P38A Reversing light switch

Grrrrrr · Oct 25, 2021

P38 manual box, 1995 oil burner.

Possibly a question for @briansp38dse as I think he's been here before ...

I'm having to wiggle the gearstick more and more often to get the reverse lights to light up and suspect the switch is giving up the ghost. I cannot remember where the switch is but guessing on top of the gearbox? What's the best way to get at it?!

Cheers,

J

Grrrrrr · Oct 25, 2021

Jesus ****ing Christ. What planet are Land Rover on? Cheapo switch, £3. OEM about a tenner. Land Rover? £60.

Reverse Light Switch - AMR3918 - Genuine

Tricky of York · Oct 25, 2021

Nobody says they’re cheap to run but why do LR need to take the p..s

The OEM spec is probably going to last long enough to save you from doing the job again lol.

Tricky.

Flossie · Oct 25, 2021

@brianp38dse
Fixed that fur ya

RangeRoller dt · Oct 25, 2021

atleast at that price you know its a genuine ~~box~~ part

Datatek · Oct 25, 2021

Tricky of York said:
Nobody says they’re cheap to run but why do LR need to take the p..s
The OEM spec is probably going to last long enough to save you from doing the job again lol.
Tricky.

Apart from branding, the OEM switch is likely to be exactly the same as the cheapo, LR don't make switches, the buy them in.

brianp38dse · Oct 25, 2021

The switch is just above the gearbox cooler pipe block and a lot more accessible than the neutral switch which is a bit higher up and towards the back more, i just just went out and checked and its easy job from under the passenger side, well easier for me being on the small side

Grrrrrr · Oct 26, 2021

brianp38dse said:
The switch is just above the gearbox cooler pipe block and a lot more accessible than the neutral switch which is a bit higher up and towards the back more, i just just went out and checked and its easy job from under the passenger side, well easier for me being on the small side

Cheers. I might even ring the Stealers and see what they quote, just for a laugh.

Well, I guess if my hands don't fit (and I seem to recall there's a breather there and maybe something else hard to get to that I moved getting the transfer box off?) then I will just have to drop the cross member slightly.

Cheers.

brianp38dse · Oct 26, 2021

Grrrrrr said:
Cheers. I might even ring the Stealers and see what they quote, just for a laugh.

Well, I guess if my hands don't fit (and I seem to recall there's a breather there and maybe something else hard to get to that I moved getting the transfer box off?) then I will just have to drop the cross member slightly.

Cheers.

You should be able to get to it ok, its just a case crawling under and reaching up with a socket.

P38A Reversing light switch

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