Brake Lamp/light Bulb will not work---'03 Disco

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08-29-2011, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lordmorpheus

Lol, yeah, I was joking about the punishment for the lack of "what fixed it" replies. It would be VERY nice if everyone reported what did not work, and what finally did work. I would be happy with a one sentence reply 50% of the time.

LOL, I know what you mean.

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02-18-2012, 10:21 AM

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what's a good way to clean the female bulb sockets?

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02-19-2012, 07:33 AM

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this was a recurring issue with my 03 disco, I replaced the bulb on the driver's side, and it would work for a day or so, then nothing. Cleaned the socket, contacts, etc, and still, everytime, the driver's side brake light was no good.

Then I realized that everytime I pulled the assembly, I was taking the weight off the harness. I realized that over time, the weight of the wiring harness hanging there would pull the wiring ever so slightly away, causing contact failure.

What I did was zip tie the harness higher so it was not hanging, therefore pulling the wiring out of the pigtail.

Problem solved.

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