Glove box flashlight repair, how to.

[george graves]

It'd be a "bright" idea to replace the bulb with an LED while you're at it.

[mcskibadee1]

Yup, thats a good idea.

[george graves]

Looks like a 5mm LEd would fit.

[word is bond]

Update: Just did this - fast shipping from the Battery Specialist guys! Went with one regular battery and one with a solder tab. Easy peezy. Original light bulb was still working, so I just stuck with that for now. Can always swap in an LED later, as you only need to pop of the lens to screw one in.

[Changbangzilla]

I know most people don't care because they just have the flashlight there to complete the look or just don't have it at all.

I wanted the flashlight for originality reasons but also wanted it to work, I know it's just a cool factor at this point. I did a little research and found a write up about how to change out the batteries since the battery is typically the reason the light doesn't work.


How to write up:

http://www.meeknet.co.uk/E32/Torch/Index.htm

Link to batteries in the states:

http://store.batteryspecialists.com/v250h.html

http://bit.ly/SNNfnC

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[Navarone]

Glove box flashlight repair, how to.

I'll be restoring and upgrading my flashlight soon, just waiting on parts. Found a local place called batteries plus bulbs that has the battery for $2.99 each, but it's gotta be shipped from the east coast :/ They also had a bulb for the license plate light, yay! And found an e10 bulb led replacement for the flashlight on ebay for *gasp* $15 shipped from the UK. Says 120 lumens, but kinda skeptical. My AA mag light does 287 or something lumens, so there may be hope for a pissed off bmw flashlight!

Blew it apart. Mmm crusty.

[rcsoundn1]

How hard was it for you to get the case apart? Did the case suffer pry marks?

[jdt10768]

you can use a razor blade or sharp knife to pry apart, just be careful and go slowly as you pry - it will come apart without cracking or marks

[Navarone]

I pulled the bulb out and pried out from the inside sorta. It helped not leave visible marks.

[roznic]

Where to source those batteries, does anybody know?

[Navarone]

I got them at a local place called "batteries plus bulbs", they had to order them, but they were like $3 each. You can find them on eBay and around the web for about $4.

[Navarone]

Glove box flashlight repair, how to.

Here you go, boo.

New batteries for the glovebox flashlight came today!! 120lm led still in the mail. Can't wait for the led, this bulb is totally useless in a flashlight.


Prep. I didn't get a battery with solder tabs, but the tab with the blue wire spot welded to it doesn't let solder stick anyway.


Bent the tab for some tension, and held in with tape long enough to glue the cover closed with a couple drops of super glue.


Woo hoo!!


Tried to clean the yellowing. BMW logo came off, yellow didn't. Oh, and I hate superglue so much!! What a life.


Oh, and here's the LED I bought. $15.... hrm.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271797982808