those of you that read my rantings usually in capitols,and on skoda superb, (until i was told it was shouting) will know i pimped the interior of my 05 elegance with nice results, (see pictures in that topic) but this may work for other skoda models

so you may know that i moaned about the rear lights or rather the lack of illumination on side lights...and asked the question are the face lifted lights any different or top and bottom double filaments.....

well they aint !

so the pimping continues

i purchased two new bulb holders, double pins and opposite pin bayonet fitting.

i know the superb uses double offset and staggered pins but i will get to that latter.

the new bulb holders are approx 20 mm in length with wires already attached and slightly wider than the bulb base

i removed the rear lamps off of the car

i removed the top bulb 12volt 21 watt

i removed the bottom bulb 12volt 21w/4w and put them in the spares box, neither to be re used

i then used a snap on rotary bur fitted in a high speed drill to grind out the top bulb holder fittings on the pcb to take the new holders

i drilled two 3mm holes into the lamp holder hole on the pcb to take the two wires on the bulb holders

i inserted the new holders, pushed in so the base is flush fitting and wires poking through the drilled holes

i then soldered both sides of the new bulb holder to the pcb

the wires were then routed behind the pcb and soldered to metal feeds for the side light and the brake light

now the bulbs,they shouldnt fit , :wonder:

i purchased four 12volt 21w/5w bulbs ,(brighter) opposite pins and staggered , NOT offset and staggered factory fit 12v 21w/4w

i couldnt find the exact fit in higher wattage so the new ones were the only option

i had to file off one of the bayonet pins on each bulb( the top one closest to the glass) :yes:

the bulb holder was crimped slightly so the one pinned bulb didnt loose contact :|

i marked the pcb and the bulbs with a paint pen marker so fitting could not be 180 degrees out

(otherwise if you are ham fisted enough you could have 21w side lights !!)

i refitted the lamps to the car a tried out.. they look good they are very neat they dont affect any other lights they are legal and have been checked by the vehicle inspectorate and give a much bigger side light area top and bottom,so safer.

here are the pictures although they may not be in perfect order

as you can see from the pics,its a neat and easy job, the top double filament bulb protrudes a little bit more but not enough to cause any issues at all and the best bit...

it took a couple of hours and a few quid, BARGAIN !!

the pics of the lights on are just the side lights, the camera has a very powerful flash that has distorted the image a bit, the brake and fog lights work exactly as before, no bulb failure warnings either.

what do you think?

This post has been edited by strongmanatforrestgym: 16 June 2011 - 23:39

Edited 22 June, 201115 yr by strongmanatforrestgym

I can't see any pics

Neither can i

Me neither!

I think you've just posted a "Superb" "how to" guide in the Octy 1 forum! You did ask.

In his defence, he does say ...."i pimped the interior of my 05 elegance with nice results, (see pictures in that topic) but this may work for other skoda models...."

And I CAN see the pictures!

I'm off to the Superb section to see what he's on about