Dumb question, light bulb in headlight

[ekam]

Is this the front parking light in the bentley manual??? It says "Front - W5W" and "Litronic - H6W" so I assume mine's H6W. Can anyone confirm? Thanks.

[Lil bastard]

Yep... I also believe that in Canadia it's the daytime running light too.

[turbo23dog]

I just replaced mine and its H6W for litronic lights. I was also pretty confused about that bulb being called both parking lights and daytime running lights. You should have seen the look on the face of the counter clerk at Pep Boys when I mentioned it was for litronics, not standard headlights.

This bulb was not available through any of my local parts chain stores. My local dealership had em in stock but they were expensive at ~$15.00 USD each.

I tried searching here for the proceedure on how to change the bulb, only to find that yeah, its spelled out in the Owner's Manual on how to remove the litronic assmbly to change the bulb.

Rich

[ekam]

Originally Posted by turbo23dog

This bulb was not available through any of my local parts chain stores. My local dealership had em in stock but they were expensive at ~$15.00 USD each.

Okay so it's not just me that's having trouble finding a damn light bulb at the local parts store... phew... what a relief...

[ramo80]

Yup, i bought it in new market. I think they charged me 30 CAD. The weird thing is that since i replaced one, one head light is a lot brighter than the other. and i do mean "A LOT" brighter.

You won't find it anywhere but the dealer. Trust me. I searched EVERYWHERE.

[idheaton]

I was able to pick mine up at a local NAPA autoparts store, it was $17... which floored me for such a small bulb....

[AJRDU]

I got mine from the local carquest store. $8.50 each.

[Toppy986]

I know this is an older thread, however I thought it might be useful to someone else to save them the frustration that I went though this weekend. One of my daylight driving bulbs went out on Friday, after spending the weekend trying to locate a replacement H6W bulb at the usual auto stores in Ontario with no luck, I tried the VW dealer around the corner today, and they had it in stock. VW # VCN N10445502 for $12.42. After a google search turns out same part number for Audi.
As the H6W bulb is difficult to locate, just another option other than the Porsche dealer.

[lkchris]

Originally Posted by Toppy986

I know this is an older thread, however I thought it might be useful to someone else to save them the frustration that I went though this weekend. One of my daylight driving bulbs went out on Friday, after spending the weekend trying to locate a replacement H6W bulb at the usual auto stores in Ontario with no luck, I tried the VW dealer around the corner today, and they had it in stock. VW # VCN N10445502 for $12.42. After a google search turns out same part number for Audi.
As the H6W bulb is difficult to locate, just another option other than the Porsche dealer.

Yes, the learning here is that for the most part 'merikun FLAPS don't stock much for German cars.

[ekam]

I no longer have the car, but I got so frustrated to the point that I replaced it with LED since the halogens keep burning out due to them running all the time.