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 Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
 17th Feb 2024 10:31pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Alright, lads, here is my update... though it isn't a good one. I've actually gone from annoyed to quite angry.
I mentioned in passing that in addition to my running light issue I also noticed ble ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
17th Feb 2024 6:29pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
You could also use the multimeter to check if you have power at the light.
Good luck...Toby
Toby, I'd have power to my lights if my break lights work, right? I know they are fused separat ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
17th Feb 2024 6:27pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Thanks for the additional info and for checking in, everyone. The weather has been rough here, but am hoping to dig in a bit more today/tomorrow.
Looking at this situation from a distance, it's pe ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
13th Feb 2024 7:49pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
| ... To start, my brake lights work, but my running (side and tail) lights don't. My fuses are good. When I started changing over my lights from incandescent to LED, I started at the front and worked ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
13th Feb 2024 7:32pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Hi Jim
I'm afraid I cannibalized the sockets and just retained the white plastic housings. So the old housings are mounted as before and the new lights are mounted to them. The incandescent soc ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
13th Feb 2024 1:21am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Not at all, Steve. A knock-off brand, I know, but this is what I purchased:
https://www.amazon.com/RearTail-Land-Rover-Defender-1983-1990-1990-2019/dp/B09V78TMZL
First off, thank you for your c ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
11th Feb 2024 5:10pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
| Before throwing any money at it, plug the old lights back in to check. If they work you know your lights or new wiring configuration is incorrect. If they don’t then you need to start working backwa ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
11th Feb 2024 5:02pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
You could try a new switch for the sidelight / dipped, as that is what switches on your sidelights and tail.
But bear in mind, that if you do that if it’s a ground problem then it still won’t cur ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
11th Feb 2024 4:59pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Do the lamps have a wire colour diagram?
I know on the ones I just fitted, white was earth. I expected it to be black but this was the tail light and red was the brake light.
I'm afraid it d ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
10th Feb 2024 5:47pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Good afternoon, everyone. I'm afraid I'm back.
To start, my brake lights work, but my running (side and tail) lights don't. My fuses are good. When I started changing over my lights from incan ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
8th Feb 2024 1:32am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Quite right, blackwolf.
Yes, sasdiscos, I have a suspicion that I wired my tail lights incorrectly. So while they work as break lights, they do not illuminate when the headlights are on. So I'm g ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
6th Feb 2024 1:38am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
| Thank you again for the detailed reply and your thoughts, Steve. I'm not sure I follow all of them, but will do what I can to figure things out. And, to be sure, I'm referring to these lights specif ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
4th Feb 2024 10:36pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Thank you very much for the welcoming and informative reply! So that relay does, in fact, impact the running lights?
Here she is:
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/30540/IMG_0 ... |
| Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Newbie
4th Feb 2024 7:29pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 31 · Views: 5780 · Subject: Running lights not working after LED upgrade |
Good afternoon, all. I'm both new to the forum and relatively new to the Defender world, having purchased my 1988 90 this past summer.
I've made just a few tweaks to her including, this weekend, ... |
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