AuthorTopic: HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights  (Read 2754 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

bobmaf

  • Guest
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« on: April 16, 2006, 19:27:45 »
i have a rewired series 3 and none of the colured wires are right my fog is wired to me side lights and the reversing light is non existant
please help me

dew1911

  • Guest
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2006, 19:40:10 »
I didn't think Series 3's had a Reverse Light, but I'm known to be wrong a lot...

Offline Miniman

  • Posts: 1638
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2006, 19:43:09 »
No ya right they dont. There is no switch on the gearbox but you can put one on the dash bro....

Have a look here rob if ya after help with the old beast....

http://www.fourfold.org/LR_FAQ/Series/Electrical.html
WATER DRAWS LAND ROVERS LIKE IRON FILINGS TO A MAGNET
************************************
110 300tdi Everyday car.
90 200TDI Toy
Series3 90 look alike Project.
Skipton North Yorkshire



D E F R A. Destroying English Farming and Rural Areas.

Offline rustprooflandyracer

  • Posts: 143
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2006, 21:54:02 »
You can fit a switch to the gearbox if you want. basically when reverse is engaged presses down a little plunger on the switch turning on the light  :D

Matt
Matt

Land Rover 1983 88'' CSW, CP Parabolics (3 leaf rears), Recon Turner 2 1/4 diesel, BFG Mud terrains on silver mods (235/85/r16), Galvanised chassis, Midland CB fitted, Rock Sliders, Snorkel, Light Bar. Full NAS Lights, Powerflow Exhaust, Twin Hiclones... and some!

Disco 300TDI - BFG AT's, Light Bar... Work in progress!

Offline Miniman

  • Posts: 1638
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2006, 21:56:43 »
Yeh but me bro is not that good when it comes to fabricating thing....trust me. He would use 2 pieces of tin foil and paper clips with some speaker wire and no fuse.....he he
WATER DRAWS LAND ROVERS LIKE IRON FILINGS TO A MAGNET
************************************
110 300tdi Everyday car.
90 200TDI Toy
Series3 90 look alike Project.
Skipton North Yorkshire



D E F R A. Destroying English Farming and Rural Areas.

Offline rustprooflandyracer

  • Posts: 143
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2006, 21:59:58 »
Fair enough...  :D

Cheers Matt
Matt

Land Rover 1983 88'' CSW, CP Parabolics (3 leaf rears), Recon Turner 2 1/4 diesel, BFG Mud terrains on silver mods (235/85/r16), Galvanised chassis, Midland CB fitted, Rock Sliders, Snorkel, Light Bar. Full NAS Lights, Powerflow Exhaust, Twin Hiclones... and some!

Disco 300TDI - BFG AT's, Light Bar... Work in progress!

Offline dave_2A_2.25Turbo

  • Posts: 811
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2006, 00:22:52 »
Reverse switch kits pop up on ebay every now and again.

LR Series I think..
Dave
1963 S2A
1992 Disco 200TDi
Sankey Widetrack

Offline Bush Tucker Man

  • Posts: 9161
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2006, 14:38:38 »
Quote from: "Miniman"
No ya right they dont. There is no switch on the gearbox but you can put one on the dash bro....

l


Thought there was a place on the 'turret' for one on later S3's
There's been an article in one of the magazines showing one being fitted onto a factory installed bracket
Richard A Thackeray 
Defender 110Td5 'Heritage Gone, but not forgotten
Jaguar XKR; X88 JLT, also 'gone, but not forgotten'

Yorkshire Born & Bred, and proud of it.

"You Can Allus Tell A Yorkshireman, But You Can't tell Him Owt!"

Offline Miniman

  • Posts: 1638
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2006, 15:26:09 »
its a tax exempt one so may be to old BTM
WATER DRAWS LAND ROVERS LIKE IRON FILINGS TO A MAGNET
************************************
110 300tdi Everyday car.
90 200TDI Toy
Series3 90 look alike Project.
Skipton North Yorkshire



D E F R A. Destroying English Farming and Rural Areas.

Offline dave_2A_2.25Turbo

  • Posts: 811
  • Attack: 100
    Defense: 100
    Attack Member
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Referrals: 0
HELP need wiring diagram for rear lights
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2006, 00:37:55 »
Here ya go:

http://www.lrsoc.demon.co.uk/

Although you only need to buy a brake light swirtch to make it yourself...
Dave
1963 S2A
1992 Disco 200TDi
Sankey Widetrack

 






SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal