Ady 555 wrote:

Is that avatar your new mode of transport that you've bought for woodie

New mode of transport

.......bought for woodie  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

i thought he was band for a bit after the incident??  Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Yes he was sent on his bike

Ah, you meant Wiggo  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Ah yes, thats him.

Last edited by Ady 555 on Thu Nov 15 2012 3:10pm. Edited 1 time in total

Set up and well executed! Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Just put led's in all the lights. your bit on the glove box was perfect thanks larsh
Just got to sort out the H11 fogs then all done 

Supporting the London Air Ambulance with my Brothers

I know I'm reviving an old topic here but does anyone have links to an LED for the glove box? Needs to fit a 2010 RRS facelift.

My one doesn't work so I need to replace it.

Great photos and instructions Larsh!

Many thanks for posting.

This is the final bulb I needed to replace with an LED and wondered how to gain access to it.

Great work.

Gaz.

JLR one would of probably set on fire. Current Volvo XC90 R Design T8
Gone 2010 TDV8. Stornoway Grey
Gone VW R50, AUDI S8, ML320 Sport, FFRR V8
Stolen 2007 TDV8.

larsh wrote:

The topic is a bit old, but maybe someone are interested in a top up with some pictures.
If the lamp is broken, why not replace it with a 5-LED wedge lamp, like this one:


This LED will draw 0.75W instead of the original 5W, and does not get hot.

As mentioned in the discussion, the glovebox lamp is very well hidden:


Instead of trying to get the bulb out from the nearly invisible socket, the whole socket can be taken out.
Use a small screwdriver or plier to loosen it from the panel. Your child's small fingers might be helpful to get hold of the loose socket from behind the panel:


Cable & plug is still attached to the socket. To get it off, use a plier to press in the plug's locking tab while pulling the cable:


The LED replacement does not reach the bottom of the socket, unless you cut off the small tabs supporting the original bulb:


Now it's all the way in:


Plug the cable back in the socket. Check that the rest of the interior lamps are on. If no light from the LED, take it out of the socket, turn it 180 degrees and put it back.
Now, try to get the assembly back in place (your child's small fingers again).

After this, replacing the rest of the interior lamps is a piece of cake

Thanks to the memory banks

Managed to find & replace blown glove box bulb.

As mentioned in previous posts & after a fiddle be careful not to damage the push lugs on switch otherwise when you shut the glove box it will push out the plunger switch

Word of warning I replaced with a spare original bulb & it gets hot

Andrew  My first RRS HSE Purchased June 2016
Java Black 2.7
Date of first registration 22 February 2008
Cousin of the King of Stamford Bridge R.I.P. Ossie

Thanks! Even my fat fingers managed it.

larsh wrote:

The topic is a bit old, but maybe someone are interested in a top up with some pictures.
If the lamp is broken, why not replace it with a 5-LED wedge lamp, like this one:

After this, replacing the rest of the interior lamps is a piece of cake