List of bulbs in R8

[frog]

Hi,

Anyone have a list of bulbs (and where they are on the car)? I'm planning to replace all the incandescent ones with LEDs.

[Davey_Dee]

Lets just say there's a LOT.

[frog]

Probably no more than most cars. It's odd that the manual doesn't have a list - saying that there are no user-serviceable parts there!

[drbf]

We need a good shop manual for the R8

[R84ME]

We need a good shop manual for the R8

You can get the repair manual from:

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/product.htm?code=A427

[willyjp]

Hi,

Anyone have a list of bulbs (and where they are on the car)? I'm planning to replace all the incandescent ones with LEDs.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...RG-Results.htm

you will note many are labelled "assembly" which I think in effect means "not user replaceable (and I think those are mostly already LED)

if you search on this topic you will find I have posted this before, along with some urls for LED suppliers; one problem you will run into is the straight LED
replacement won't draw as much current and will give you a "Bulb Out" warning; to answer this, they've made LEDs with resistors in series, which to a degree defeats one of the main reasons of using an LED: reduced current draw!

as far as "where they are on the car", you'll need the Bentley shop manual; it locates the bulb and tells you how to replace it, but it does NOT give the bulb spec. or part identifier;

[frog]

Right - I have the Elsawin guide and it doesn't give a list of bulbs.

I believe you only need the LEDs with resistors on lights external to the car for either safety or regulation.

[London Lad]

The resistor is to make the led draw more current so the bulb fail warning system in the car recognises it as a working bulb.

[frog]

Quite - I phrased it wrong. The only places where there are likely to be current sensors will be on those lights that need to be on for either regulation or safety.

[London Lad]

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