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DC101

Member Since: 01 Jul 2012
Location: Pudsey, West Yorkshire
Posts: 260

Electrical lighting fault - any ideas?

Hi,
I'm going away this weekend and last night had the following lighting fault on my 2003 td5.
Side lights on, all lights working including dash lights;
Dipped beam, no lights at all, including no dash lights.
Indicators still work in both cases. Can flash main beam in both cases.
Do you helpful folk have any suggestions or is it auto electrician time? Obviously needs fixing before Weekend...

Thanks in advance,
Robin

13th Nov 2012 1:30pm

Happyoldgit

Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3471

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

Usual culprit is the headlamp switch itself, the Mickey Mouse contacts often melt. Steve.
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13th Nov 2012 1:57pm

DC101

Member Since: 01 Jul 2012
Location: Pudsey, West Yorkshire
Posts: 260

Thanks Steve. Is it something that can be tackled on a dark night with a head torch?

13th Nov 2012 7:58pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Have you got a soldering iron? 45 minutes to sort approximately.

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic5649.html?highlight=burnt

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic11186.html?highlight=solder

67_6Cyl wrote:
Thanks guys.

Switch out, blob of solder on, and back in, in less than 45 minutes including procrastination and making a steering wheel puller.

It was only the rivet/pin for the main beam that had melted and sunk into the PVC. Judicious application of heat from the back, pin pushed back into place, and a blob of solder to hold it onto the brass plate that connects the three outermost pins.

Now I have working lights again.

Once again, tanks for the quick and accurate diagnosis.

Jon

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13th Nov 2012 8:57pm

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