P38 repeater lamp falling out

Tiny detail but want to resolve this.
The off side repeater lamp in the front wing is falling out and I can't see how to click it into place. Does not seem broken...
How does it fix in place ??
(1997 P38 4.0 SE)

P38 Monkey said:

Tiny detail but want to resolve this.
The off side repeater lamp in the front wing is falling out and I can't see how to click it into place. Does not seem broken...
How does it fix in place ??
(1997 P38 4.0 SE)

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Just used a blob of bostick when it kept happening on my disco. Easy to peel off when need to change bulb

They dont click in as such.
To remove you slide them towards the rear of the vehicle then they will come out, when you push them in and slide forwards they should hold in.

Thanks, that makes sense - there is an elongated slot on the top of the hole so it would allow a rib on top of the light to move back and forth a bit. But with mine there is nothing to hold the front edge against the bodywork. If I slide it forwards, the back (a very short rib) comes clear of the body anyway. I think that some previous owner has possibly fitted a later version: I see the listings say for VIN pre- or post- XA**** and I am VA****, ie the earlier version. I guess the owner wanted to change to clear lens rather than yellow. Ah well, back to old school yellow. The other side is probably glued in anyway.

P38 Monkey said:

Thanks, that makes sense - there is an elongated slot on the top of the hole so it would allow a rib on top of the light to move back and forth a bit. But with mine there is nothing to hold the front edge against the bodywork. If I slide it forwards, the back (a very short rib) comes clear of the body anyway. I think that some previous owner has possibly fitted a later version: I see the listings say for VIN pre- or post- XA**** and I am VA****, ie the earlier version. I guess the owner wanted to change to clear lens rather than yellow. Ah well, back to old school yellow. The other side is probably glued in anyway.

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Rotate by 180 degrees.

Grrrrrr said:

Rotate by 180 degrees.

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That's @RangeRoller dt 's trick isn't it,oh you mean the light fitting not the car.

Grrrrrr said:

Rotate by 180 degrees.

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Can't do that as there is a rib on the top that fits into a slot in the body panel. Defo the wrong version of light fitted - I'll get a pair of early yellow ones from Rimmer Bros. Thanks to Range Roller dt for the fitting info - it all makes sense if you know that detail.
p.s. I guess there is a 180-degrees story involving some over-enthusiastic cross country work? Do tell...

P38 Monkey said:

Can't do that as there is a rib on the top that fits into a slot in the body panel. Defo the wrong version of light fitted - I'll get a pair of early yellow ones from Rimmer Bros. Thanks to Range Roller dt for the fitting info - it all makes sense if you know that detail.
p.s. I guess there is a 180-degrees story involving some over-enthusiastic cross country work? Do tell...

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Rimmer Bros? You must be rich!

P38 Monkey said:

Can't do that as there is a rib on the top that fits into a slot in the body panel. Defo the wrong version of light fitted - I'll get a pair of early yellow ones from Rimmer Bros. Thanks to Range Roller dt for the fitting info - it all makes sense if you know that detail.
p.s. I guess there is a 180-degrees story involving some over-enthusiastic cross country work? Do tell...

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Check the Bay sure I saw a pair of new clear ones for about£15 .

Datatek said:

Rimmer Bros? You must be rich!

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Or daft.

tomcat59alan said:

Or daft.

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I have been insulted by experts so am well beyond getting wound up: daft as a brush no doubt, but too old to change.
We all have our favourites. I have been using Rimmer Bros for many years, for Triumph parts. They are not that expensive and their quality control is good in my experience - very important when buying Far Eastern aftermarket parts for cars that are basically a poor design badly assembled from dodgy materials. My son's 1965 Triumph kit car has a driveline that was pushing its luck when increasing from 1100cc to 1300cc, with a transverse cart spring as developed by the Romans. It now has a 2.5TC engine as per a TR6. So I need to get things right.
But I am reminded of that apocryphal conversation:
"You have a Range Rover so you must have lots of money"
"No; BECAUSE I have a Range Rover, I have no money at all"

They have a really good website with good selection of parts all clearly itemised and its comforting to know your buying from people that know what they are talking about. When youve been here a while youll know what parts proved to last and what to pay for them. The day RB cant tell you why your part wont fit/work Data and Alan will

Just to confirm that my comment above ref poor design etc related to Triumph cars of the British Leyland era. Remember Red Robbo? Cars that got away with the English climate in the 1960's then fell under the control of the "Production Engineer" who worked hard to make the cars cheaper to manufacture. Steel body panels were made using a new process that gave a smooth external finish with a core of crap between those two outer skins, so when the rain / salt burned through that outer layer the steel just corroded through quick as a flash.
I would dearly love a Classic but anything decent is now classed as an "investment" and therefore a silly price.
The P38 to my mind fits well in the space between the unaffordable Classic and the uber-bling (eeugh) Wayne Rooney newer styles - its old school enough for my dinosaur tastes but still affordable.
Love it. And love the support I get from this Group. Cheers everyone.