(S) Dash Lights, once again...the adventure continues

Well after posting on here and being told at first that the speedo bulbs are 501s I purchased them, only to find that they are not.

Popped back on here posted and was recommended 501s.
Bought those, they came today and once again are wrong

I either want to replace the bulb + housing or the just the bulb, all I want is to change my clocks to blue, I've seen it done but can't get the correct bulbs!!!

I had a look in halfords and maplin today and the closes they have is a white 286 which look similar but I am unable to tell if these are the exact bulbs or not.

These are the bulbs that are in my car:






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and these are 286 bulbs
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/ima...roductid=16363

Does anyone know for sure though? I'm sick of getting all excited then the post comes and they are wrong


http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/wide-angl...ue-p-1428.html any ideas if these will work???

As suggested before, rather than change the bulbs just get some lockwood dials that have blue illumination, they are a straight swap and wont need the bulbs changing.

However weather you can get still get lockwoods that is another matter

hello applesei once again the only person to help

I really dont want to change my dials out just to change the light colour as I still want black dials.
Also looking round white dials are easy enough to get but I can't find black with blue inserts.

Anyway I have decided to but the 286 bulbs as a final do or die thing.
If they dont work then I'll just have to keep hunting lockwoods out.

Thanks applesei

Or use the guide on here to make your own dials ?
http://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento...own-dials.html

Also if you we're told 501's the first time and they did not fit why orde them the second time ?

whoops, meant to type 506s the second time

You see Lockwoods quite often on eBay and, I think, they're still listed for the Cinq in Demon Tweek's catalogue.

501 is for the speedo - but the rest of the bulbs behind your clocks are 286

Hope this helps

Right, the bulbs are 100% confirmed 286.

However they were too dim to successfully shine through the green backing of the dials, lighting them only slightly, a kind of blue/green, which I knew would be a risk but at least I KNOW what the bulbs are now

The electric window switches were the same bulbs so I swapped them and they look great in blue sitting next to my blue head unit so I'm happy enough.

I think the only real option to switch out the colour properly would be to fit the lockwoods.
So eventually I might go down that route, but the money just isn't there at the moment sadly.

Thanks everyone, I feel I can rest now with my bulb quest at and end.

ADDITIONAL:
As far as I could see ronnieronson all the bulbs were the same fitment and type, could be wrong though, but Either-way the green backing was too strong to get a blue enough light through.

...yeah, that green plastic is a bitch... tbh, the best way of dealing with it is to either go with the lockwood dial faces (or make your own) - or get a set of '97 sporting clocks and strip them down and replace the green perspex with clear - though that's a bit of a bugger of a job (I managed to break two sets of dials trying to get it looking right, only to discover that I'd broken the dials in the process).

I gave up on mine eventually, before selling the car - but if you're interested feel free to dig up this old thread:
http://www.fiatforum.com/cinq-sei-st...6k-beware.html