

| Subject: | Re: Instrument Pod rebuild questions |
| From: | Mike Miller |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Apr 2003 06:47:01 -0700 |
Can only comment on this one as I just bought this bulb, $9!. It comes with the blue lens to change the color. Mike > > This last question is a bit intricate and will appeal to those who have > completely dismantled an instrument pod down to its many separate components. > I'm sure there is rarely need for such a tear down, but for those that have > been there... > > 3.The plastic unit that houses the idiot lights and the corresponding symbols > in the center of the instrument pod has disintegrated where the screws enter > it and must be replaced. The part number is 251 919 067D and this housing is > called "Light Conductor" in ETKA and I will call it the same from here on. > (seems a bit of a misnomer) I'll check tomorrow if the part is still > available. Problem is it has the blue lense attached to it to make the high > beam idiot light glow blue. This is the one that creates the illusion as if > there is a blue LED to match the size and shape of the red and green LEDs in > the Light Conductor. The blue lense sure appears to be fixed in the Light > Conductor so cannot be removed to place the blue lense in the new Light > Conductor. Since the part number for the light conductor is the same from 83 > to 91 (I think) it would seem it does not come with the blue lense installed. > This because the 83 has a green LED to indicate the high beams and the blue > lense would be in the green LED's way. There is a part listed in the > instrument pod as 357 919 062, a "Bulb with blue cap". Anyone know if this > will solve the blue cap I need or is this number just the bulb? ETKA isn't > too detailed on this. Or will the light conductor come with a fixed blue > lense in place? >
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