DASH SWITCH PANEL LIGHT

Could anybody take a look at the somewhat hidden light under the edge of the dash that lights up the switch panel? Probably only on later Dinos E-series. I want to know if the two fasteners visible are phillips or slotted
screws. The bulb was originally green!

 

That's easy, there are no Phillips screws on the dino period!!!

 

ANYWHERE!!

 

BTW the bulb was clear, there is a green plastic lense over the fixture!

 

Here is a pic I lifted from the search forum about the dash light on the 246. It is showing a green bulb.

 

there were Philips screws on parking and indicator lights.... all models....

 

... and not to mention Daytonas, which were built during same "period", also feature(d) quite a few Philips head screws.

 

I own my dino since new, there are no Phillips screws anywhere!! The bulb is clear, your bulb has been replaced!

 

plexiglass strips ?

 

Exactly.
The ones you will find are on bought from outside units but not Scaglietti

 

I stand corrected;
There is phillips screws for the turn signals/parking lights the only ones I found!
The dash light I was wrong it is a green bulb no green lens, I can see. The screws are slotted.

 

Thanks for the replies. That original bulb gets very hot so I opted for a LED filament style festoon bulb that barely gets warm. Couldn't find one in green so I will have to try to dye it or wrap it with some translucent green tape.

 

Not familiar with those specifically, but several exterior and interior fixtures/trim items seem to have featured them.

 

Anybody knows where to find a replacement "Switch panel light"? - mine was lost during re-upholstery. Thank you!

 

They had some at T-Rutlands a while back. Part number 40095101 is essentially 95% the same. There is one on ebay now: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155398894376 The one pictured is mine.
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If you're talking about the "Instrument Illumination Rheostat", #24 on page 5 of the US owners' manual, I found one at DinoParts. A Google search will provide more than one seller.

https://www.dinoparts.com/en/detail/index/sArticle/19568

Now that I've looked at the pictures above, that probably isn't what you were referring to. I've crawled all over and under my Dino and don't remember seeing anything like the pictures, (my care is a European model). Where is this located?

 

Definitely not that one

 

Interesting, but I seem to remember that mine had a glass cover on it, i.e. you couldn't touch the lightbulb inside

 

I guessing these must be a late E series thing. No glass cover or provision for one on my original but you can't touch the bulb even if you wanted to once it is installed. I would go with a led festoon filament bulb that puts out very little heat. The old school bulb gets quite hot and is tucked in pretty close to the fiberglass dash shell.

 

Wrong, look at your Carello lights.
Units bought in by Ferrari may have phillips by that outside supplier.
Generally you are correct, Pininfarina used phillips, Scaglietty used raised head slotted

 

What racerboy9 is showing you (p/n 40095101) is actually a dash light for the 308gt4's. These lights mount on the underside of the dash pod and shine light onto the face of the instruments. My 1970 Dodge Challenger had a similar setup.

 

No, the bulb is white but with green vinyl sleeve around

 

Not sure about the Dinos but I have seen festoon bulbs where the glass is actually green. I wanted a LED filament style festoon bulb which I couldn't find in green so I got some green lens sheet to wrap it.