melted bulb holders

THEengineer · Nov 28, 2013

got a weird one on the defender the offside rear bulb holder for the stop and tail light keeps melting and blowing fuses its on its third one tonight which lasted 10 mins before melting and blowing a fuse also tried new bulbs in it,i have removed the 3 wires from the connector and taped them but now only have one rear brake/tail light,fuse is now not blowing any ideas?

discomania · Nov 28, 2013

Is it one of the black plastic bulb holders that's like cheese?

Britpart do some pretty shocking pattern lights which melt after pressing the brake pedal for about 2 minutes.

They caused me endless issues, lamps turning themselves and backfeeding other circuits and all sorts. I ripped them all out and put OEM ones back on.

THEengineer · Nov 28, 2013

discomania said:
Is it one of the black plastic bulb holders that's like cheese?

Britpart do some pretty shocking pattern lights which melt after pressing the brake pedal for about 2 minutes.

They caused me endless issues, lamps turning themselves and backfeeding other circuits and all sorts. I ripped them all out and put OEM ones back on.

yes those are the ones,these ones were bearmach but still cheap quality also having the same issues with earth faults

trax · Nov 28, 2013

it's shorting out? some cheap holders are properly crap. wipac ones are crap too imo.

Grit Valve · Nov 28, 2013

trax said:
it's shorting out? some cheap holders are properly crap. wipac ones are crap too imo.

No more due to the heat of the tail light .
Ps use led bulbs

SteNova · Nov 28, 2013

I've fitted boltonbits led ones, no more issues

THEengineer · Nov 28, 2013

ordered some oem ones anyone know the part number for the 3 pin plugs?

trax · Nov 28, 2013

Grit Valve said:
No more due to the heat of the tail light .
Ps use led bulbs

plan. that'll be one of my next buys i think

THEengineer · Nov 28, 2013

found the connectors mine are a bit fooked, for anyone that needs some 0-012-53, Econoseal 3 way waterproof female connector

SteNova · Nov 29, 2013

this is what i fitted

tetsu0san · Nov 29, 2013

Had the same thing on my old 90. I bought some S**tPart ones from Newbury as they were £1 each! But they melted very quickly. Ended up buying S**tPart again but the G part stuff (OEM) from James French and these were OK.

You pay your money, you take your chance. But I (along with loads of other people) will not buy blue box stuff unless there is no other choice. An air filter that I bought still seems to be working though...

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