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

at work yes in the first aid cabinet

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

Why does your work have vaseline in the first aid cabinet?

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

for burns i assume

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Lindsey wrote:

Why does your work have vaseline in the first aid cabinet?

its a gay world Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

roger has it right, for burns. minor burns thou caused by solder splashes.

you should never put vaseline on major burns because it holds in the heat.

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

The treatment for minor burns shouldn't be any different. The only thing First Aiders do use vaseline for is chaffing at sporting/walking/running events.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

gotta hate chaffing between the legs Evil or Very Mad