Alternative solution to rear plate light failure - Page 3

jordimussol · 29th December 2017, 22:36

Just come across this and I did my own repair.

I ensured I opened the circuit on the board with the soldering iron so that current doesn't go all over the place and causes a short.

No pics of it, but I'm sure you know what I mean.

I put LED bulbs too, so if you do do that respect the polarity.

mbrenn · 25th June 2018, 22:12

Only replaced the circuit board a few months ago and now the lights are failing again. Tightened one of the loose clips and it worked temporarily. Now neither work, bulbs ok but I see some corrosion on one of the rivets. MOT on Wed so I only have tomorrow night to fix it. Will check the bellows etc as mentioned. Thanks.

mbrenn · 26th June 2018, 22:28

Followed the how-to but soldered the wires to the bulb connectors. Worked out well in the end - lights sorted. Many thanks.

Ed3 · 31st July 2022, 09:59

Done this saloon number plate light mod as the thread above but my plinth/boot handle has weathered and although very clean and good on the exterior has no internal fixings to fit the plinth to the boot lid. As all plinth end fixing parts are missing I am not sure what is supposed to be there.

The Rimmer diagram gives kind of a nut as part but no indication how the nut is held to the plinth to hold it all together.

I have done a temporary bodge of squares of flexible polythene (kitchen/food containers) as layers of large square washers that wedges the two centre bolts into the plinth behind the remaining stumps of the old fixing points and that works temporarily very well but the ends of the plinth will allow rain water into the boot lid light unit.

suzublu · 31st July 2022, 11:55

The plinth has 4 screw threads, the 2 inner ones are fixed with 2 x 6mm nuts, the outers have 2 like push fit scrivets.

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31st July 2022, 09:59	#24
Ed3 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi saloon Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: UK Posts: 306 Thanks: 88 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts	Done this saloon number plate light mod as the thread above but my plinth/boot handle has weathered and although very clean and good on the exterior has no internal fixings to fit the plinth to the boot lid. As all plinth end fixing parts are missing I am not sure what is supposed to be there. The Rimmer diagram gives kind of a nut as part but no indication how the nut is held to the plinth to hold it all together. I have done a temporary bodge of squares of flexible polythene (kitchen/food containers) as layers of large square washers that wedges the two centre bolts into the plinth behind the remaining stumps of the old fixing points and that works temporarily very well but the ends of the plinth will allow rain water into the boot lid light unit. Last edited by Ed3; 31st July 2022 at 10:04..

29th December 2017, 22:36	#21
jordimussol Avid contributor 2005 MG ZT & 1996 MGF Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Mallorca Posts: 174 Thanks: 24 Thanked 67 Times in 32 Posts	Just come across this and I did my own repair. I ensured I opened the circuit on the board with the soldering iron so that current doesn't go all over the place and causes a short. No pics of it, but I'm sure you know what I mean. I put LED bulbs too, so if you do do that respect the polarity.

25th June 2018, 22:12	#22
mbrenn Loves to post Rover 75 Saloons Conn SE 2.0L V6 (2001) & Conn 2.0L CDTi (2003) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dungannon Posts: 489 Thanks: 109 Thanked 110 Times in 100 Posts	Only replaced the circuit board a few months ago and now the lights are failing again. Tightened one of the loose clips and it worked temporarily. Now neither work, bulbs ok but I see some corrosion on one of the rivets. MOT on Wed so I only have tomorrow night to fix it. Will check the bellows etc as mentioned. Thanks.

26th June 2018, 22:28	#23
mbrenn Loves to post Rover 75 Saloons Conn SE 2.0L V6 (2001) & Conn 2.0L CDTi (2003) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dungannon Posts: 489 Thanks: 109 Thanked 110 Times in 100 Posts	Followed the how-to but soldered the wires to the bulb connectors. Worked out well in the end - lights sorted. Many thanks.

31st July 2022, 11:55	#25
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,920 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	The plinth has 4 screw threads, the 2 inner ones are fixed with 2 x 6mm nuts, the outers have 2 like push fit scrivets. Sent from my SM-A326B using Tapatalk