Light sockets and lights for VDO gauges

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Roger,
  You may be right, but to me it sounds like you were sold the wrong bulb...  I dunno...


David
> 
> From: Roger concha <rogercv1@gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/07/22 Fri AM 12:55:57 EDT
> To: Eric Person <scirocco25@gmail.com>
> CC: Scirocco list <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: Re: Light sockets and lights for VDO gauges
> 
> just as an FYI the bulbs that VW sells now as replacement for the
> gauges, dont match up quite right to the stock holder, the old bulbs
> are soldered to the holder and the new bulbs have the wire bent the
> wrong way to make contact with the inside of the holder. I had to melt
> a bit of the holder to be able to get the soldering iron to make
> contact to solder the new bulb in.
> 
> On 7/21/05, Eric Person <scirocco25@gmail.com> wrote:
> > As far as I can tell, its PN: 437.919.039 with bulb 017.751.2
> > 
> > Eric Person
> > 86.5 16v
> > 
> > Parker Wulf wrote:
> > > whats the part number? the dealer here cant find it.
> > >
> > > thanks Parker
> > >
> > > On 7/20/05, David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: scirocco-l-bounces+fahrvegnugen=cox.net@scirocco.org
> > >>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+fahrvegnugen=cox.net@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> > >>Don Walter
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:43 PM
> > >>To: Scirocco List
> > >>Subject: WTB: Light sockets and lights for VDO gauges
> > >>
> > >>Anyone know where I can get the little sockets, twist in I think, and the
> > >>lights to go with them for VDO gauges?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>At the dealership, silly...  :-P
> > >>
> > >>David
> > >>
> > >>
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