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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
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
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