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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841  
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Hi folks,
Just as the title says we're in Spain and have just had an unscheduled tree vs rear lights incident. This isn't a case of new light bulbs - I'll need an indicator and a brake/tail lights. Mine are LEDs but anything will do. I've taken 101 spares, but always the case that you don' t have the thing you end up needing. We're on the eastern edge of the Bardenas Real - near Eija de le Caballero (or something like that). I'll have a Google for dealers, but if they're anything like the ones at home I guess they'll faint when a '94 Defender rolls up. Anyone any hot tips for this? I'm also wishing I'd taken time to fit the O/S bumperette..... Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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31st Aug 2023 5:05pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410 
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Oh no Donald
 Hang on there aren't any trees on the Bardenas Reales 
So, Paddocks and Craddocks and LR Direct will post to Spain. Camp sites are usually good with having post delivered. I cannot help much in country but there is a 4x4 garage in Zaragoza https://www.4x4proyect.com/comprar/land-ro...o/defender Has Land Rover parts on its website. Good luck. If all else fails I am happy to post out to you from here. |
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31st Aug 2023 5:38pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841
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Thank you. Yeah, very few trees out there, but we finished the section later in the day than we'd hoped so went for the first/nearest campsite and it's pretty tight with 'invisible' trees. Just task loading when tired.
Being LEDs, though the lens is knackered, and half of the LEDs don't work, there is still an indicator 'in theory'. The panel behind has taken a knock too so I'll likely have to replace that when I get home - but that means any surface mounted indicator and brake/tail light would do. I don't really want to sit in this particular site for 2 or 3 days waiting for a UK supplier's parts to arrive so I think I'll go to a nearby garage in the morning which gets good reviews and see if they have anything generic. I've got my 'leccy tools and a selection of crimp connectors, so if I get my hands on some lights I can make them work. There's some on a neighbouring camper van... :
But if anyone else has a cunning suggestion I'm all ears.. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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31st Aug 2023 6:56pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1777  
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A trailer lighting board strapped straight across the back, either to your tow bar or connected to the harness under the rhs.
hth Keith |Should be able to but at any supermarket) |
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31st Aug 2023 7:24pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841
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Thanks Keith - that certainly is helpful. The sort of lateral thinking I've not been capable of yet. I have a 7pin socket on the car, and a 13pin adapter in the cubby. Thanks very much for highlighting another option.
If we did this, and planned ahead for a campsite towards the back end of next week we could even get a UK supplier to send there and do a more permanent repair then Good one  Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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31st Aug 2023 7:39pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Love the lateral thinking there Keith
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31st Aug 2023 7:55pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 
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Me too
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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31st Aug 2023 8:11pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074
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Daft as it sounds have you checked Amazon?
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31st Aug 2023 9:58pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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A mate lives near Tarragona, I have asked if he knows of anywhere. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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5th Sep 2023 1:04pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841
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Hi guys,
Thanks very much for the further posts and my apologies for not coming back to this. It's funny how time flies when you're camping and moving each day and doing the route work/leading for our wee team. We did go into Tudela and went hither and thither. Eventually the only sensible solution was Keith's idea of a towbar in a branch of Norauto. Thanks again Keith for that pointer.
 Click image to enlarge As you can see it's a shorter one for carrying bikes, rather than trailer sized and it's perfect for what I've needed it for. That got us moving and I've chosen to live with it for the last 5 or 6 days. We're a day, maybe two away from the Med now so I'll turn my mind to identifying a campsite or hotel we could book and have a set sent there, but I'm quite satisfied that what we have serves perfectly well to give other drivers a good idea of what we're doing. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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9th Sep 2023 3:56pm |
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