REAR LIGHT UNITS ; Mk2 and Mk3 ROBIN

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HOW TO REPLACE WITH A TRAILER LIGHT UNIT

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I removed the original Robin Mk2 rear light units

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and was left with this

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I modified the light setup and ended up with this

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I bought 2 Reflectors , 2 Trailer Lamps , a LandRover Reverse lamp for the passenger side and a LandRover fog lamp for the drivers side .

REFLECTOR MAKE ; MAYPOLE

REFLECTOR PART NUMBER ; MP852

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TRAILER LAMP MAKE ; EQUIP

TRAILER LAMP PART NUMBER ; EQ133

The trailer lamps have a clear Perspex insert to enable the tail light to shine onto the numberplate .

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This Perspex insert slots into the main lamp as per ;

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Trailer light made from clear perspex is ribbed on the outside so just lift it out of the slot and turn the smooth side out

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Get an old rubber car mat and cut a bit out to fit into the end of the trailer unit .

Cut it to shape with the clear perspex in place in the trailer unit

Showing ribbed side of rubber car mat

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Showing smooth side of rubber car mat

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Stick it to the outside of the Perspex with Super Glue or similar .

Only stick it to the Perspex with the perspex in place in the slot .

Note that the end is very slightly tapered so when you do go to stick the rubber onto the clear Perspex make sure it is the correct way

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Showing the multipin connector

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Cut the multipin connector

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Feed the wires through the bottom hole and then connect each one with about 12 inches of new wire

NOTE ; you will need a four way connector for the earth wire

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THE WIRES ARE ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE

The 6 pin connectors are numbered from 1 to 6

PASSENGER SIDE REAR

{ 1 } GREEN with thin BROWN stripe …………... = REVERSE Lamp

{ 2 } RED with thin BLUE stripe ………………….…. = FOG Lamp

{ 3 } BLACK ……………………………………….… = EARTH

{ 4 } LIGHT GREEN with thin RED stripe …...= FLASHER Lamp

{ 5 } DARK GREEN with thin PURPLE stripe = STOP Lamp

{ 6 } RED …………………………………………………………..= TAIL Lamp

DRIVER SIDE REAR

{ 1 } RED …………………………………………………………..= TAIL Lamp

{ 2 } DARK GREEN with thin PURPLE stripe = STOP Lamp

{ 3 } LIGHT GREEN with thin WHITE stripe .= FLASHER Lamp

{ 4 } BLACK ……………………………………….… = EARTH

{ 5 } RED with thin BLUE stripe ………………….…. = FOG Lamp

{ 6 } GREEN with thin BROWN stripe …………... = REVERSE Lamp

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Showing the four new mounting holes for the trailer lamp

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THE FINISHED PROJECT

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