Change the globe.
I have an odd fault in the RHR upper tail light
I thought the bulb had blown and someone jokingly said to give it a Fonzy style whack
I did and blow me down it worked
But now it doesn't , unless I whack it
What the heck is wrong with it
I took the lense off and removed the bulb
Sprayed the base with contact cleaner and the electrical joiner
Put it back together and hey presto it worked
Now it doesn't , again
Is it an earth problem or sopmething ?
Thanks
Pete
Change the globe.
Oh
You reckon the bulb internal might be dodgy?
So its working intermittent
thanks
watch the metal segments where the arrow shows, they used to get loosened and the contact in the plug becomes weak, push them and if the bulb comes on then the problem is there, inspect the plug's contacts too
Bulb holder contacts.jpg
Discovery Td5 (2000), manual, tuned
Sometimes the filament in the globe is broken and flicking or hit it is enough to weld it back together and the when you turn it off it pulls apart again. Start with the simple things first, change out the globe.
I have the same issue with my LHS rear tail light. I've changed the globe and at the same time disconnect and reconnected the connector. It worked again for about 1/2 a day.
It must be a connection issue inside the light assembly but have not pulled it off to check. I'd bet it is what sierrafery mentioned.
Yeah I think when you are hitting it, its making the filament wiggle and join for a sec then its jumping the gap from there
But its defensively blown new globe is the way to go
Seeing as I grew up yesteryear if we had a globe that didn't work but looked OK just give it a light (no pun intended) flick with a finger nail, if it has a broken filament you will see the filament quiver.
Cheers
Mike
I had this problem caused by a trailer with a dogey light earthing, if the fuse keeps blowing and the RHF clearence light is out as well that will probably be your problem
Geoff
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