"Oppie" > wrote in message
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> Rear dome light went out again on the lw300. In the past I found that
> wiggling the diode in the left side fuse panel brought it back on. Tried
> it in the dark last night and the top part of the plastic package broke
> off in my hand. After managing to extract the remainder of the diode,
> found that the actual diode was only crimped into the terminals and that
> there was a poor connection that overheated the contacts and caused the
> plastic to get brittle.
>
> Anybody know if the diode in a mini fuse package is available at an auto
> parts store or only a dealer item?
>
> Thanks - Oppie

Found this part
http://www.littelfuse.com/part/02400113.html

Now just looking for stock somewhere.