Dear All,
Please know that I have searched the forum for an answer to what must be to some a very simple question. I have not found anything clear enough for me to apply thus this new thread. This is a long post as I want to include as much explanation as I can.
Now I would normally take this problem to an auto electrician and have him sort it out - but I'm all out of funds (as I shall explain) and I need to do this job myself as its my daily driver. I spoke to a very nice auto electrician and got the feeling it might start getting dear again. They charge £70 + vat per Hr for labour then parts. I don't think I would get away under £200 from what he was saying.
1 Why I need to do the job.
As some my know recently I had the three amigos light up.
This lead to an on-going saga of where is my £420 and will the real Jon Daunter Ltd please stand up (all caused by faulty advice from a plonker at Aylmer). Currently being investigated by my card company and if that turns out no go, this forum has given me some advice on what to do next.
The 3 Amigos then lead to Aylmer Motors putting in a new ABS (almost as a favour it seems) and charging me £1800 for parts and labour.
The day after I picked it up the brakes failed completely (ABS is ok, however I just could not stop at 20mph). The Sevo had gone and the brake lines had burst. < 24 hours after collection.
I could not trust then again and took it to AJD who sorted me and seem very nice but that was another £500.
Aylmer have rejected my complaint out of hand and I'm considering what to do next.
On a nurses wage these are big numbers.
2 The spot light problem
I brought my 2002 '52 plate Land Rover Td5 110 form Nene. I listed to the sales things advice and had the spotlights/driving light I wanted wired to main beam. When I finally collected the Vehicle the driving lights had turned in Terrafirma 8 inch HID lamps.
Now I have to use high beam fairly regularly on an A road on the way home from work. When I switch to high beam the spot lights come on.
a) They must illuminate up to about 1K down the road. I'm sure the law will have something to say.
b) They flicker something shocking. A forum search suggests the ballasts are earthed badly.
c) My radio stops working when the HID spots are on. Another forum search suggests that I run an earth wire form the bulkhead to the chassis.
All I want to do is put a very simple toggle switch on the positive side of the relay so I can have normal high beam without spots and spots only when I have high beam and I turn them on. I would also like to fix the radio issue if possible.
If anybody can give me a really simple guide / instructions to doing this I would be eternally grateful.
I'm very fearful that Mrs NatoTea is going to get the right hump and The Landy will have to go. I waited over 20 years for one and now its biting me.
I promise that if anybody on here ever post a medical question I'll be all over it.
Thanks in advance.
NatoTea
(tried to upload some photos but I have a security token issue or something - sorry)
Please know that I have searched the forum for an answer to what must be to some a very simple question. I have not found anything clear enough for me to apply thus this new thread. This is a long post as I want to include as much explanation as I can.
Now I would normally take this problem to an auto electrician and have him sort it out - but I'm all out of funds (as I shall explain) and I need to do this job myself as its my daily driver. I spoke to a very nice auto electrician and got the feeling it might start getting dear again. They charge £70 + vat per Hr for labour then parts. I don't think I would get away under £200 from what he was saying.
1 Why I need to do the job.
As some my know recently I had the three amigos light up.
This lead to an on-going saga of where is my £420 and will the real Jon Daunter Ltd please stand up (all caused by faulty advice from a plonker at Aylmer). Currently being investigated by my card company and if that turns out no go, this forum has given me some advice on what to do next.
The 3 Amigos then lead to Aylmer Motors putting in a new ABS (almost as a favour it seems) and charging me £1800 for parts and labour.
The day after I picked it up the brakes failed completely (ABS is ok, however I just could not stop at 20mph). The Sevo had gone and the brake lines had burst. < 24 hours after collection.
I could not trust then again and took it to AJD who sorted me and seem very nice but that was another £500.
Aylmer have rejected my complaint out of hand and I'm considering what to do next.
On a nurses wage these are big numbers.
2 The spot light problem
I brought my 2002 '52 plate Land Rover Td5 110 form Nene. I listed to the sales things advice and had the spotlights/driving light I wanted wired to main beam. When I finally collected the Vehicle the driving lights had turned in Terrafirma 8 inch HID lamps.
Now I have to use high beam fairly regularly on an A road on the way home from work. When I switch to high beam the spot lights come on.
a) They must illuminate up to about 1K down the road. I'm sure the law will have something to say.
b) They flicker something shocking. A forum search suggests the ballasts are earthed badly.
c) My radio stops working when the HID spots are on. Another forum search suggests that I run an earth wire form the bulkhead to the chassis.
All I want to do is put a very simple toggle switch on the positive side of the relay so I can have normal high beam without spots and spots only when I have high beam and I turn them on. I would also like to fix the radio issue if possible.
If anybody can give me a really simple guide / instructions to doing this I would be eternally grateful.
I'm very fearful that Mrs NatoTea is going to get the right hump and The Landy will have to go. I waited over 20 years for one and now its biting me.
I promise that if anybody on here ever post a medical question I'll be all over it.
Thanks in advance.
NatoTea
(tried to upload some photos but I have a security token issue or something - sorry)