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The ones on the dashboard I wired to the main battery and they come on with the ignition (Mostly for phone charging), The ones in the back are on the leisure battery, My plan is to put in an isolator so the electrics in the back that all run on the leisure battery can be switched off for when it's p...

I have 10 in my garage, one of them buzzes a little but they are certainly better than what was there before. It still isn't enough when painting and doing bodywork though so I also have a bunch of led floodlights on various stands that I can position about. Not sure if these are the exact ones, Don...

You saw how close mine was, It has been on there about 7 years now and it has never been a problem, Once you are moving along the air will flow around there and it should be fine, Wrap it if it makes you feel better though

I have what I assume to be the same exhaust and the stainless water pipe, Here is the clearance on mine. I would expect you to be able to get similar, maybe you need to move the water pipe round a bit ?

All fixed!! Thanks guys for pointers to solving the problem. Spent a couple of hours this morning in the engine bay, removing and cleaning all the earth points listed in the Bentley. All wire terminals thoroughly cleaned back to shiny metal, body points also. Thin smear of dielectric grease and the...

I would check all the earths first. And then check the voltage on the system when running before thinking about an alternator swap. Does it have a voltage regulator on the dash clocks that might be on the way out ?

Take the cap off and check the little spring loaded graphite pin in the middle, I have known them to be missing , broken or stuck in.. Also check you fitted the rotor arm (You wouldn't be the first) .

Has it got the stock air filter system Has it only occurred in the last 3 months Will it not start after a prolonged crank Any other running issues [hunting at idle] Basics been done, new filter. Timing, plugs. Vacuum capsule in dizzy holding air. Is the fuel solenoid energizing . I would add a com...

Alfredo wrote: ↑17 Jun 2026, 20:21 One of the best things I've done to our van is put a Bluetooth battery monitor on.

I always know the exact condition of the battery on my phone.

I didn't know about these, I have 4 cars, 3 of which are prone to low batteries from lack of use, I will have to look into this. Thanks.

Samanthington wrote: ↑28 May 2026, 15:19 Search over. Found a video on rebuilding the alternator, can now see where it’s supposed to be attached…time to get soldering.

If I ever figure out how to get pics on here I’ll post what I can!

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Thanks all, Some conflicting views, I think I need to think about it some more. Even though I don't need an mot, it might still affect my insurance in a claim The relevant bit of the MOT Manual is section 4.1.4. , which states in regard to replacing the whole headlight unit with an LED one: If a co...

I used one of these and it's been great, Had it on for about 8 years or so now.

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As for shipping, I don't know, You would have to ask them I guess.

Possible some useful info.... My way of bleeding the cooling system was to use my cooling system pressure tester, Fill the header right up, Apply pressure, Open the bleed on the radiator until the header tank was near empty and repeat until all the air was gone, Then you can of course test the syste...

In my experience it is always water getting behind the seal and sitting in the lower corners on the steel work that rots them out. Not always visible from outside. So if you are going to pump in sealant then between the seal and body would be my first choice. You will have to try and dry the area ou...

Been running a set of these for about 8 years, Only once has a tester even mentioned it in passing. But as said above, If you replace the whole unit it shouldn't be a problem as that unit is designed to work correctly, IIRC all I had to do was drill and tap some holes in the LED heat sink to fit the...