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Currently my high beam warning light doesn't work.

I'm hoping that is just the bulb that has gone.

What type of buld do I need to replace this, so I can get one before I start?

Is it a stright forward job to replace?

cheers

Windy

Assuming you have a standard dash set up:

357 919 062
This part number from VW, its an LED with a blue cap. Not actually fitted mine yet but confident. Will take a few days to order. Hope this helps,

Myk.

is it a push fit or does it need soldering?

cheers for the part number

windy

Its a push fit.

Strangly though when I took mine out, which I have replaced since with a blue LED, my bulb was in the shape of an LED but was in fact a normal lamp with fillament! Thought that was a bit cheeky! Explains why it blew anyway!

did you use the VW bulb or just a blue LED.
Maplins is a lot closer then VW dealer!!

It's a filament lamp, because blue LEDs weren't around in the 80's, so VW had no choice!

My van appears to have a yellow LED in place of the blue lamp, and given that it has an MOT I suspect all you need is "full beam indicator" rather than "BLUE full beam indicator" ?

Mine is definitely an LED. I thought all post 85 vans had LEDs. They used a yellow style bulb with a blue plastic casing.

All of mine were LEDs eg. the oil pressure and charging lamps apart from the blue high beam lamp which, as said above, was a filament lamp with a blue cap over the top, made to look like an LED.

I did a direct swap for a blue LED when I had to replace mine although I did make a mistake of not getting a fairly low brightness one and I currently half blind myself every time I use main beam! Going to change that soon me thinks!

from what i have seen ,
early vans used yellow/amber leds , later vans use a bulb with a blue cap

you do not need an indicator for main beam for the mot , it is not part of the test to check it or have one!

Blue travels the furthest in the spectrum - apparently why blue is used for emergency vehicles etc. I had the same problem with being blinded by a blue LED (even the low brightess ones) and had to dip mine in black paint first to get it looking right but it does make sense to upgrade.

Just to be awkward, my main beam warning light is red

Tex Ritter

I put a blue illuminated toggle switch in my van for my fog lights and the damn thing is far too bright. I even covered it with a little blue bulb cover I originally had on my dashboard lights and its still too bright. Ill paint it black next time I get the opportunity.

Thanks for the replies.

Going to have ago at changing mine at the weekend depending on the wind!

cheers

Windy