What kind of 12V bulb is this ?

[moglite]

I've got this in an old Notek Fairlite 777 lamp

Never seen anything quite like it



It has Mazda 12V 55W Made in England written on it, and possible 23 and B



I'm looking at getting an LED replacement so I can run it straight off a gearbox switch for a reversing light.

Can anybody identify this bulb - my Google foo is weak today.

[misteralz]

Is the bulb just the glass part? VW sidelight bulbs looked similar to that in the '80s, but you could pull them out of their holder...

[misteralz]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrome-Amber-501-Side-indicator-Bulbs-VW-Golf-Polo-mk1-mk2-mk3-mk4-mk5-mk6-/160678424857

Like these^^^

[moglite]

Aug 21, 2019 20:05:13 GMT misteralz said:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Chrome-Amber-501-Side-indicator-Bulbs-VW-Golf-Polo-mk1-mk2-mk3-mk4-mk5-mk6-/160678424857

Like these^^^

Thanks
I did wonder that, but there is no sign of movement.
Also these are 55w - whereas the ones you linked would be more like 5/10W

[Rich]

For it to be ‘mazda’ branded it’s got to be old. It’s most probably obsolete. How does it fair size wise against a H3? That is probably your best bet at an LED replacement that will fit.

[moglite]

Aug 22, 2019 13:27:04 GMT Rich said:

For it to be ‘mazda’ branded it’s got to be old. It’s most probably obsolete. How does it fair size wise against a H3? That is probably your best bet at an LED replacement that will fit.

Nice one Rich - I think we might have something here

Very close in size to the H3



A mod seems pretty straightforward, as I might be able to remove the "cage" from the bottom of bulb.

I think I'll order up a couple of H3's and see how my luck is 

[tristanh]

Hold up, a 55w (or LED equivalent of)reversing light? A standard halogen for that job is 21w.

[moglite]

The bulb came out of one of these

[tristanh]

A search light! Lol