headlight switch

[hans]

has a

[ciapek]

'Has a......."

.....crappy bit of soft plastic in it, which softens and moves all your contact points around.........:D

[JDNSW]

'Has a......."

.....crappy bit of soft plastic in it, which softens and moves all your contact points around.........:D

.... especially if you or a previous owner has put in higher wattage headlight bulbs!

John

[87County]

.... especially if you or a previous owner has put in higher wattage headlight bulbs!

John


it eventually wears out anyway - higher current seems to accelerate this

the switch (or a non-genuine copy) is readily available from LR parts suppliers, relatively cheap and easily replaced

it is a problem and an inconvenience though when they fail without warning (always at night - because that's when they're used)

..... a useful spare part to carry I think :)

[hans]

am i right that its the headlight bulbs if they been upgraded that cause,s the switch to fail ????

[ciapek]

Not so, mine are original bulbs, it's just taken a little longer, than with uprated bulbs to melt down the white plastic board that holds the contacts in place.:o

[weeds]

hey hans

the long term fix is a new switch and some relay so that all the current by-pass's the switch......switch should last 10 times longer

[MacFamily]

hey hans

the long term fix is a new switch and some relay so that all the current by-pass's the switch......switch should last 10 times longer


X2 Kelvin is right I have a relay for each headlight and the previous owner installed those back in 1997 when he replaced the headlight switch.

Still going strong and have higher wattage headlight bulbs but cannot remember what wattage :(

[Radz]

One reason why I installed one of those Traxide headlight upgrade kits to my Defender.
Brighter lights for a start and hopefully less chance the headlight switch will fail.
Well worth the effort.

[hans]

thanks every one
down to auto elec and upgrade headlight loam
hopefully will stop the problem

[VladTepes]

hans check out the traxide unit - very cost effective and its a "plug and play".

[hans]

thanks
just have ordered them from traxide
very helpful . appreciate the help i got from you

[hans]

hi
have installed wiring up grade from traxide and what a difference it make
thanks again VladTepes for the info and recommendation appreciate the effort

[VladTepes]

No worries mate.
I am always happy to recommend Tim's products - not only are they first-class but his support / customer service is second to none !

[Grockle]

the Puma has a headlight relay to protect the switch, I don't know if you can copy the wiring to improve previous models

[rocknodster]

Hi,
My lights on my 97 Defender went out this morning (brief flicker on parkers, then nothing) so I'm assuming its the switch. Where's the best spares place in Adelaide to pick up one quickly?

(oh and anyone know what the part number is?)
Cheers

[rocknodster]

Hi,
My lights on my 97 Defender went out this morning (brief flicker on parkers, then nothing) so I'm assuming its the switch. Where's the best spares place in Adelaide to pick up one quickly?

(oh and anyone know what the part number is?)
Cheers

All sorted, TRS has one in stock, pulled mine apart and had the new on in in about 20 minutes. The old one hadn't melted like other people describe, there just simply wasn't a contact plate anymore - flimsiest little plastic switch I have ever seen as well.
I'll upgrade my wiring soon as i want to put some brighter lights in the beast anyway.

[hans]

had the same problem with my switch
put a new switch in
found the contact plate from the old one , pulled the old switch apart , refit contact plate ,good as new , a great spare

[rocknodster]

had the same problem with my switch
put a new switch in
found the contact plate from the old one , pulled the old switch apart , refit contact plate ,good as new , a great spare

lmao, I found the plate this morning and just finished doing the same thing - a good spare in an emergency!