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LittleFoot

Member Since: 25 Aug 2012
Location: east sussex
Posts: 233

SVX Hi Beam Not switching off

Hi all,
I posted previously asking if anyone with the SVX lighting cluster had experienced an issue with full beam jamming on? The hi beam utilises the 2 small lower spots not the main Wipac crystal headlight (now an led) and occasionally jams on.
Most severe time I stopped vehicle and switched off ignition and colum and the 2 spot lights still stayed on for 1-2 mins before shutting down. Any ideas? Some one said there's a relay under the passenger seat that may be the suspect?
Thanks

30th Jan 2016 5:30pm

ericvv

Member Since: 02 Jun 2011
Location: Near the Jet d'Eau
Posts: 5816

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

You have the SVX double headlights and the main 7" headlamp replaced by LED?
Do you have more than that, front fogs or DRL maybe?
I can only say one thing, when 4 years ago my dealer replaced my Wipac H4 halogen 7" headlamps by Speaker EVOs it proved not to be really plug'n play. The LED lamp electronics got totally confused by the fogs and I had similar issues where the 90mm aux high beam lamps were staying on when they shouldn't etc.
Final solution was installation of extra relay over and above the normal ones to also completely isolate the negative feed to the EVOs from all other electrics. Since that was done all works fine.
Sorry, I have no diagram to post here, dealer did it, but believe the EVOs in the end had 3 relays in total. Now that I have gone back to my Wipacs it all stayed in place and continues to work perfectly.

As to this....

LittleFoot wrote:
The hi beam utilises the 2 small lower spots not the main Wipac crystal headlight (now an led)

The high beam actually uses simultaneously the 2 aux 90mm driving lamps plus the high beam of the Wipac 7" halogens, or in your case if you have installed 7" LEDs, the high beam of those LEDs. If it is different and high beam only is the 90mm aux driving lamps, it is wired up wrongly.
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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Last edited by ericvv on 30th Jan 2016 5:46pm. Edited 1 time in total

30th Jan 2016 5:41pm

LittleFoot

Member Since: 25 Aug 2012
Location: east sussex
Posts: 233

Thanks for your input Eric.

My symptoms started from new when the vehicle was original so I'm sure the LED headlight swap is not the trigger. However your symptoms are the same as mine - it's the small high powered aux light that stays on.

30th Jan 2016 5:46pm

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