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Bulbs!

Post by MadFiat » Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:42 pm

For most applications below, LED bulbs are not suitable. The Fiat CANBUS system will freak out and tell you off for using an LED bulb. Resisters and "error free" bulbs have mixed results. So be prepared for experimentation if you want to try to do LED.

The following are the bulbs recommended by Fiat for each location on the car. US/Canada/Mexico/Latin America specifications are all included.

I have to admit - headlight bulb numbering is a dumpster fire. There are multiple specifications, and in some cases, multiple ones that meet the specs below and some confusion between sources on which bulb goes in which location. So if anyone finds any errors, please let me know.

Headlamp (US and Canada) - 9012LL 55W
Front Fog - H11 55W
Rear Turn Signal - PY21W
Backup - 921
Brake / Tail - P21 5W
Daytime Running Light DRL - W21 5W / 7443
Third Brake - Cabrio - Integrated LED
Third Brake - Hatch - W5W / 194 / 12961
Front Park (US/Can) - W21 5W
Front Side Marker - W3W / 12256
Front Turn Signal (Mexico / Latin America) - PY21W
Front Turn Signal (US and Canada) - WY21W / 7440
Headlamp High Beam (Mexico/Latin America) - H7
Headlamp Low Beam (Mexico/Latin America) - H1
License Plate - Integrated LED
Parking (Mexico/Latin America) - W21/5W
Parking (US and Canada) - W5W / 7443
Rear Fog - P21 5W
Rear Park - P21 5W
Rear Side Marker - W3W / 12256
Side Repeater - WY5W
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Re: Bulbs!

Post by operamatt » Thu Dec 20, 2018 5:44 am

thanks a ton!!! the only lights i was brave enough to change to led was the blinkers in the fender. no issues with changing those.
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Re: Bulbs!

Post by Mangavideo » Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:11 pm

MadFiat wrote: Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:42 pm For most applications below, LED bulbs are not suitable. The Fiat CANBUS system will freak out and tell you off for using an LED bulb. Resisters and "error free" bulbs have mixed results. So be prepared for experimentation if you want to try to do LED.

The following are the bulbs recommended by Fiat for each location on the car. US/Canada/Mexico/Latin America specifications are all included.

I have to admit - headlight bulb numbering is a dumpster fire. There are multiple specifications, and in some cases, multiple ones that meet the specs below and some confusion between sources on which bulb goes in which location. So if anyone finds any errors, please let me know.

Headlamp (US and Canada) - 9012LL 55W
Front Fog - H11 55W
Rear Turn Signal - PY21W
Backup - 921
Brake / Tail - P21 5W
Daytime Running Light DRL - W21 5W / 7443
Third Brake - Cabrio - Integrated LED
Third Brake - Hatch - W5W / 194 / 12961
Front Park (US/Can) - W21 5W
Front Side Marker - W3W / 12256
Front Turn Signal (Mexico / Latin America) - PY21W
Front Turn Signal (US and Canada) - WY21W / 7440
Headlamp High Beam (Mexico/Latin America) - H7
Headlamp Low Beam (Mexico/Latin America) - H1
License Plate - Integrated LED
Parking (Mexico/Latin America) - W21/5W
Parking (US and Canada) - W5W / 7443
Rear Fog - P21 5W
Rear Park - P21 5W
Rear Side Marker - W3W / 12256
Side Repeater - WY5W
Thanks

A question. Is the Front DRL's made up of the following?

Daytime Running Light DRL - W21 5W / 7443
Front Turn Signal (US and Canada) - WY21W / 7440

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Re: Bulbs!

Post by MadFiat » Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:56 pm

Mangavideo wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:11 pm
Thanks

A question. Is the Front DRL's made up of the following?

Daytime Running Light DRL - W21 5W / 7443
Front Turn Signal (US and Canada) - WY21W / 7440

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Yes. You replace them separately

A popular DRl replacement is these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075T6MSLW and as far as the turn signal I'm not sure.
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Re: Bulbs!

Post by Rael Nema » Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:42 pm

MadFiat wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:56 pm A popular DRl replacement is these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075T6MSLW and as far as the turn signal I'm not sure.
Thanks for that. I already have LED headlights and the DRLs are OG bulbs. I'm kinda self conscious about it.

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