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    Question BA9S 23W Bulb

    I've been trying to find a replacement for one of my indicator bulbs and I'm having no luck at all. An auto-electricians and 2 bike shops and a lot of googling later and I'm no closer.

    Anywhere local or international with cheap shipping that supplies them? I've found a couple of websites but so far the best cost is $3 each with $30 shipping. Seems a little steep given that I only need one! Instead of stocking up on a few spares the $50 could be spent on replacing the entire indicators.

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    Go and see Michie's Automotive on Como St in Takapuna... they had BA9S for me in 6V so I'm sure they'll have it in 12V lol (I think it was BA9S... they're common on older Hondas).

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    Just been yapping to a mate in Aus on another bike forum and mentioned your plight,if you cant find any sing out and he will chuck a couple in with some parts hes sending me over.
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    That'd be bloody brilliant if possible. Failing that if there is anyone else in the same boat then I'll buy a whole heap from this UK place and send em around.

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    Is thst like a standard single contact indicator bulb, but with offset pins? My KLR has those - couldn't find them around so got some standard (non-offset pin) bulbs from SuperCheap, pulled one of the pins out. Fitted ok and works perfectly.
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    Nah, the pins aren't offset or anything, but it seems to be a particularly small base (9mm diameter). Can find tonnes of bulbs in the 1 to 5W range for flashlights and the like but none near 21-23W. Good idea for the offset pins ones though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jono035 View Post
    Nah, the pins aren't offset or anything, but it seems to be a particularly small base (9mm diameter). Can find tonnes of bulbs in the 1 to 5W range for flashlights and the like but none near 21-23W. Good idea for the offset pins ones though.
    Seriously, go and see Michie's Automotive, there was one younger guy there who spent ages on the phone to suppliers sourcing some very unusual bulbs for me. Similar story -- ancient Honda indicators, tiny little 6V bulbs but high wattage. All everybody else had were the same bulbs but 1.5W and 3W for instrumentation backlighting.

    The day before (when I didn't have a sample to show him), I saw the rows of shelves they have behind the front desk... unbelievable amounts of really weird electrical stuff... from Lucas generators and zener diodes up til modern German stuff.

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    Just gave em a ring but the guy said they wouldn't really be able to help without seeing the bulb. If I still don't have one by the next time I'm down in Tauranga I'll call in and see what they can do. Or freight it down if I get desperate... Will definitely keep them in mind for anything else electrical that pops up, cheers!

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    Just bought 5 bulbs from www.jesterstrickbits.co.uk, 1 GBP each, 3 GBP for airmail shipping, now to wait...

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    Are they for the oxford style aftermarket indicators?? If so then Northern Accessories import them and they are available to any GOOD bike shop. Don't deal with the USELESS bike shops.

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    Model Boat Supplies, Norm & Jan Sisson, Ph/Fax 03 389-0643 . 38 Ottawa Road, Christchurch 6.

    This guy has a VERY wide range of bulbs for vintage bikes and cars. He lists a BA9S 20W . Not a 23W though, but a 20W would probably be close enough. Not cheap , but very helpful. No website. No I don't know why a model boat place would have vinatge auto bulbs.
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    Hahaha thanks for the info, hopefully this will save someone some questions and frustration in the future!

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    The bulbs came so I've got a bunch of spares... If anyone else finds themself in the same situation just let me know and I'll stick a couple in the post...

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    Any chance you got orange? i bought some new indicators that use this size for my 74 CB500. had to get a new relay so they would flash right. The opposite side im indicating to still lights up very faintly. would be good to have some better bulbs to draw more and eliminate this. also my bulbs r cheap chinese shit and are clear with a blob of crappy orange paint on them

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    Quote Originally Posted by prvoke View Post
    also my bulbs r cheap chinese shit and are clear with a blob of crappy orange paint on them
    Talking to an autoelectrician when trying to find some orange bulbs for my aftermarket inidcators, he said they're ALL like this: they just make clear bulbs and dip them. It's just that the Chinese ones are crappier, probably because they're done by some crippled 7 year old peasant slave girl in Outer Mongolia...

    While waiting for a retard on TardMe to replace the clear bulbs he sent me from an auction for orange ones (DO NOT DEAL WITH TRADER CNELL!) I experimented with some cheap $2 Shop nail varnish. Mixed some yellow with some red (I already had it for touching up my FahrtSturm), just a drop or two of red in a whole bunch of yeller, then carefully ainted it on the clear globe. It came up as good as, if not better then the crappy ones he eventually supplied.
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

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