Everyone, thanks for your help.

Keith - thanks, the link wammers put up is spot on

Wammers - that's brilliant, will get them ordered and put them in.

Mark - thanks for the odder, you have mail!

mick
 
Those were the same type holders I tried yesterday, couldn't get them to fit with the two metal prongs on top, cut those off and they fit but don't work. Are they polarity sensitive?

thanks

mick
 
Try bending the contacts up a bit. The contacts go through the printed circuit board and make contact on the underside. Sort of sandwiches the board between the contacts and the plastic of the bulb holder.
 
Try bending the contacts up a bit. The contacts go through the printed circuit board and make contact on the underside. Sort of sandwiches the board between the contacts and the plastic of the bulb holder.

Read his post, its too late, he's cut them off and fooked them. :rolleyes::)
 
Looks like I was a bit too ham fisted :-D ordered replacements so should have them thursday. Next on the list is the cv joint rubber boot thingymabob, how do I tackle this?

Thanks for your continued help, much appreciated

Mick
 
Looks like I was a bit too ham fisted :-D ordered replacements so should have them thursday. Next on the list is the cv joint rubber boot thingymabob, how do I tackle this?

Thanks for your continued help, much appreciated

Mick

Take the hub off and pull the drive shaft out. Strip the CV joint re grease and fit new boot. Fit a new oil seal. Nice simple job if you know what you are doing, bastard if you don't. Choose between this Gaiter - CV Joint - Genuine Land Rover at www.rimmerbros.co.uk and this CV Gaiter P38 (Britpart) STC3203 Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order. let us know which one you went for.
 
Take the hub off and pull the drive shaft out. Strip the CV joint re grease and fit new boot. Fit a new oil seal. Nice simple job if you know what you are doing, bastard if you don't. Choose between this Gaiter - CV Joint - Genuine Land Rover at www.rimmerbros.co.uk and this CV Gaiter P38 (Britpart) STC3203 Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order. let us know which one you went for.

the split type boots are rubbish and won't last! but the ones I advocate using are the stretch ones
 
the split type boots are rubbish and won't last! but the ones I advocate using are the stretch ones

Never heard of those but just watched a demo video. What a bloody waste of time they are, easier and quicker to strip the CV joint and fit a proper one than to go through all that crap.
 
Forgive me for asking, but last time I had a vehicle that failed 'cos the cv boot was leaking .. I just cut off the boot and fasteners and it passed! Told when it's on it has to be good, if it ain't there it can't be failed on!
 
Forgive me for asking, but last time I had a vehicle that failed 'cos the cv boot was leaking .. I just cut off the boot and fasteners and it passed! Told when it's on it has to be good, if it ain't there it can't be failed on!

Will have to remember that one as comical as it is. If your car has high emissions remove the exhaust system so they have nowhere to stick the test meter probe in, sounds reasonable to you does it? Maybe a problem with the check if any part of the system is missing bit though, but it won't fail emissions that's for sure. The gaiter has to be present and in good condition. :D:D:D
 
Will have to remember that one as comical as it is. If your car has high emissions remove the exhaust system so they have nowhere to stick the test meter probe in, sounds reasonable to you does it? Maybe a problem with the check if any part of the system is missing bit though, but it won't fail emissions that's for sure. The gaiter has to be present and in good condition. :D:D:D

Thought it should be so .. but it happened!

On my sisters Mondeo about 5 or more years ago, we just removed the gaiter completely and it sailed through at the same test centre.
 
Thought it should be so .. but it happened!

On my sisters Mondeo about 5 or more years ago, we just removed the gaiter completely and it sailed through at the same test centre.

How long did the CV joint last?
 

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