Thread: Defender owner changes a Jeep stop light globe!

same on the disco 2

4 screws from the outside then about 7 or 8 screws to get the back off the lens so you can change the globe.... at least i know its unlikely that they lens will get water in it!

thanks

Steve

Ever changed a bulb in the tail light of a Disco1?

Made even worse if it is a 6 or 7 seater.

........or if the water gets in, at least it won't get out again

To change a stop/rear light on the disco involved removing 9 philips screws.

To do the same on the defender is two screws.

Suppose that is progress (or not)

I seem to remember that an 8 mm bolt has a shear strength of 1.6 tonnes, which would put shear strength of a 10 mm bolt at 2+ tonnes

You could safely suspend a J56p from 4 10 mm bolts but there again that is probably American progress

Regards


Brendan

Just another reason why i love my 110.2 Screws

I reckon by 10mm bolts he means 10mm head! so 6mm not 10mm shank!

Pete

Originally Posted by Patto2980

Just another reason why i love my 110.2 Screws

Why are there any screws?


This is a fast moving part and provides part of the safety equipment on the vehicle. Is there any wonder why there are vehicles running around with faulty lighting.

When will some car makers get this together?

BTW: In my opinion the Defender has some of the worst lighting on any current model. Far too small by current comparitive standards. In fact the Series 2a had better, larger lighting with the Wipac lenses, but alas still requiring screws to change a globe.

Originally Posted by Diego Luego

Please don't tell anyone, but my son-in law drives an older Jeep Cherokee (the shame of it all!).

We call it "The Boat" because it pitches, tosses and yaws in choppy conditions and the steering wheel acts more like a rudder - you don't drive around corners, you tack. This Jeep treats driver turns on the steering wheel more like suggestions rather than commands. (And before anyone replies saying the steering is worn, it has always been like that. The steering works but needs plenty of advance notice).

That's all beside the point. Yesterday they asked me to replace a stop light globe "Can you please do it - you know all about 4WDs?". Easy! ...well not quite. I opened the tail gate, but couldn't find any obvious way of removing the lens, no screws, no slots, no cunning little lugs. Eventually I realised that I had to undo FOUR 10mm bolts - well actually only three because fortunately the inaccessible bottom bolt was missing.

Then they asked me to change a headlight globe. That was even more unreasonably difficult. Why do you have to partially disassemble a car just to change a globe?

Loved the story of the Jeep

A lot of vehicles are that difficult to change the tail light globes.