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mattsccm



Member Since: 11 Jul 2022
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Epsom Green
Interior lights.
My 110 SW has the normal two interior lights which, as designed, are a touch temperamental. My last 110 wasn't new enough for door switches and I am not sure. Should all the door switches work both lights or do the front switches do the front lights and the rear switch its own light? My rear light needs some work as it has a mind of its own.
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Mdm



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1 door open should turn them all on .

the lights corrode on the terminals so drop them down and clean and refit and they should be fine
Post #1077848 18th Oct 2025 7:01pm
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mattsccm



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Cheers, that's planned for tomorrow. Rear is especially awkward. As in female. Laughing
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4RF RDS



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Canada 2000 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Epsom Green
Consider adding CREE LED light strips over the doors and replace the dome festoon bulbs with an LED sheet.

Good luck.


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mattsccm



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Epsom Green
Cheers. They don't need to be bright, just capable of switching on and off when they are supposed to. One flashes on when I go around a right hand bend. Suspect that the terminal inside the body is swing against the body. Wish there was no bloody delay though. Ah well, another Td5 thing I don't want.
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300TDi CSW Phil



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United Kingdom 1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
It sounds like your door switches probably need cleaning. I'm pretty sure they are the same as on the 300TDi and the copper contacts are exposed to atmosphere are prone to gunking up and oxidising.

I had fairly good success in a small cheap ultrasonic cleaner. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green- Slowly Turning into Keswick Green - It's a keeper.
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