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MG MGF Technical - binncle bulbs

hi guys

could any one tell me what bulb i would need to get for the binncle??
i have an mgf 01 plate with the amber lens??

had the lights on last night and there was a dim on the dash never had before when i applied the brake pedal. so i am thinking just mayby just mayby i might have the wrong bulbs.........

darren jeffery
darren jeffery

i know i posted this yesterday went to halfords to get a bulb for the binncle bulb dash is it 12w 12v
bulb thats all they do there.. could you claify that with me

darren
darren jeffery

Darren, sorry to say that that bulb is almost certainly the wrong one: 12w is probably far too powerful. HOWEVER I cannot find the correct rating for the instrument illumination bulb in any of the literature I can lay my hands on - the workshop manual or parts catalogue.

I think that you are going to need to contact a Rover/MG service centre or X-Part themselves to obtain the correct bulb.

Darren when you find this out, could you let us know? It will be very useful bit of information for the BBS archive :o)
Rob Bell

Hi rob went to my rover dealer in milton keynes told about the bulbs the binncle they said they are the 12w 12 v bulb thats what they reckon they are had that checked out by brown and gammons

umm

darren
darren jeffery

Okay, that may be right then. All I can find are the ratings of the various warning lamps: 14v and 2w
Rob Bell

12w sounds incredibly bright! The sidelights are 5w and the brakelights are 15w. Are you sure its not 1.2w?

Ralph
Ralph

Darren,

If you mean the bulbs that actually fit inside the instrument panel, the EPC quotes.....

YAJ100260 Bulb & holder assembly 1 off
which seems to the one that gives the light shining down onto the face of the panel - its a bulb and holder on a small loom. Maybe the bulb is hardwired?


And the actual warning bulbs as....

EJP1180 Bulb & holder assembly - 14V 1.4W 10 off
and
CDU3270 Bulb & holder assembly - Blue, 14V 2W 1 off

Hope this helps
Tony Thompson

just found out that you where right its the bulbs that shine down are 14v

thank to every one

darren jeffery
darren jeffery

well brown and gammons told me it was a 1.2w bulb
from halfords looked on the thread or the rave cd
its saying 1.4w when i had the 1.2 w in it was bright as a button not so now since i have the 1.4s in
darren jeffery

14v, 1.4w draws the same current as 12v, 1.2w. v = u + 1/2 at ^2, or something like that! ;)

Ralph
Ralph

power = current x voltage

Therefore current = power / voltage

Ralph is absolutely right - both of the bulbs at the ratings and voltages quoted will draw the same current: 1.2w/ 12v = 0.1 amps and 1.4w/ 14v = 0.1 amps...
Rob Bell

hi rob
thats now put my mind at ease thanks with the voltages and wats
darren jeffery

This thread was discussed between 22/09/2005 and 28/09/2005

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