Glovebox torch avalibility

[sweep]

As above.

[Jesus325iTouring]

Many are hiding down the inside of the centre consol, does that help?

[Cloggy Saint]

Still available from the dealer as far as I know.

[Andyboy]

I found a working one in a scrapper last week! Was getting dim, but half an hour plugged into the car and it was glowing nicely.

[sweep]

[adit]

i have loads of these Pete.
i did have a few which actually worked , but that was a year or two ago.
there may be a cheap "refurber" around somewhere

[Brianmoooore]

They can be carefully opened up and new batteries fitted (CPC-Farnel) as long as the brass bits aren't too corroded.
Would be nice to covert to a white LED while it's apart, but a higher voltage battery pack would be required.

[adit]

ok, thaqnks for that Brian. i'm not sure that the OEM homos would be too pleased though

[sweep]

oem is where its at.

[jamlid]

I've heard you can transplant the insides of a modern glovebox torch into an older torch.. Sure there's a guide on the internet somewhere.

[appletree]

This might be some good, looks like a e36 install but I'm sure some early e36s used the white torch untill they changed to the black ones.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... alling-LED

[pukar]

Early e36 white one is identical and available from dealers for about 20 quid.

[Speedtouch]

I have a spare one for refurbing, if anyone's interested...

[polsta]

They can be carefully opened up and new batteries fitted (CPC-Farnel) as long as the brass bits aren't too corroded.
Would be nice to covert to a white LED while it's apart, but a higher voltage battery pack would be required.

brian you should offer up a postal service to do this for people and earna few quid !!!

[polsta]

Many are hiding down the inside of the centre consol, does that help?

when i stripped my dash out, i found my it tucked right away, probably the cars original, pleasing to find

[Cloggy Saint]

Would be nice to covert to a white LED while it's apart, but a higher voltage battery pack would be required.

Maybe with a LED they'd become a bit more useable, as let's face it, the standard item is utterly useless!

[sweep]

where can i buy the batteries?

[Speedtouch]

CPC/Farnell.

[Brianmoooore]

CPC/Farnell.

They seem to have permanently dropped their prohibitive postage and packing charges on orders under £40.

[adit]

Maybe with a LED they'd become a bit more useable, as let's face it, the standard item is utterly useless!

rather like the interior lights then

[B7]

This might be some good, looks like a e36 install but I'm sure some early e36s used the white torch untill they changed to the black ones.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... alling-LED

Never seen a 36 with a black torch. They all had white ones.

My 99 V plate convertible had a white one.

[sweep]

right thats it...the car is a 1990 and the torch battery's have gone after twenty three blooming years its a disgrace im going to ring sytner in the morning and make a complaint.

[B7]

This might be some good, looks like a e36 install but I'm sure some early e36s used the white torch untill they changed to the black ones.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... alling-LED

Never seen a 36 with a black torch. They all had white ones.

My 99 V plate convertible had a white one.

The E46 had the black ones.

That was the change over. As far as I know, ALL e36's had white

[pukar]

OR YOU COULD JUST BUY A NEW ONE!

i bought one about 1 year a go, brand new in a box, and as B7 was saying for an E36 and it is perfect.


http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... =30&hl=237

Chargeable hand lamp 82119413147 $27.25 +core

[pukar]

oh.....bad luck everyone

[bss325i]

Not coming up as NLA.

http://www.cooper-bmw-parts.co.uk/index ... virtuemart

[pacerpete]

Fooooking paedos !

[maggspower]

Not coming up as NLA.

http://www.cooper-bmw-parts.co.uk/index ... virtuemart

Barry, it seems that I can put any part number into that link, and it gives me an accurate price.

Why have I not been told of this before?

[Cloggy Saint]

Only a couple on ebay too, what's happened, these things used to be all over the place?

[bss325i]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Must have lied to me........


Can you get some Barry?

Sometimes things go either NLA or worldwide major back order and then get reproduced again when demand increases and BMW order another batch of a part, usually at an increased cost.

I'm not back at work till wed so cant confirm either way till then.

[pacerpete]

Good WORKING used ones here !