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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548   
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.....just to add, I was going to come off the feed to the starter motor, but it's a bit of a bu99er to get to, so anywhere other than there would be helpful. Thank you!
 Mark
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16th Feb 2010 6:10pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Recently wired up a set myself. Put the relay(s) one for each light under the driver's seat and ran the supply feed from the adjacent battery box under the passenger's seat. Easy peasy. Tapping off another circuit is a short cut and could compromise two circuits if something goes wrong. You also will be loading that shared circuit by another 8.5 amps dependant on how you wire it up!
Why take such a short cut on your pride and joy? Sorry just had to ask! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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16th Feb 2010 6:29pm |
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| Sonic3d Member Since: 28 Jan 2008 Location: Ross on Wye Posts: 1505 
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Its so easy to wire back to the battery and be safe
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16th Feb 2010 6:32pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Sonic,
Great minds and all that...... If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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16th Feb 2010 6:34pm |
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| MuddyMarky Member Since: 01 Feb 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 548
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Cheers fellas, that's kind of what I thought
. Where's the best place to get the cable through into the cab from under the bonnet, do you think? I couldn't see anywhere too obvious earlier. Mark
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16th Feb 2010 6:43pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Muddymarky,
I went from the front grille (facing the windscreen) left along the top of the radiator and followed the existing looms on the left hand side of the engine compartment then across the bulkhead about a third of the way from left to right! I then crossed path to another loom that headed south under the vehicle and followed this all the way back to the grommet on the driver's side box under the seat. It was here I mounted two 30 amp fused 'Ring' relays replacing the 30 amp for 10 amp blade fuses. Went from drivers side box also following existing looms to battery compartment under passenger seat. At front of vehicle I also picked up the main beam tap for an independant switch on the dash to isolate the driving lamps on main beam to make it road and MOT legal (could have tapped into main beam supply behind dash but didn't want switch protected by 30 amps, by taking it from headlamp protected by 10 amps). I ran this with the two lamp supplies together in one loom. The main beam tap split from the driving lamp supply cables under the driver's seat and went to the dash switch from the switch I fed back under the carpets direct to the relay coils. Hope this all makes sense. Took me a while but I am a perfectionist and heatshrunk and spiro wrapped all the cables for added protection and sourced the correct crimping tools for the relay base contacts and switch contacts. Go so far to say better and stronger than any aftermarket loom. Good luck! PM me with your e-mail address and i'll send you a full set of diagrams in Adobe Format next week if you don't get another offer of them before. They're on my work computer and i'm off at the mo! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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16th Feb 2010 7:00pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459 
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This may help a little.
Remember for two 100w light you will need a minimum of 16.7amp wire. I son't have time to write all out again, I hope the link doesn't upset anyone (and not meant to). http://www.landroveraddict.com/smf/index.php?topic=383967.0 |
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16th Feb 2010 7:26pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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Boy where did you get the dash switch for the lights with the 2 on it was it from LR ... NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY
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16th Feb 2010 7:54pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459
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£7 from the dealers and for a disco 2. To get 5 way plug on the back that plugs into it you have to buy the whole kit and that is over 100 quid so all I did is buy a second hand D2 HRW switch that came with the plug (the plug is the same, 5 pin but you use only 4) off eblag for £4.
HTH ps I did somewhere have the part number but can't at this time find it, sorry Boy |
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16th Feb 2010 8:03pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626
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Cheers Boy great stuff... love the neatness of the wiring top job
NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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16th Feb 2010 8:06pm |
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| The Boy Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: East Northants Posts: 1459
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Thanks, i am honourned
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16th Feb 2010 8:07pm |
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| ay4alex Member Since: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Midlands Posts: 328 
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Great Job "The Boy"! http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/extfree2viewlrprod/index.jsp
LR fitting guides can be found here 110 Tdci Double Cab |
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16th Feb 2010 8:16pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Fekete me old! Switch can be obtained from here:- http://shop.dingocroft.co.uk/acatalog/Electrical_Miscellany.html You may have to search a little but that's the place I got mine from! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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16th Feb 2010 9:09pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626
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Nice one K9
NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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16th Feb 2010 9:40pm |
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