Upgrade reversing lights

[pagh]

Hi,

 

Is there any way to upgrade the reversing lights on the Citigo?

 

It´s only 10w, and not much power, so having trouble seeing where i am going.

The original bulb is a R10W BA15 made by Osram.

 

Is there anyway to get a LED version to work in the Citigo?

A more powerfull conventional bulb would also do the trick.

 

Even a 2012 Kia Rio has 16w reversing lights. :-p

[Damo]

You can get led reverse light bulbs on ebay...yes

[pagh]

And they Will work without flickering and error Messages?

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[Damo]

Haven't tried, but you can get led P21 bulbs for less than £10 so worth a try

Not felt the need to upgrade myself, as it's pretty well lit where I am

[pagh]

Hmm, guess i´ll just have to buy a couple of LED bulbs and try it out.

 

I´ve seen a few people talk about flickering when the lights are not on, so just wanted to ask peoples experiences before throwing money away. :-)

[Damo]

Hmm, guess i´ll just have to buy a couple of LED bulbs and try it out.

 

I´ve seen a few people talk about flickering when the lights are not on, so just wanted to ask peoples experiences before throwing money away. :-)

 

Yeah... let them throw their money away

[Stormchaser]

I think those other bulbs called Cree? Would be better than LED,s.

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[pagh]

Damo -> Yeah, but that doesnt really solve my problem. ;-)

Stormchaser -> Yep, will order some cree-based bulbs and have a go at it. :-)

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[Damo]

Someone has to be the guinea pig

[loadinglevelone]

I think those other bulbs called Cree? Would be better than LED,s.

 

Cree is one of the worlds biggest and best LED manufacturer.

 

They do also manufacture and sell LED bulbs. But be careful, as with any other manufacturer they have a range of LED qualitys, ranging from the best there is, to really poor. This all has to do with quality consistency in the manufacturing process of LED chips. Even the best manufacturer will get some percentage of chips that are of poor quality, so they sell these cheap.

 

In other words - you get what you pay for.

Edited 12 December, 2013 by loadinglevelone

[peter3197]

This may be teaching everyone to suck eggs but remember the diameter of the hole in the lens is only just bigger than the R10 W bulb and a normal P21 bulb will not go through and a lot of the led ones won't either. 

[raj55]

LED bulbs are usually very poor substitute (at present). They are just not bright enough. See if these fit your car. They are 20W and have transverse filaments.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-207-MOTORCYCLE-MOTOR-BIKE-SIDE-LIGHT-TAIL-LIGHT-BULBS-12V-21W-BA15S-19mm-/400492376143

[pagh]

Biltema here in DK have different kinds of BA15S bulbs - 10/18/21w.

 

Will have a look at what size the bulb head is. If it will fit through the lens hole.

Hope i can get the 18w or 21w to fit.

 

We´ll see :-)

 

Thanks for the help so far. 

[Damo]

If it wont fit through...

Time to get the dremmel out!

[pagh]

I found some 18w bulbs in Biltema in Denmark.
Compared the size of the bulb head, to the different versions in the shop. (I was away for the weekend in a different car, so couldn´t check the exact size of the bulb hole on the Citigo).

 

The 21w version was noticebly larger than the 18w version.

Have just installed the 18w version, and it fits and works fine.

Will have a look tonight how much light they put out. :-)

 

For the scandinavian readers that have access to Biltema, the part number is 35-15445 and the price is 20 kroner for 2 bulbs.

 

I think the 21w versions might fit, but i am not sure, and wouldn´t bet on it. ;-)

[raj55]

OK, Biltema has even a 35W version and my Toyota Aygo came with only one reversing light (BA15s, 21W ) and it was darn poor light. So I changed it to the single 35 watt and I am happy. If you have two reversing lights in UP/Citigo then two 21watts is enough.

[pagh]

OK, Biltema has even a 35W version and my Toyota Aygo came with only one reversing light (BA15s, 21W ) and it was darn poor light. So I changed it to the single 35 watt and I am happy. If you have two reversing lights in UP/Citigo then two 21watts is enough.

 Yeah, i saw a 35w, but only in 24v version? Didn´t check for a 12v though.

I wanted to take the original 10w into account, regarding dimension of wirering and i wasn´t sure the 21w version would fit into the lens itself.

And yes, there are 2 reversing lights on the triplets.

 

But i hope 18w will do the trick. :-)

Edited 15 December, 2013 by pagh

[SimonJ]

I've found some BA15s 21w 12v motorcycle bulbs that look to be the correct size.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221229392362?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

At £3 for a pair delivered they're cheap enough too.