Hi All,
2006 ForesterCan anyone confirm for me that this is the correct lamp for my trunk/cargo/luggage dome light?
Many thanks,
-T
Hi All,
2006 ForesterCan anyone confirm for me that this is the correct lamp for my trunk/cargo/luggage dome light?
Many thanks,
-T
That first link is really strange: according to it this identical bulb has three different power ratings, one of which would probably melt its holder within minutes.
Part Number: 84920AA020 (84920AC020)
12V-13W 12V-18W 12V-55WWhat I would do in your case is to remove the existing bulb and examine it carefully for whatever type markings it carries and then work from there. For the fumbling-fat-fingers problem, wrapping each jaw of long-nose pliers with a couple of mm of masking tape and then being careful to not squeeze too hard will probably work a treat.
OH, and looking at the illustration and specs in the second link I'd think it would be a suitable replacement assuming that the existing bulb is truly a wedge base.
Thank you! I was a bit freaked out about the three power settings too.
I suspect they are comparing the light output of the LED to that of an incandescent. See it all the time on the packaging: 13W LED is rated the same light intensity as a 75W incandescent. Usually you want to compare lumens but that measurement is foreign to many consumers.
Lumens Incandescent LED 450 40 W 6 - 9 W 800 60 W 8 - 12 W
1100 75 W 9 - 13 W 1600 100 W 16 - 20 W 2600 150 W 25 - 28 WFound another lumen equivalency chart at:
By the way, there are bulb extractor tongs. They look like miniature salad tongs with rubber-coated tips. They're usually straight for the legs, so you need enough room for the tongs to grab the bulb and pull back on the bulb.
I've used SuperBrightLEDs.com for several LED conversions on my Japanese motorcycles. They have great customer service; shoot them an email and they'll get back to you rapidly and with good info. The big question is whether you need a "load resistor"; some conversion LEDs need one, some do not.
Yup. It was the right replacement LED bulb. It is actually brighter than the original.
:-)
Be careful changing the original. It get EXTREMELY hot very fast.
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