Defender speedo and dash lights

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george man

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #1

Hey again

So i want to replace some of my dash lights as a few bulbs have gone but i've now discovered that some of the white plastic mounting thingys have either melted or broken so the bulbs are just hanging loose behind the dials!

I'm not really sure what to call the white plastic bits so despite my best efforts i'm at a bit of a loss as to what to search for when looking to replace them!

Does anyone have any advice as to what to look for and a good place to buy them?

Cheers

 

bluedog333

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Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

• Jan 4, 2017

• #2

RTC 3878 seems to be the only bulb holder now available.

 

Ian Maycock

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Stafford

• Jan 4, 2017

• #3

Try Britcar they're very good, if they're hard to find parts or even obsolete parts they can some times source them from some where for you had a quick look on there put the link to the page below
http://www.brit-car.co.uk/search.ph..._type=&xSupplierID=&product-sort=&xPerPage=10
don't know if any of these are what you're after .
cheers Ian

 

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george man

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Devon

• Jan 4, 2017

• #4

Thanks for your replies... it may be the case that the bit i'm on about is actually mounted to the gauges rather than a part that can be replaced... i need to take everything apart and have a good look!

I've just come across this image online... it's the white plastic tubes that are gone on some of mine... are they replaceable?

 

Flossie

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• Jan 4, 2017

• #5

This has been discussed before, somewhere, and there is a solution but I can't remember what it was!
I'm sure someone will remember it though...

 

Ben Jordan

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Basingstoke Hampshire

• Jan 5, 2017

• #6

Watching this as the same issue on my coolant gauge

 

zeaphod

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Belfast, Norn Iron

• Jan 5, 2017

• #7

Don't think it can be fixed without taking the gauge apart. I have the same issued with my temp gauge. Make sure you only use the correct (think it's 3watt) bulbs, any higher will melt the holders - as I and many others have discovered.

 

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george man

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• Jan 5, 2017

• #8

I'm guessing that's what the previous owner had done as a few of the holders are melted out!
So it's built right into the gauge? That's a pain!!

 

zeaphod

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• Jan 5, 2017

• #9

They seem to be a two piece item, glued together in place in the gauge - the bulb holders then just push in. I tried to repair mine with glue, but just made a mess. People have split the gauges and sorted them, but making a decent job of it would require time and patience.