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hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

TD5 Centre Dash Illumination?

First post on the forum, ran a little search on here and on Google but couldn't get a definitive answer.

I picked up my first Defender last month, 2005 110. Sorted 1/2 of the problem where the interior lights not switching on when the doors open. Wires had come the switches but still haven't sorted the drivers door (that'll be another thread)

Back on topic, can anyone tell me if the centre dash buttons are meant to illuminate when the headlights are on? Mine haven't from day one, and I haven't been able to work out if they are meant to light up?

15th Aug 2016 8:32pm

TechnoTurkey

Member Since: 25 Jul 2016
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 88

2005 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Zambezi Silver

Mine all light up apart from 2 x auxilary light switches that don't seem to do anything!

16th Aug 2016 8:11am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Yes

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

16th Aug 2016 11:17am

hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

Any idea where I can start to look to diagnose the problem? The illumination works in the main dash (speedometer, fuel, temp and clock dials). All the switches work on the centre console, and the red/orange indicator lights work for the heated seats/heated windscreen etc

16th Aug 2016 6:53pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

It's probably just the bulbs gone. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

16th Aug 2016 9:39pm

hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

Oh? It's not individual bulbs/Leds in the acutual switches then?

Didn't get a chance to take the dash apart tonight, too busy fishing another wire for the broken dormer door wire. Took much longer than expected

16th Aug 2016 9:46pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Flip the cap off each switch where the illumination is not working and the bulb is Under the cap. Assuming your defender is a late td5 as per your profile. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

16th Aug 2016 11:17pm

hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

It's a 2005

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16th Aug 2016 11:20pm

mustafasoleiman

Member Since: 21 Jun 2016
Location: London
Posts: 105

2003 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Indus Silver

mk1collector wrote:
Flip the cap off each switch where the illumination is not working and the bulb is Under the cap. Assuming your defender is a late td5 as per your profile.

How do you flip the cap off?

Alex

14th Sep 2016 12:21am

hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

mk1collector wrote:
Flip the cap off each switch where the illumination is not working and the bulb is Under the cap. Assuming your defender is a late td5 as per your profile.

Look like Leds under the cap, the red light works just not the illumination led. Along with every other led in the dash.

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Know what wires supply what here?

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16th Sep 2016 6:02pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

I think (but may be wrong) that the clear bulb is just a 5w capless bulb so should just pull out with something like needle nose pliers but I'm doubting myself now. Maybe someone else will give a definate answer. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

16th Sep 2016 6:22pm

hunter_pa

Member Since: 15 Aug 2016
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 18

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Got the switch apart, little LED's soldering directly to the board. Will test car side connection and this tomorrow with my multimeter

16th Sep 2016 8:02pm

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Well, I could have sworn they were capless bulbs

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

16th Sep 2016 10:24pm

mustafasoleiman

Member Since: 21 Jun 2016
Location: London
Posts: 105

Could it be that a fuse needs to be replaced in the fuse box?

23rd Sep 2016 10:58am

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6612

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Where do you have illumination? Do the gauges and heater control labels illuminate?

Sounds like it could be Fuse 20 (10A) on the bulkhead fuse box - this supplies the illumination for the centre console.

The illumination is the red with orange stripe wire throughout the loom.

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

23rd Sep 2016 11:39am

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