Reversing Light Bulb Availability

[leman600]

I wonder if anyone can help me with the part number or availability of the reversing bulb and or holder in the sealed unit rear lights. I am doing the repair to the unit for condensation removal purposes as described on another pistonhead thread and all going well apart from damaging this bulb whilst removing. I could replace with non standard but would really like to sort properly.
The plastic holder says Hella and has a couple of idents on it PA 66 6F 30 and 008 555. No Google searches seem to come up with anything.
Any help gratefully appreciated.

[cadman]

looking closer at the bulb itself it appears to be a philips type. PH16W on the bulb
after searching the interwebs i think this would be a good upgrade
it is led replacement for volvo xc90

https://www.auto-lighting.co.uk/product-eng-5909-C...

[leman600]

Thank you very much Cadman. Ive looked online for several hours and come back with very little. The item you mention looks absolutely perfect. Do you think in the Aston the resistors would be needed? I was actually looking to upgrade to something of this type before sealing my lights up again. I removed the old bulb to measure up and source and broke it.
This is what I have found for standard part.
https://mm-opelparts.nl/overige/gloeilampen/gloeil...

[EVR]

Sorry for chipping in with no actual new info, but the reverse lights are already LED from factory right? My understanding was that the whole rear lights were LED.

[cadman]

yes and no. the sealed unit is led for the tail light, brake light,turn signal.but within the unit is an old style bulb for rear backup,just like the one in the above link.and picture below and to think if that bulb fails most people would not know and just replace the $$$$$ unit.even to replace the bulb is a pita . with the lens removed it still has to be accessed from the back of unit

[leman600]

As Cadman says the old bulb is a normal ish exenon bulb 16w but with a built in plastic base. I thought it was 2 parts but the plastic base is integral. The only place I could find the originals were abroad and seem to be the same as zafira Opel mk1 version or Astra G. Part number above for Netherlands supplier. These LED ones Cadman found do look really good. I'm changing one at a time and will comment on comparison.

[paulrog1]

Well this is disappointing, so we have a normal bulb in a sealed unit.

So i guess when the lamp goes you will have to remove the whole unit and then put it in the oven to remove the front lens, and reseal it back up after replacing the bulb?????

I thought all the rear lights were all LEDs and designed for the life of the car.

[leman600]

TBH Paul the bulb looks good and is probably working at low % of what it can do and is on rarely. I foolishly broke mine not understanding it was integral plastic/bulb. The bulb will probably last a very, very long time.

[EVR]

Thank you all for the clarification.

But yeah, it is bit disappointing (more aesthetically than functionally), especially since they are so hard to change.

[leman600]

The light is sorted and just to clarify Cadmans bulb suggestion fitted fine and as of around 2 hours driving no errors on CANBUS system. This is without dummy load resistors although I purchased some at the time of getting the LED bulbs. The LED light is indeed a whiter temperature and noticeably a fair bit brighter. Thanks again Cadman.