TR6 NEEDED rear light socket TR6 for reverse lamp

[hondo402000]

Any one have a spare rear lamp socket, need one that is for a one filament bulb, I saw a set on ebay a while back but none to be found right now

Hondo

 

[PeterK]

https://britishwiring.com/Comp.htm ??

 

[TR3driver]

Is TRF out of them?

You can have one of my originals, but there is a reason I replaced them with new ones.

 

[hondo402000]

thanks, didnt know you could get them, new is sometimes better

 

[Mark Jones]

If the problem with the old one is only a grounding issue them they can be repaired by using the proceedure layed out on the Buckeye Triumph site.

 

[hondo402000]

not a grounding issue, they all have ground wires, just one is a 2 filament bulb socket style and it should be a one filament bulb, guess it really doesnt matter, and the wiring harness was cut and all the wires were spliced with red wires UGGG just more crap uncovered, but I got a new wiring harness for the rear so that should take care of that

thank
Hondo

 

[TR3driver]

Might be different for later TR6, but earlier cars used the same holder as my Stags; which grounded through the clip and lamp housing. The single filament holders only had one wire, double filament two wires.

The original holders relied on an internal contact, between the steel clip and the brass bulb contact, that wasn't mechanically joined except by the plastic shell. The brass/steel joint is very apt to corrode, especially after the shell sags a bit due to heat and age. Mine literally had about a 1/16" gap between the two metal pieces, and needless to say, no ground to the bulb. Oddly enough, the car also had cut harness wires and added red wires, as the DPO had tried in vain to get the rear lamps to work without being grounded!

But the replacements I got from TRF did have a separate tab for ground, a much better design, IMO, even though I had to create a ground harness for them.

 

[hondo402000]

Hey Randal I looked thru TRF book and I cannot find the sockets, have you got a page number and part number?

thanks
Hondo

 

[TR4nut]

Hondo-

If something doesn't come up easily from the normal sources, Rimmer Bros is selling a complete set on sale right now: TR6 socket set

Randy

 

[TR3driver]

According to
https://www.zeni.net/trf/TR6greenbook/index.php?page=17
the reverse holder would be LU54577578

 

[hondo402000]

Just ordered a set, I dont think I should have to pay their VAT to help pay for their social medical program,,,,,

Hondo