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leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Indicator problems (x2)

(1) 09 Utility wagon, have been towing with it recently. Now without a trailer attached the trailer indicator light flashes when you indicate.

Any ideas folks?

(2) 96 110 CSW. When towing to get trailer indicator to flash left have to put pressure downwards on indicator stalk, seems to work then. Turn right lifting indicator stalk to top seems to work but more hit and miss. Works fine without a trailer

Time for a new indicator stalk??

Brendan

21st Sep 2010 8:11am

BigRuss

Member Since: 15 May 2010
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 2785

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

Sounds like it's either the switch or a loose wire.

But I bet you can't buy the switch without the stalk!

21st Sep 2010 8:14am

o4dn

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: South West
Posts: 539

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Alaska White

Re: Indicator problems (x2)

leeds wrote:
(1) 09 Utility wagon, have been towing with it recently. Now without a trailer attached the trailer indicator light flashes when you indicate.

Any ideas folks?

Here, the trailer light comes up briefly when indicating, it does not flash though. It's been like that with both Defenders I owned so I deemed it as "normal".

21st Sep 2010 8:17am

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8581

Think know the solution to (1)

ARB winch bumper fitted which has repeater indicators on! Dooohhhhhhh!

I will never make a mechanic!

Brendan

21st Sep 2010 8:23am

dm_td5

Member Since: 20 Jul 2008
Location: Arnhem Land
Posts: 609

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

As for (1) the trailer indicator flashes once if nothing is connected to the trailer socket (whether fitted or not). If you fit a bullbar with indicators it adds an extra bulb to the indicator circuit, just like connecting a trailer does. The flasher circuit detects this extra current and this causes the trailer lamp to flash as well to tell you the trailer indicator is working.

Two easy solutions: (a) replace the bulbs with 5W ones in the bullbar or (b) put LED bulbs in the bullbar indicators. This will stop it happening.

Of course the other thing that happens is that if you attach a trailer with LED lamps the trailer indicator doesn't flash for the same reasons as above.

As for (2) no idea

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21st Sep 2010 8:38am

Paul_1978

Member Since: 08 Nov 2009
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 384

Sounds like the switch on issue 2.
The switch/stalk sets are on ebay all the time, i think you have to remove the steering wheel and set up the automatic off function when re fitting the new one.

Its simple, just set the blue dial to the centre before refitting the steering wheel.

21st Sep 2010 10:57am

expedition

Member Since: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Vercelli-ITALY
Posts: 75

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Keswick Green

I purposely removed the blue circle that leads back to the arrows in his place, I feel very good.

Vale
110 Td4 MY07 "E" Keswick Green

21st Sep 2010 11:22am

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