Rear blinkers/reverse light

[D sattler]

The blinker and reverse light bulb supplied in my factory five kit do not fit in either of the supplied housings. It appears the housing is made for a small round bulb and the bulb they sent is a push in circuit board style. I’ve tried calling and emailing them without luck. Does anyone know the correct bulb part number so I can order the correct one? Is it a dual color bulb?

[J R Jones]

My 818 is a 2014 which may differ from your car.
The Hella lamp housing comes with a (gray housing) single filament incandescent bulb. My assembly manual states "throw away the gray housing" and use the black housing. I can not find a black housing that fits.
Anyway the instructions are install the LED bulb in the black housing. It looks like a two color push-in type. The intent is amber turn, and white reverse. If the colors are wrong, remove the LED and rotate 180 degrees.
I have black EiCO housings with 65W halogen bulbs. and they do not fit.
jim

[D sattler]

Interesting, my black housing that replaced the grey one fits in the car, but the bulb that came does not fit either the grey or the black housing.

[J R Jones]

D, My guess is that you have the wrong bulb. Perhaps it should be like this:


https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...YaAvNCEALw_wcB

[Kiwi Dave]

The blinker and reverse light bulb supplied in my factory five kit do not fit in either of the supplied housings. It appears the housing is made for a small round bulb and the bulb they sent is a push in circuit board style. I’ve tried calling and emailing them without luck. Does anyone know the correct bulb part number so I can order the correct one? Is it a dual color bulb?

My bulbs are dual color (white/orange) and have the round bayonet-style connector - it seems that's what you need. There is no marking on the bulb, but hopefully this picture will enable you to find it:

Bulb.jpg

Likewise, J R Jones, there are no markings on the housings, but the picture might help you. There are 3 flat prongs in the connector.

I also swapped out the tail/brake light and headlights with LEDs - they are fairly inexpensive and l won't have to bother replacing them anytime soon.

Cheers

Dave

[D sattler]

Yes I think that bulb is exactly what I need- does anyone know the bulb part number? If not Dave could you measure the diameter of the base of the bulb so I can try to locate one?

[J R Jones]

D,
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...MaAg91EALw_wcB

jim

[Kiwi Dave]

Yes I think that bulb is exactly what I need- does anyone know the bulb part number? If not Dave could you measure the diameter of the base of the bulb so I can try to locate one?

The diameter of the main shaft with the lugs is 0.60 inches. This and other measurements jibes with the bulbs in Mr. Jones' link - I think those are the correct bulbs.

Cheers

Dave

[D sattler]

Perfect! Thank you everyone for your help!!

[fletch]

Thread jack...
I’m in need of the black bulb holder, the middle item in Kiwi Dave’s post above. I also need the mating pigtails. FFR’s response to my requests for help has been very slow. I would appreciate any help with supplier and part number for those items.

[D sattler]

I wish I could be more help but there is not a single part number on the black connector.

[D sattler]

After looking at a couple other posts I believe the blinker bulb is a 1156 and the brake bulb is a 1157. The difference being the pin location. You may be able to search for a 1156 bulb socket.

[fletch]

...You may be able to search for a 1156 bulb socket.

Thanks, but no luck there. The issue is mating to the Hella lens assembly.

[RPGs818SNA]

I'm sure you've solved this by now, but for what it's worth, my socket has very loose pins which may short together when installed. I couldn’t find a match for that socket, but from the photos it appears that the VW socket 7D0953123A with the VW connector 1J0973723 may work. I haven’t tried them yet.

[Carlsonmj]

My pins are also loose and not connecting properly. Do you think this socket would workORMAN 645-562 Tail Lamp Socket

[RPGs818SNA]

The reviews suggest it is designed to replace VW 7D0953123A, but execution by Dorman is marginal. It may be an improvement over FFR's supplier, but Amazon has labeled it as a frequently returned item. I'd buy only one to start, or maybe try one of the more expensive offerings.