Greg,Hey, mos, nice find. FWIW if you're ordering other stuff autohausaz.com has it for $8.50.
Can you do me a favor if you still have your old bulb? Would you mind measuring it's length and posting it?
Thanks!
Take care and enjoy the ride,
Greg
LOL!!! You did what???My bulb socket is missing so I just soldered a bulb directly into the third brake light housing.
Hey welcome to the forum, would like to see pics of your grand edition if you have anyI broke down and bought the bulb and socket. Turned the dash light off. Success!
Find an industrial lamp dealer in your town and get Osram 64115 or equivalent, its the exact replacement.Greg,
Let's see: 1.5" long and 3/8" diameter
Autohaus shipping is more than the part..
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I guess I need to order 5 oil filters to get the free shipping!
Best,
Mo
The 256 part you reference is a simiar bulb and the aligning pins are 120degrees and will not fit the base..your photo somewhat illustrates.......
I visit the closest Napa and they are closed. On the way home, I swing by a VW dealer and bring the bad bulb in for sh*ts and grins. The parts guy goes, "That looks like a Beetle turn signal lamp". I say, "It does? It actually came off a MB..." 2 minutes later, he comes out from back and we match up the pair, same wattage and voltage with bayonet end. I grimace and lay out $10.70 and what do you know? IT WORKS!!!
VW #N-104-456-02
The indicator will light if the bulb draws a different current that the OE 21W halogen. I had the same problem and wound up replacing the socket which looked perfectly good, but wasn't! There are two types of bulbs/sockets used on the later model W140s. One uses a 20W halogen with opposing pins and one uses a 21 W halogen with asymmetric pins. The socket for the 21W bulb with the asymmetric pins is out of production, so replace it with the newer model socket (140-825-00--82) and use Sylvania 910152-012002. The newer 20W bulb is shorter and readily available. The socket cost me about $8.00 at the dealers, but can be had online for about 1/2.Do I have to replace the bulb with a halogen? Do you think the car will know the difference? My bulb socket is missing so I just soldered a bulb directly into the third brake light housing. But my my bulb replacement indicator still comes up on the dash when i hold the brakes down for a few seconds. Every single light works on the car now. But the indicator still lights up.![]()