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Light Bulbs for VDO Clock/Voltmeter and /5 Indicators PDF Print E-mail
Written by Joe "Cuda" #3335   
Friday, 24 March 2006

For those who are having trouble finding replacement bulbs for their accessory guages, here's the poop: 

Photos by Frederick Chatfield ABC 8935 (first) and John Carruth ABC 4406 (second)

 

Bulb Use: VDO Gauges (Clock/Voltmeter)

Volt: 12

Watt: 2

Amp: 0.167

Base: BA7s "Midget Bayonet"          

Glass: T2

Filament: C2

Commonly Referenced as "12V2W" with a "BA7S" base

 

BMW: 07 11 9 978 279

GE: 2696

HELLA: 78180

JAHN: 1551

LUCAS: 281

OSRAM: 3898

PHILIPS: 12829

NARVA: 17051 AND 101006

STANLEY: 1272

TUNGSRAM: 2695 

WAGNER: 11009 

 

frederick_chatfield_abc_8935  john_carruth_abc_4406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price Range: $1-5, $2 is common

 

$1.00 https://chicagobmwmotorcycle.com/2frames/2frame.html

$1.75 http://www.ascycles.com/SearchResult.aspx?&KeyWords=07119978279

$1.95 http://www.servicelighting.com/catalog_product.cfm?prod=MB38980&link_p=EIKO-light-bulb-38980

$1.99 http://www.topbulb.com/find/Product_Description.asp?intProductID=45633

$2.99 http://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/ecart/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=B7144ORBITECH

$5.20 http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/b.pl/12v%7C2w%7Cba7s%7Ct2.html

 

Tip: Buy 4 or 5 and wrap a couple in a scrap from a plastic shopping bag and store behind each guage's back cover so they're there when you next need them.

 

Hope this helps,

Joe "Cuda" #3335

KS A/M 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 March 2006 )
 
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