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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20410  
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Have you considered a piggy back loom from the rear. Plug and play and no cutting if the factory loom. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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12th Jan 2020 6:56pm |
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| topless_matt Member Since: 29 Mar 2015 Location: norfolk Posts: 68  
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Connection on the gearbox for the reverse light is the closest place to the seat box. Hold my beer and watch this!
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12th Jan 2020 7:04pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6608 
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If you want a plug and play reverse switch "Y" tap then I can make one for you - let me know
  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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12th Jan 2020 7:17pm |
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| Johan H Member Since: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Helsingfors Posts: 36 
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Hello,
Thanks for the answers, and thanks Martin for the offer, where would the y-cable be connected? I also thought of the reverse light switch at the gear stick, how much do I have to take apart to get to the switch? Or can I access it from beneath the car? Thanks again, Johan |
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12th Jan 2020 7:53pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1607
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piggy back loom at the rear end of the car is the easiest way.
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12th Jan 2020 8:40pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I went down the piggy back loom route when I needed a reverse light feed. It's quite easy to do: make up a short loom with male and female econoseal plugs and an extra loose wire from one of the positive terminals like this:
Click image to enlarge That loom then plugs in between the end of the main loom and the reverse light under the rear wing. The loose wire (yellow in my case) can be extended to wherever you need it, although going forward to the seat box area is mildly involved, I suppose. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jan 2020 8:50pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785 
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Is there not a reverse feed on the driver side bulkhead (engine bay side) in the multiplug for the chassis loom? 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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12th Jan 2020 9:05pm |
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| Johan H Member Since: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Helsingfors Posts: 36
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Thanks for the answer, I thought of just using a Scothlock and then making it water tight.
But as you say its a bit of a job to pull the cable to the seat box, so I think I will try to find/access the switch at the gearbox. Any advice where to find it? Thanks again & have a good week |
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12th Jan 2020 9:13pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Argh, Scotchlok! The devil's electrical connector
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jan 2020 9:26pm |
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| Johan H Member Since: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Helsingfors Posts: 36
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Do you know if the wire has the same color at that particular connector as at the bulb? At least there its grey. |
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13th Jan 2020 8:31am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6608
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It's white at the light, not grey (grey is the fog light).
The output from the switch is supposed to be Orange with a Grey stripe, but I have seen other colours used on Puma looms. This changes to Green with a Brown stripe at the 14 pin engine connector (towards the back of the top of the left side of engine looking from the driver's seat). The Green/Brown changes to White at the 14 pin round grey connector on the bulkhead, this is on the engine bay side on the top of the right footwell (again, looking from driver's seat). However it is available in the cabin as there is a branch up to the instrument pack, again it is Green/Brown. It goes to pin 26 of the instrument pack connector. 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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13th Jan 2020 9:47am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3754
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Martin
One of the jobs on my 110 was to fit an extra reversing light on the other side and a double fog so it balanced out.. However 4 years on I havn't done this, how much are your piggy back leads? one for each side? Thanks Scott |
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13th Jan 2020 4:04pm |
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| Johan H Member Since: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Helsingfors Posts: 36
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Thanks, this was very informative! Just to make sure there is no misunderstanding; Is the reverse light on a right hand drive car on the right side? Viewed from the rear. I thought of this while the cable seems very grey in colour, I tried even cleaning it with brake cleaner. If the light is on the left side, then I suppose I need to trace the fog light instead (I suppose LR has used the same cable loom at the rear independently of left or right steering. |
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13th Jan 2020 6:42pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17414 
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On a RHD vehicle the reversing light is on the nearside and fog on the offside. It is a legal requirement for a single rear fog light to on or to the offside of the vehicle's centreline.
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13th Jan 2020 7:31pm |
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