Bulb type info please.

[pvw10]

Hi, could anybody tell me the codes for the rear brake/side bulbs please i.e. PY21 etc as cant see in the manual.
I'm sure the top two rears are 21/5w white (stop and tail) and below 21w white.
I wish to buy some can bus ok led jobbies.

Cheers

Paul

[jaynana]

[quote=""pvw10""]Hi, could anybody tell me the codes for the rear brake/side bulbs please i.e. PY21 etc as cant see in the manual.
I'm sure the top two rears are 21/5w white (stop and tail) and below 21w white.
I wish to buy some can bus ok led jobbies.

Cheers

Paul[/quote]

this helps?

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mod ... g=63&fg=20

[pvw10]

Nope no use at all, already been there but thanks anyway.

[storminmike]

[quote=""pvw10""]Nope no use at all, already been there but thanks anyway.[/quote]

IIRC and someone please correct me if I'm wrong...there are NO dual filament lamps in the stop tail, just a single 21w that does both jobs

Every other car I had came with 5w/21w dual filament bulbs, 1 filament for sidelights the other for the brake. Whe I had mine apart it seems (and stupid to me) that the VOLTAGE is raised to 12v when you hot the brakes is what makes it go brighter from an apparent 5w to 21w

[pvw10]

[quote=""storminmike""][quote=""pvw10""]Nope no use at all, already been there but thanks anyway.[/quote]

IIRC and someone please correct me if I'm wrong...there are NO dual filament lamps in the stop tail, just a single 21w that does both jobs

Every other car I had came with 5w/21w dual filament bulbs, 1 filament for sidelights the other for the brake. Whe I had mine apart it seems (and stupid to me) that the VOLTAGE is raised to 12v when you hot the brakes is what makes it go brighter from an apparent 5w to 21w[/quote]

Go and look in your boot....................

[gchristofi]

just been fiddling with my bulb holders today (oooeeer) and they're both single filament bulbs in mine (facelift e53)

[pvw10]

Pre facelift have the twins in why i know not

[storminmike]

[quote=""pvw10""][quote=""storminmike""][quote=""pvw10""]Nope no use at all, already been there but thanks anyway.[/quote]

IIRC and someone please correct me if I'm wrong...there are NO dual filament lamps in the stop tail, just a single 21w that does both jobs

Every other car I had came with 5w/21w dual filament bulbs, 1 filament for sidelights the other for the brake. Whe I had mine apart it seems (and stupid to me) that the VOLTAGE is raised to 12v when you hot the brakes is what makes it go brighter from an apparent 5w to 21w[/quote]

Go and look in your boot....................[/quote]


I had the lights out the other month....I had brake tail fault....the bulb I took out and refinshed the contact patch where it had burnt only had a single filament 21w


aha....looking above it seems to be a facelift enhancement