Hi,

Picked up my nice new FL2 (XS) last Monday - and haven't stopped smiling !

2 questions:

My interior front light has the map reading lights, but the rear only has the one bulb - is this normal ?

Also, my wing mirrors have the puddle lights in them - I thought they only came on the HSE ?

Thank you !

Uncle Buck wrote:

Hi,

Picked up my nice new FL2 (XS) last Monday - and haven't stopped smiling !

2 questions:

My interior front light has the map reading lights, but the rear only has the one bulb - is this normal ?

Also, my wing mirrors have the puddle lights in them - I thought they only came on the HSE ?

Thank you !

Thanks Steve - think I'll have a search for those lights then.... !

Those lights under the mirror are useful when your wife falls over (after drinking too much). whilst walking to the car in the dark in a field. Side tubes are a further drunken wife safety feature as they stop her rolling under the car.

Poor Mrs G wasnt a happy bunny Sunday morning Its a good job I was moderately sober otherwise she would have had to sleep where she fell

Still it was a worthy evening. live music in our village hall in memory of a departed friend, £3000 being raised for a local hospice

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Just tried to replace the door mirror puddle lights (with led's) - think I'm going to break the lens covering the bulb !! Anyone know how to safely remove these little ??!!

Another point - my XS 10MY has not got the rear audio controls - is this normal ?

Thanks again !

Prize down by inserting a thin screwdriver between the puddle light housing and the mirror body - from the side nearest you (Not the window side). CG has a picture in his gallery somewhere.

careful which leds you choose the light must aim downwards not out of the end of the bulb.


Oh and rear controls no longer fitted to any fl2's


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Thanks for the info !! I tried prizing with a small screwdriver - but from the edge nearest the door - I heard the lense crack !! Why isn't this in the handbook !?!

And do you know when they stopped fitting the rear audio controls ?

Thanks again !

Uncle Buck wrote:

Thanks for the info !! I tried prizing with a small screwdriver - but from the edge nearest the door - I heard the lense crack !! Why isn't this in the handbook !?!

And do you know when they stopped fitting the rear audio controls ?

Thanks again !

When the Tata accountants got their pencil sharpeners out ! 

Uncle Buck wrote:

And do you know when they stopped fitting the rear audio controls ?

Thanks again !

The car infront of yours on the production line got the controls - unlucky At work
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Just managed to get the wing mirror bulbs changed - you have to stick the screwdriver right in there to release the catch and be forceful (scary !). Downside is my led's don't work in there (just give a brief flash !), but they work everywhere else !!

Some LED bulbs will only work one way round, try inserting them both ways Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Yeah, I tried both ways and with different led's - they just give a very brief flash and no more !

Uncle Buck wrote:

Thanks for the info !! I tried prizing with a small screwdriver - but from the edge nearest the door - I heard the lense crack !! Why isn't this in the handbook !?!

And do you know when they stopped fitting the rear audio controls ?

Thanks again !

Unfortunately the audio controls were deleted in all 2010 models due to problems with them.

Let us know how you get on the led changes and take pics!!

I don't think they had problems with the audio control, just found that hardly anybody actually used them  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis