Side light

[scooby]

Has anyone come across the problem where the side light does not work.
Check the bulb thats ok even changed the bulb, check the wiring loom to bulb and thats runing ok, live and earth check out ok. the bulb does work if you hit it comes on then goes off but has now packed altogether now.
There is a feed out of the bulb holder but could that have a fault inside and is not shown because it getting moved around to check out but once it goes back after sometime it all packs up.
The main problem is buying a newer land rover i should have known that the elec" would have been a problem as from 1948 they must of left the elec" problems in the trucks to confuse as. but still love them.

[hobbit]

Sometimes the spring at the back of the contact gets weak?

Sounds like a unit replacement would be advisable not too expensive, I'm presuming its either an indiactor or front side light

[Budgie]

Try some Emery paper inside the holder where the bulb sites, it could just be a bad earth from bulb to bulb holder. :?

[scooby]

Sometimes the spring at the back of the contact gets weak?

Sounds like a unit replacement would be advisable not too expensive, I'm presuming its either an indiactor or front side light

front side light.
It looks like a new holder unit then for me.

[scooby]

Try some Emery paper inside the holder where the bulb sites, it could just be a bad earth from bulb to bulb holder. :?

 try that and no luck.

[hobbit]

Think they are about 3 quid from paddocks if I saw them right last time

At that price might be worth getting a set and having a complete refit, changing one may leave you with odd brightness on them

[Topple]

normally down to dodgy earths, mine keep going off despite new holders, bulbs and re-cabling back to a good earth

[hobbit]

Is it on military or civvy bulb units on the machine, I was presuming they were civvy types?

[scooby]

They or on a civvy td5 never changed bulb holders over to nato one's.

[hobbit]

Just checked paddocks, 2.45+vat they've reduced the price at the moment

12v from 95MY - MA you just have to match it up to you machine, they should have them.

If you have exhausted the other options, you can do this, another option is to get clear lenses (and backs if you want to check the others for probs as well) for all the fronts and put orange bulbs in the indicators as well. Didn't realise it was that new

[landyman Ash]

Id go with hbobbit there.  I keep a few spare and as and when they play up its cheaper and easier just to fit a new one.  

Just as a warning, they dont come with bulbs by the way!