FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Hi,

Was wondering if anybody had any ideas about how to paint a dual filament globe orange?

reason is I am using a dual filament globe as an indicator/reverse light and wish to have a clear lens rather than amber.

to overcome this i thought I could paint the bulb?

any ideas on a hi temp dye?

Cheers

Ed

Check out the craft shops, or lighting retailers, there is a transparent paint that is used to paint light globes (to be sold at markets) and if it can withstand the 60 - 100 watt bulb temp it should be good for the lamps!
or why not replace them with LED amber globes from

http://www.led340.com/

or try this guy for orange bulbs with the correct fitting

http://www.classicandvintagebulbs.com/


Hope this helps a little
Matt

Wouldnt your reverse lights also be amber in that case?

Hey Matt,

that helps alot, i did a quick google on glass paint for bulbs as u suggested and it seems easy to get.. and cheap!

ive already replaced my stop lamps with LEDs, but im not sure if they come in orange to suit a dual filament.

hadnt thought to look in vintage bulbs, wasnt sure if dual filament orange globes are in much demand.

I can live with orange reverse lights more than amber lenses. :-)

the EH has orange reverse lamps and it is very bright.

thanks for your help :)

Cheers

Ed

You can buy amber dual filament globes from any Repco store, they are conventional globes not leds and cost the same as an ordinary globe
Cheers
Jock

 You need to check that the little pins that hold the globe into the globeholder are right when trying to fit orange globes where clear ones used to live - I got caught with that on my EK , the orange globes have the pins offset a little , i.e. not 180 degrees apart when looking from the contact end.
Perhaps there is someone making them to retrofit the earlier models , I was using commodore globes and they wouldnt fit.

Some of the globes have an odd offset for commodores etc, but the Repco ones have the standard offset pin common to most cars.
Cheers
Jock

I used the Commo offset globes and ground one pin off. Been in the car for over 2 years now without a problem
If they ever do fail I will get some Repco ones though.

Ken

hi ed, i used some light bulb paint for all my dash globes, my fiance uses it to paint glass arty things.
i painted the whole instrument lights including speedo and aftermarket gauges blue. gives off a realy nice glow and very cheap to do. and the blinker indicating lights are a purple (rusty one for you :) ) the only problem is they smoke for a couple of minutes when first turned on until the paint cures, all her artworks get baked in a oven to set the paint. before being sold
it can be bought from any good art store

dean

Repco also sell coloured....condoms.... for dash bulbs, you just pull it over the globe, turn it on and allow it to heat and cure, they come in a variety of colours
Cheers
Jock

Hi Guys.

Getting back to the original post. Why do you need dual filament globes.

Doesn't your blinker switch allow you to run the blinker/reverse light from 1 filament like the factory set-up.

Also there are 2 types of dual filament globes. The normal 21/5w just like a standard stop/tail or front parker/blinker, also there is a 21/21W which is used in situations like yours where you need both the blinker & reverse to be bright. These are more difficult to find, but they're the ones you need, I think.

Dr Terry.

Hello,

thx for the replies... interesting!

ok I am running Dual filament globes simply beacuse a VB-VK indicator switch does not support standard indicators (not that I could work out anyway).

and it was easier to run dual filament globes for the reverse than to try nut out how they managed to use a single filament globe.

Hope this makes sense...

looks like 21/21 globes are the go then... I had wondered why my reverse lights were so dim....

Cheers

Ed