mikesteven

thanks Iain for such a detailed and considered reply - I've learnt a lot!

mike

thanks guys, much appreciated

Hi

I recently bought a penthouse lamp for my 1977 24v Lightweight FFR. Does anyone know how I can power this from within the car? I've attached an pic of the 3 pin power socket, one on either side

thanks

mike

Hi, I recently bought a wing box/arial for my 1977 FFR 24V essentially for cosmetic purposes, but it also came with a TUAAM unit which I think works. However, I'm at a loss as to which cables I should buy to power it up. I've attached a couple pictures including one of the 7 pin socket which I assume is the power socket.

Also, if I got it working, could I connect a CB to it?

thanks

mike

clearly I'm not the brightest bulb in the packet - thanks guys !

Apologies if this is bluntly obvious.

I'm looking to buy a sankey and wondered if I'd have to buy one with a 24V set up. Or could I buy any sankey but just put in 24V lights instead?

thanks

mike

thank you!

All sorted and it didn't cost me a penny. Appreciate all of your speedy advice, particularly to mike for spoon-feeding me exactly what to do!

Can't thank you enough

mike

Hi

My headlights stopped working a few weeks ago for no apparent reason. The full beam still works OK from the indicator stalk and all the other lights are fine. I think I've traced the fault to the relay box behind the dashboard switch panel. I've attached an example pic - it's the rectangular box on the right.

Rather than pay £££ for a new panel (everything's fine apart from the relay box) I was wondering if I could DIY something similar that would do the same job. I'm no electrician - that's for sure! - but wondered if I could buy a modern relay that would do the same job?

mike

thanks guys for all of your help. I'm new to this and this forum is just fantastic

It's a 1977 lightweight. From looking through some previous posts I think mid/late seventies was around the time the paint switched from DBG to Nato Green? Anyway, I'll go for DBG for the inside, probably the same for the outside too

Had a look on the net for suppliers, seems quite variable in terms of price. Does anyone have experience or could recommend a supplier?

mike

Hi, I've Lightweight FFR Series 3 in need of a touch up. Outside is NATO green, inside is a more glossy dark green. I'm not sure however, if this was done by the previous owner or whether it is standard army colour. I've attached a picture.

Any ideas?

thanks

mike

The wonders of this forum indeed - thank you all for your help, the card was virtually unintelligible to a simple layman like me!

The wonders of this forum indeed - thank you all for your help, the card was virtually unintelligible to a simple layman like me!

Hi, I've attached my VHC and whilst I think I get the jist of it. However, I wondered if anyone could offer advice on some of the abbreviations e.g RRW, R/Pty, H/BVT etc that would be great.

mike

I'm a novice at pretty much everything relating to military vehicles - but I hope to change that in the months and years ahead. Just bought a Land Rover Series 3 Lightweight FFR, getting some gremlins fixed to get it through it's MOT. After that, it's over to me to do the fixing!