Oldsmobile Bravada Map Light Bulb Size

Additional Notes

• The Oldsmobile Bravada map light specifications cover model years 1991 through 2004, with six distinct bulb sizes used across that span: 212-2, 168, 211-2, 194, 561, and 562.
• The 212-2 is the most frequently specified bulb in these records, appearing across the 2002-2004 model years. It is an ANSI-standard festoon bulb with an SV8.5 base, rated at 12V and 12W.
• The 211-2 bulb shares identical electrical and physical characteristics with the 212-2, both being 41mm festoon types with an SV8.5 base at 12V and 12W. Despite this similarity, they carry separate ANSI designations and are listed as distinct part numbers in these specifications.
• The 211-2 is specified for the 1994, 1998, and 2000 model years of the Oldsmobile Bravada map light position.
• The 561 and 562 bulbs, used in the 1991-1993 model years, are also 44mm festoon types rated at 12V and 12W, but they use end-cap contacts rather than the SV8.5 base found on the 211-2 and 212-2. This base difference makes them physically incompatible with the later festoon-style sockets.
• The 168 bulb is a miniature wedge type in the T10 form factor, rated at 12V and 4.9W. It is specified for the 1999 and 2001 model years, representing a significantly lower wattage than the festoon bulbs used in surrounding years.
• The 194 bulb is also a T10 miniature wedge type, rated at 12V and 3.78W, and is specified for the 1996-1997 model years. It draws less power than the 168 despite sharing the same T10 form factor, and the two are not always interchangeable depending on socket and circuit tolerances.
• The shift between wedge-type bulbs (T10 form factor) and festoon-type bulbs across different model years indicates that the map light socket design changed at multiple points during the Bravada's production run, and substitutions between these two bulb families are not physically possible without modification.