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| 67_6Cyl Member Since: 10 Feb 2010 Location: France Posts: 97  
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Hi customer service guys........
AMR6104 is the current version of the Defender sidelight/dipped beam light switch. This part is well known to be of relatively poor quality, and fail regularly - to such a point that my local authorised repairer doesn't just stock one, but has 2 or 3 on the shelf, as well as the equivalent reference for earlier Defenders (that have an identical switch, but with a different connector). The headlight circuit is a poor design with no relay - hence all the current flows through the switch. Then, the switch itself is also a poor design. What appears to be the main failure mode is that the current is sufficient to heat up, and melt the PTFE backing on which the contacts are attached - then the contacts are slowly pushed through the softened PTFE until they no longer make contact. I am now on my second replacement of this switch in a 2007 Defender for exactly this reason. This is not the real reason for writing this, however annoying it might be to have to replace it twice in 6 years. What really got me when I bought the replacement was that the wire guage used is now thinner, and hence it will heat up more, and the white PTFE backing now also appears thinner. So, an already poor system (both circuit design and switch) has now become even worse. Then the price - why is it €144, when the same part from Lucas (who claim to be the OEM) costs only about 20€? - does the difference in price mean that nobody buys the switch from you, so you haven't realised there is a problem with it? What is going on Landrover? This is a problem that has existed since the very first 110s back in the 80s! Jon  Click image to enlarge PS photo shamelessly taken from the german landypedia.de site, as the problem is so recurrent that they have a page on it. |
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18th Sep 2013 8:42am |
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| dorstsmith2 Member Since: 06 Aug 2012 Location: On the third rock from the sun in dorset Posts: 188  
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( € ) Wat is this
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28th Sep 2013 4:57pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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If you buy LED lights, they draw less current
Or if you can't be arsed to make up your own loom you can buy them, e.g. here: https://shop.landreiziger.nl/lichtversterk...elais.html Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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28th Sep 2013 5:09pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Thread resurrection - any chance of a response from JLR to the original post above?
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23rd Dec 2015 8:44pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Insert stock "I can only comment on actual cases" answer. Ray My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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23rd Dec 2015 11:44pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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Seriously, what kind of response do you expect, the Defender is history, they were not interested back in 2013 let alone now.
Read the script of the Monty Python dead parrot sketch and replace the word parrot with Defender Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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24th Dec 2015 5:54pm |
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