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kmac

Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 1312

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Good quality 12N socket

Light board on bike rack -not all lights worked so checked the socket on the car and it is full of rust.

Screws holding the cables in are so rusted they won't move, some are disintegrating.

Anyone recommend a good quality replacement 12N socket? The Ring automotive gets bad reviews ( on Halfrauds site).

Also anyone have an aluminium one and are they any good?

1st Jun 2014 6:40pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

as far as I know they all corrode without protection , but give a new one a good spray of battery terminal protector and it will last for years and your only have to spray it once when new

the spray is thick so stays where you spray it

ive never had to replace one yet

1st Jun 2014 6:54pm

kmac

Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 1312

Thanks munch.

Will get a LR one (overpriced at £10 + VAT)

Will protect this time with battery terminal grease (and a pvc cover)

2nd Jun 2014 8:24am

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

load the back of socket with terminal spray where wires connect

Last edited by munch90 on 2nd Jun 2014 11:23am. Edited 1 time in total

2nd Jun 2014 9:14am

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6643

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Go for a Maypole or Menber's if you haven't already been to the LR dealer.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

2nd Jun 2014 10:24am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20645

Go genuine, if ever you were to sell it (if*) that's the sort of thing people look for.

2nd Jun 2014 11:07am

kmac

Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 1312

Not planning to sell. Haven't been to dealer yet, but he's ordered it for me.

Will get LR this time as its not a huge amount in absolute terms.

Maypole one on ebay for £2.55 delivered, LR one £12.00

2nd Jun 2014 11:33am

kmac

Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 1312

My local Landrover dealerl supplied a 12n socket made by Hella. No Landrover label on it like the original.

Came in a Land Rover cardboard box though (no i don't mean the car I drive it back in)

3rd Jun 2014 9:10pm

borderterrier

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1677

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

custom90steve wrote:
Go genuine, if ever you were to sell it (if*) that's the sort of thing people look for.

The last thing I would be looking out for when buying a used Defender is the manufacturer of the trailer electrics socket!

4th Jun 2014 6:31am

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