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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: 69280sl on June 07, 2007, 20:58:10

Title: Heater lever lamps
Post by: 69280sl on June 07, 2007, 20:58:10: Classic Center advised that all dash lights including the heater lever lamps are the same and provided a part number. I ordered accordingly. In my car at least, the heater lever lamps are different and smaller.

Can anyone help with a number and hopefully a source?
Thanks
Gus
68 280sl
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: bpossel on June 08, 2007, 04:16:42: Originally, mine were all the same.... 2w, 12v
I changed out my speedo, tach with 3w, 12v to brighten up the dash lights a bit.

Bob

bpossel (Memphis, TN.)
'71 280SL / '97 E320
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: Jonny B on June 08, 2007, 05:39:56: I don't have the part number with me, but you can try www.topbulb.com quite a resource for lamps.

Jonny B
1967 250SL Auto
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: Chad on June 08, 2007, 21:26:02: I experienced exactly the same problem. Didn't address it as the dashboard on my car isn't back together yet. My car is a 230SL and those heater lever bulbs are definitely smaller.

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Originally posted by 69280sl

Classic Center advised that all dash lights including the heater lever lamps are the same and provided a part number. I ordered accordingly. In my car at least, the heater lever lamps are different and smaller.

Can anyone help with a number and hopefully a source?
Thanks
Gus
68 280sl

1967 230SL
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: Naj ✝︎ on June 09, 2007, 08:07:49: Gus,

I believe the bulb you're after is the one on the right?
78180 in 'USA speak' (Size BA 7s).

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/naj/200761512306_Blb06.JPG)
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: 69280sl on June 09, 2007, 12:12:55: Thanks Naj. I made another call to the Classic Center. This time (same person) gave me a different MB part # for the heater lever lamps. It is 072601 012800.

Gus
68 280sl
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: 69280sl on June 09, 2007, 12:33:33: Just got out to the garage to install the "new" heater lever lamps. They are still wrong. What I got was more instrument bulbs. Ignoe the p/n in the previous post if you are after heater lever lamps. I'll try to get them elsewhere with the Hella number Naj provided.

inspectorgm

68 280sl, signal red/ beige/black softtop
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: 69280sl on June 14, 2007, 09:09:21: I hope this saves someone some time and annoyance.

TopBulb, www.TopBulb.com, has these. Thier item number is O-3898. The price is $1.99 each, but there is a flat $7.95 shipping charge regardless of order size.

Generically the bulb is BA7s, as Naj advised.

Gus
68 280sl
Title: Re: Heater lever lamps
Post by: J. Huber on June 14, 2007, 09:14:37: Just a note: the website needs to be searched without the comma at the end.

James
63 230SL