2004 466 MY Reading Light

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2004 466 MY Reading Light

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Hi to All,
Looking for the LED replacement bulb or fixture for the reading light above the forward stateroom bed.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Hard to tell what kind of bulb is the fixture, but there is a LED replacement for just about any kind of bulb made. No need to replace the entire fixture.
My old sailboat had festoon bulbs that I replaced with LED bulbs I got from SuperbrightLED.com and my current Carver had a bunch of halogens and I found those at Amazon.
There are tons of places you can find LED bulbs. Google is your friend
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Thank you for your reply. I couldn't figure how to get to the bulb. The round portion of the fixture would separate from the the base, but then I wasn't sure how to get to the bulb for fear of breaking it.
Recently, I did change all my lights to LED's from Amazon and very pleased with results.
Thanks again.
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I have a couple in my 405. A few years ago I changed everything to led bulbs and fiddled with these for a bit and then just quit. I really never use them. If you do eventually fit the correct led bulb do you mind posting what it is?
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Plastic does get old and brittle so maybe consider changing the entire unit. https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... 1912/4296/
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I believe it is an MR 16 bulb. Should be readily available. The come in 12 and 120 v, so make sure you get the 12v
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Thanks to all of you. I'll try the bulb if I can get the fixture apart, if not I'll look at the replacement.
Thanks again!
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Thanks to all of you. I'll try the bulb if I can get the fixture apart, if not I'll look at the replacement.
Thanks again!
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OK, finally got the bulb out by prying open with small screwdriver blade. The bulb is 12 volt, 5 watt, GE 58540. The replacement from Amazon is about $34 each.
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Couple of options.

Halogen like the original. https://www.bulbamerica.com/products/os ... light-bulb

LED replacement. https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... -car/2077/

Or search yourself for a BA9S T2.75 bulb.
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