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Old 14th April 2020, 01:30 AM
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Default Glove box LED light bulb

What is everyone using for LED bulb for their glove box? All the LED (I tried 4 different ones) bulbs that I have bought don't work. My glove box light does work with a incandescent bulb but I want to replace it with a LED bulb since all my other interior lights are LED bulbs.
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Old 14th April 2020, 08:35 AM
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I think the polarity may be wrong for LED? Can't recall the bulb type but it was nothing unusual.
The fitting is extremely fragile anyway, I found it much easier to remove the whole glovebox to access it.
Memory might be fading, but I think that having done that it was simple to swap the wires over.
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Old 14th April 2020, 08:33 PM
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Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at removing the glove box and switching the wires around.
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Old 14th April 2020, 09:04 PM
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Thanks for the info. I'll take a look at removing the glove box and switching the wires around.
I found my very old (2013) post on this subject which confirms polarity WAS an issue on PF and as I've also subsequently upgraded my FL I'm sure it's the same: http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....4&postcount=29
(That post was shortly after acquiring my current PF D2 S8)
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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Old 14th April 2020, 10:07 PM
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Hopefully this coming up weekend will be warm enough outside so I can take a look at removing my glove box and switching the wires around to get the LED bulb to work. Thanks again for your help.
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Old 5th May 2020, 01:15 AM
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Update. I finally got around to remove the glove box to get better access to the light assembly and found that the rear mounting tabs broke. Also when I tried to switch the wires around one of the wires broke from the wire connector. I had to use a lot of force to pull the wires as they were very tight and which is why one wire broke. It looks like a special connector because the tab is fairly thick for the connector. Anyone know what type of connector I need to buy to repair the wire so I can reconnect it to the fixture?

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