Are these interior lights the same across models?

[djw]

Or are they only on the Austrian 710Ks?

I think they may be a standard Hella part (1357?) sans rubber band that is holding mine together, and possibly reasonably. Anyone have a source?

Thanks.

[pcolette]

Try here: http://www.rallylights.com/Hella%20Inte ... ights.aspx

I've bought from them a number of times and they've been great to deal with. Good selection too!

[Stekay]

I second pcolette's endorsement. Great people to deal with.

[westernair]

A little different but looks right at home, This is a repop of a Hella for a early VW bus
http://www.eisparts.com/211947107A.html
http://www.eisparts.com/211947125A.html

[djw]

I received a Hella 1357, which is still manufactured and in the Hella catalog, and it is the exact light (in mine anyway, there's 3 of these in my K). They're about $15 and available from a few sources.

Not sure if these are the same in the Swiss pinz.

Hella also makes the same light without switch (a clear version of the blue "blackout" light). I have not found a blue lens version, but luckily I don't need one of those. If I did the clear one with blue LEDs would probably serve the purpose just as well.

[djw]

A little different but looks right at home, This is a repop of a Hella for a early VW bus
http://www.eisparts.com/211947107A.html
http://www.eisparts.com/211947125A.html

Got one of the Hella 1357 as mentioned and it is the exact light. Widely available - even at Amazon Not sure if this is/was the originals on all Swiss models or just the Austrian updated ones. The old front dome light looked to have overheated (some black, some melted plastic) and maybe had the wrong bulb in at one time in history, or just left burning forever.

So for grins I put a couple of LED replacements from superbrightled.com (4210-xHP3: 3 LED High Power Festoon bulb 4210-WWHP3: Warm White, 8-30V) and they look great, the same color temp as the originals and don't heat up, maybe 1/5th the draw. They make a cool white also and it is just too stark white for the cabin at night. They also make a 6 LED version that would probably fit, I didn't try.