Volkswagen cigarette lighter \"torch\" LED light
I did a quick search and didn't see this so thought I would post even though it may not be new to some of you. VW sells a neat little LED light in the Touareg that they call a torch. It plugs into the cigarette lighter and recharges there. I leave mine plugged in all the time.
There is not an obvious way to take it apart so I haven't endangered mine. The light produced is slight bluish/purple. The design is interesting in that it seems to have a projector lens on it such that it produces a perfect circle of light with no spill outside the cutoff. There are some minor beam artifacts but it's a mostly smooth illumination within the circle of light. I have no idea what kind of bulb or battery it has inside.
Here are some pics of the torch installed, size comparison, and beam shot (at about 2 1/2 feet) compared to Infinity Ultra with Lithium AA...
I think the VW part number for these is #7L6-947-175 A and it can be bought at most VW dealerships or some online places selling VW stuff such as ECS Tuning .
Matt
I did a quick search and didn't see this so thought I would post even though it may not be new to some of you. VW sells a neat little LED light in the Touareg that they call a torch. It plugs into the cigarette lighter and recharges there. I leave mine plugged in all the time.
There is not an obvious way to take it apart so I haven't endangered mine. The light produced is slight bluish/purple. The design is interesting in that it seems to have a projector lens on it such that it produces a perfect circle of light with no spill outside the cutoff. There are some minor beam artifacts but it's a mostly smooth illumination within the circle of light. I have no idea what kind of bulb or battery it has inside.
Here are some pics of the torch installed, size comparison, and beam shot (at about 2 1/2 feet) compared to Infinity Ultra with Lithium AA...
I think the VW part number for these is #7L6-947-175 A and it can be bought at most VW dealerships or some online places selling VW stuff such as ECS Tuning .
Matt