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Bug

Member Since: 03 Mar 2016
Location: Hayling Island
Posts: 19

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

Power supply in rear of 110

I want to wire some lights and additional power take off into the rear of my 64 plate 110XS Utility. I'm led to believe there is a permanently live supply in the rear but I can't find it. Apparently it's behind the RH speaker panel but although I can't get my panel off without taking out the Barebox and wheel arch cover, I've felt in through the speaker aperture and can't find a spare cable and connector. I've also heard that after 2012 it was left outside the body i.e. by the rear light cover but there's no spare cable there. Any ideas? My only alternative would seem to run a dedicated fused cable from the battery.

3rd Mar 2016 4:47pm

Rashers

Member Since: 21 Jun 2015
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3514

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

I believe that your Defender is too new and the cable that you are looking for does not exist. I have a 14 Plate Defender and I remember reading on here somewhere that this cable was removed on newer vehicles?

3rd Mar 2016 5:16pm

Brewstop

Member Since: 28 Oct 2012
Location: South Oxfordshire
Posts: 313

2002 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver

All is explained in this thread:-

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic20319.html Sandy

3rd Mar 2016 6:10pm

Greadh

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: North West
Posts: 97

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Santorini Black

Re: Power supply in rear of 110

Bug wrote:
I want to wire some lights and additional power take off into the rear of my 64 plate 110XS Utility. I'm led to believe there is a permanently live supply in the rear but I can't find it. Apparently it's behind the RH speaker panel but although I can't get my panel off without taking out the Barebox and wheel arch cover, I've felt in through the speaker aperture and can't find a spare cable and connector. I've also heard that after 2012 it was left outside the body i.e. by the rear light cover but there's no spare cable there. Any ideas? My only alternative would seem to run a dedicated fused cable from the battery.

As above, explained in thread, but to cut to chase. Driver side rear wheel arch (Rhd). Right at back is plastic flap, unscrew or just bend up. Behind this is a large grey connector for trailer electrics, clipped to body/bracket. If no trailer electrics fitted it will be empty, but either way, puple cable goes into the connector, but not used on 12n (7 pin) trailer electrics - splice in here, cut cable and join additional cable. Could use scotch blocs, but generaly soldering (cover with heat shrink) or crimp connector would be better. There is then a protected bit of loom going through gromit in underside of body, behind the rear light. Be sure to put new cable in the protected conduit and through gromit to protect.then add ahat ever you want to this, usb/lighter etc.

If you use or plan on using 13 pin or 12S trailer (caravan or trailer tent) be sure to also reconnect the puple cable to the trailer electrics where you cut it.

I did it last week, took about an hour to do it tidy.

Be sure to use suitable wire, 20amp fuse purple wire runs off, I added an additional 5 amp inline fuse ( I dont need much power back there) and used 15 amp wire.

It was easier than it sounds

Forgot to say - remove the fuse when doing it, else you run risk of shorting it and blowing fuse.....

3rd Mar 2016 7:30pm

Bug

Member Since: 03 Mar 2016
Location: Hayling Island
Posts: 19

Many thanks. I've not got round to doing it yet but all looks straightforward.

23rd Mar 2016 2:21pm

Mo Murphy

Member Since: 01 Jun 2008
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts
Posts: 2245

1984 Defender 90 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel HT Auto Pennine Grey

Or just as easy to avoid molesting your towing electrics, just run a 20 amp wire from the battery via a fuse to the back of your 110. Use twin core and you can use the battery earth . Run it out of the battery box across underneath and down the chassis longitudinal. Put it inside some split convoluted plastic tubing to protect it and job done. Less than an hour to do.
If you were close I'd do it for you just to show you how simple it is to do.
HTH
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen.

50 Shades of Pennine Grey

Last edited by Mo Murphy on 23rd Mar 2016 6:36pm. Edited 1 time in total

23rd Mar 2016 6:27pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1763

As Mo Murphy, except mine is run inside the cab, because I chucked it in in a hurry! 4mmsq cable, 30A fuse, powers rear worklight, lighter socket in rear, inverter in rear, and at some point some extra external lighting.

I also have a 2nd battery, so ran it in powered off that.

23rd Mar 2016 6:36pm

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