switch bulbs

[tomrichardson]

hello fellow cruiser nuts.
a new year and more little jobs to keep on with.
i have done a search, but to no avail so..........
can anyone tell me where to get the little grey based bulbs to go in the dash switches??
i tried autobulbsdirect.co.uk but the ones i ordered were a little too big. same fitting type etc though.
i read somewhere about soldering in some from maplins but as some of my switches have the grey holder missing i need to replace them wholesale.
failing that a genuine part no. would be a great help.
Thanks, Tom.

 

[Chris]

Tom, Maplins are the boys for the bulbs - get the yellow ones. But as for the plastic holders, I doubt that is a part that you can get anywhere on its own even from Toyota. You really need a breaker or perhaps Karl / Steff on here who may have a surplus of switches that no one ever wants that they'd sell you for the holders. I think it's a pretty common Toyota part not just from cruisers.

Chris

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

You know you can get the bulbs from Toyota, no soldering required?

 

[Chris]

About £5 each though Jon. The Maplins ones are 80p and don't require any soldering.

Chris

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

By the time you've messed about getting bases from a breaker and bulbs from Maplins you might as well just get the genuine ones though it sounds like they've gone up about 300% since I last bought some if that price is right.

 

[tomrichardson]

Thanks guys.
I will try toyota.
They seem to be hard to source as an aftermarket part even though from what ive read on t'internet they do seem quite common.
I did look at dissecting one and soldering something in but it looked a complete nightmare re threading the bulb legs.
Maybe something to try if i have got all the holders.
Cherrs

 

[Gav Peter]

Hey Tom

Would be interesting to find out the prices you get from Mister Yotamoshi when you do

Cheers

 

[callum]

they are not exclusive to landcruisers so if you were to go into a scrapyard looking for a part and, you know, not find it, you may find that your pockets contain a few of these bulbs when you get out...gratis.

 

[geo-smc]

they are not exclusive to landcruisers so if you were to go into a scrapyard looking for a part and, you know, not find it, you may find that your pockets contain a few of these bulbs when you get out...gratis.

lol.lol.