David Leech
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- Galway, Ireland
2001 TD5 Hardtop
So I had a thread that disappeared into the ether a couple of nights ago. I said how my interior light had been giving trouble over the last couple of months, sometimes not coming on when the door was opened and other times not turning off fully when the door was closed, maybe getting 1/4 power. Then it finally gave up and wouldn't work at all. It would still work in the 'On' position but not from the door. I checked the switches at both doors and they were working ok.
So I did a bit of 'exploratory surgery' and couldn't find anything obvious. Having read somewhere that someone had changed a bulb and knocked out a contact I had a look at the fitting itself.
This is what I found.....
The connecting brass strip had completely 'rotted' away.....
Soldered up a bit of a repair.....
And a bit of Gorilla tape to finish it off.....
All back and working again, fading out etc.. Another thing to check if anyone has a similar problem.....
So I had a thread that disappeared into the ether a couple of nights ago. I said how my interior light had been giving trouble over the last couple of months, sometimes not coming on when the door was opened and other times not turning off fully when the door was closed, maybe getting 1/4 power. Then it finally gave up and wouldn't work at all. It would still work in the 'On' position but not from the door. I checked the switches at both doors and they were working ok.
So I did a bit of 'exploratory surgery' and couldn't find anything obvious. Having read somewhere that someone had changed a bulb and knocked out a contact I had a look at the fitting itself.
This is what I found.....
The connecting brass strip had completely 'rotted' away.....
Soldered up a bit of a repair.....
And a bit of Gorilla tape to finish it off.....
All back and working again, fading out etc.. Another thing to check if anyone has a similar problem.....
