IanClarke Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 One of the two not working . Checked continuity to the lamp holder from the boot. Nothing Two questions, if I remove it can it be repaired? Can it be removed with the bumper in situ, or is it bumper off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR Paul Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Hi Ian, how spooky... I've been playing with the number plate lamp on TRoy, my 1970 TR6 (cp) today. It depends how small & dextrous your fingers are, but you might be able to get a 2BA spanner or socket onto the nuts that hold the lamp onto the bumper, to get it off, but even if you can manage this, I imagine it will be nearly impossible to get them back on again. If you've got big fingers (like me), you'll need to take the bumper off, or you can do like I did: slacken (but don't remove) the 2 side bolts next to the wheel arches, & then remove the rear bolts, & carefully swing the bumper down (pivoting on those side bolts), & rest it on a bucket or box or something. Take care with this, 'cos there's lots of scope for scraping the paint on the valance. This should give you (relatively) easy access to the lamp mounting. I found that mine wasn't working 'cos of a poor earth, so I ran a wire from of one of the mounting screws, through the hole in the valance where the 'LIVE' wires for the lamp come through, back into the boot, & attached to one the side/indicator/etc lamp mounting screws. When I'd done this, one of the no. plate lamps still wasn't working (both bulbs were healthy & the bulb was flickering as I was twisting it into the bulb holder), so after some head scratching, & some muttered curses, I noticed the 'LIVE' contact in the bulb holder had managed to swivel itself 'round in its' fibre base plate; after a bit of fiddling around with it, I managed to get it working..... Hopefully the gremlins will leave my '6 alone for a while now! Hope this helps, Cheers, Paul. Edited May 15, 2019 by TR Paul gramatical! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IanClarke Posted May 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 Thanks, top tips. I will wait for winter and possibly take the bumper off and have it re chromed Overdue! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TR Paul Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 No worries, Ian. Good luck with your bumper. Happy TR'ing, Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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