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| timbar Member Since: 30 Jul 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 245   
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Thanks LRA
 2009 110 XS Station Wagon |
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8th May 2014 10:19am |
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| Oscar Romeo Member Since: 16 Apr 2014 Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement Posts: 121  
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Just completed this this afternoon, socket of fleaBay for 2 of the queens pounds took for ever to come from china but is really quite good. Soldered the wires on, heat shrunk the connections and fitted a durite superseal connecter for no other reason than it came to hand first rummaging in my tech van.
30 mins or so later Boom  new aux socket in the back!
Many thanks this forum for that idea and all who contributed to this tread  |
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11th May 2014 3:25pm |
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| timbar Member Since: 30 Jul 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 245
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Same here -- picked up a 20A rated socket and fitted it this morning. Found the config of the connector matched the spade connectors on the the socket I bought exactly, so no need for extensions. Magic. 2009 110 XS Station Wagon
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11th May 2014 5:00pm |
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| sat13 Member Since: 06 Jun 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 70 
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I fitted a power socket there about twelve months ago; it’s been a useful mod very handy for a work light. One thing I have noticed though is when using the socket with a plug with a tell tale led the led doesn’t light up; I only noticed this yesterday when working around that area and thought I would put my phone on to charge. The phone lead has a led light on it which did not come on. At first I thought there was a fault with the socket. As when I plugged the phone lead into the socket on the dash the led lights ok. Thinking the socket was faulty I was about to remove the trim but then I tried my work light and it worked ok. So the socket is working but using a plug with a led I get no light tried a couple of other plugs with same result. Anybody else noticed this; I know it doesn’t really matter as long as the socket works, but its bugging me not knowing why the led doesn’t light up. Could it be to do with the led needing an earth like some switches have? Don’t know, still trying to work it out. Any thoughts on this.
Regards to all Fletch. |
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18th May 2014 1:51pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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^^ Did you connect the purple wire to the + of the socket? LEDs need to be wired correct polarity to function. Not sure about your socket, but on the one from Mudstuff which I used there is a + mark on one of the connectors. You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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18th May 2014 2:16pm |
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| sat13 Member Since: 06 Jun 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 70
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Yes purple to + it works fine just no tell tale led on the plug.
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18th May 2014 3:37pm |
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| sat13 Member Since: 06 Jun 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 70
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SORTED, took off the trim to make sure about the orientation of the wires (purple to plus) ok but when looking further the + symbol was going to neg i.e. the body not the centre connection. Swapped the wires round and led lights ok now. Isn’t cheap Chinese stuff great, serves me right. Thanks for putting the idea about the polarity in my head. I just assumed that + would actually be + and would have took a lot longer to find an answer. I love this forum.
Fletch. |
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18th May 2014 4:54pm |
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| Oscar Romeo Member Since: 16 Apr 2014 Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement Posts: 121
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Lol thats top! Cant remember if i checked the polarity on my Chinese cheapie but I did notice while browsing round Craplins this week they had the exact same socket for 5 times the price!
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24th May 2014 2:22pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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great bit of useful info. thanks
just wondering if anyone knows where to get replacement trim / clips - trip to LR? will be pulling the trim off to do this mod along with some other 'stuff' I'm doing in that area. |
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24th Jun 2014 11:24am |
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| Dale Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 79 
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I've got a 2001 110 double cab and it also has the permanently live purple wire. However it is not wired into a t shaped socket with a black wire. It is just on its own with an insulated bullet style connector. Looks factory fitted connector as moulded to wire. There is also a black wire bundled with a green/black wire. The black one appears to be an earth. No idea on the other one. Also have two other unused sets of wires. I'm guessing only used on full hardtops. Maybe rear washer and wiper?
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16th Jul 2014 7:25pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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I need the memory of a goldfish as I believe they can remember things upto 3 seconds or so?
I measured the 12v outlet and found the right hole saw Re checked etc....picked up the arbour and then the hole saw.......  Click image to enlarge Picked up the wrong hole saw  now need new speaker surround......as I'm lining the drill up I'm thinking it's too big but thought stayed in brain and didn't transmit to finger - hence big hole. |
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16th Jul 2014 7:44pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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So you did not remember the old saying "measure thrice, cut once" ?
 Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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16th Jul 2014 7:56pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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I did. Measured it several times etc but after doing that I then managed to pick up the wrong tool (hole saw) and went straight onto auto pilot!?
Any recommendations on where to get replacement asap? |
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16th Jul 2014 8:05pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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oh dear , don't worry we all done it at sometime , one of those 'oh bo!!ocks ' moments
glue a flat piece of plastic on the back over the hole then cut RIGHT size hole and when the socket is fitted doubt you would notice the mistake you may find that recovering from your mistake and not just buying a new part will give you better satisfaction ! , when the job turns out ok |
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16th Jul 2014 8:18pm |
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