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barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

No Stop Lights

I have done a search but to no avail ........

Started today, when I brake all my sidelights come on !! If I put on the side lights brake lights are permanently on as well!

Guessing its an earthing issue somewhere, and was looking for pointers as to where to start please

2nd Sep 2015 7:26pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4795

It might be worth unplugging the trailer electrics loom, mine had a weird fault where the drivers side indicator came on permanently due to corrosion in the plug

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2nd Sep 2015 7:33pm

Romadog

Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Powys
Posts: 1750

bulbs correct way round ???

2nd Sep 2015 7:40pm

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

Might be a good shout, as she's now semi retired, I havn't towed anything for a while George Ta
@Roma....not changed or altered anything, just drove it

2nd Sep 2015 7:50pm

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

disconnecting towing socket hasn't worked

2nd Sep 2015 8:19pm

Rich broom

Member Since: 26 Jul 2015
Location: Tiverton
Posts: 78

My bet is you have a single filament sidelight bulb instead of a twin stop tail.
Sounds like halfords have been at it

2nd Sep 2015 8:21pm

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

Unless someone's swapped my bulbs, that can't of happened 👍

2nd Sep 2015 8:36pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4795

Too much bass?

2nd Sep 2015 9:09pm

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

could be

I'll have another prod in the morning supposed to be heading back down your way tomorrow

2nd Sep 2015 9:30pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4795

Take the puma

2nd Sep 2015 10:00pm

jeffersj

Member Since: 23 Jan 2015
Location: Near Preston
Posts: 431

1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Bronze Green

Sounds like a short somewhere i.e. bare wire rubbing perhaps. Jeff
Ex 1968 Series 2A
Ex 90 TD5
Ex D3
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3rd Sep 2015 7:29am

dgardel

Member Since: 30 Nov 2008
Location: Veneto (Heart & Head)
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3rd Sep 2015 7:39am

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

sorted

It was an open circuit caused by the 2 terminals touching in the o\s stop/tail bulb holder.
Thanks for all the replies, hope it can help someone else out

George ........... NO You'll hear the purr of the TD5 pass later

3rd Sep 2015 8:11am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17600

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I'm thinking an open circuit on the earth connection between the rear lights and the chassis.

If you turn on the sidelights and brake while the sidelights are on, do the lights all go out?

EDIT - my post made simultaneously with the one above.

3rd Sep 2015 8:17am

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1432

Cheers Blackwolf, I was hoping you or K9 read this last night

It was quite a simple fix for a change

The symptoms where the exact opposite, ie no lights apply brake = all lights on, and when lights, on brake lights permanently illuminated, apply the brake had no effect. I was thinking broken wire/rubbed through

3rd Sep 2015 8:46am

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