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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841  
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My car is a 300tdi era so not dirctlyy comparable but.....
Are you saying that you had none of these things in the car before - headlining, trim or rear light? Do you have the courtesy light switch on the rear door frame - about the level of the rear wheel arch/where the heated rear window loom goes into the car? In the Tdi vehicles, the power to the rear light goes via the push/courtesy switch, and then is earthed to the bodywork. If you don't have the switch, and want the light to come on as the door opens, then you'd need the switch too. If you just want a light that's manually switchable, you'll just need to tap into one of the wires behind the light cover - either ignition swithched or permanently live. (Edit - PS - welcome to the forum!) Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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17th Jun 2021 6:19pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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Yes, you'll have to do a bit of custom wiring, I'm afraid. It's not difficult, though - tee in the three wires to the light into the existing wiring and extend the earth wire to the new rear door switch. The hardest part when doing this sort of thing is making the connection to the new light but if you have that bit of the loom with the proper connector on then you don't have that issue.
It's not a direct comparison but I added a third light to my 110 by splicing in the three wires (earth, constant live and switched live) to the existing loom:  Click image to enlarge It's worth noting that the way the lights operate on your TD5 are different to what Donald has described on his tdi - on yours the light is earthed by the door switch. I hope that helps. 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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18th Jun 2021 5:27am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785 
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If you get the correct loom it should just plug in above the driver side A pillar
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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18th Jun 2021 6:36am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Click image to enlarge Grey plug above the driver side A pillar C0259---- pin 1 ----- Black wire------ B------------ battery - --------------------------------------------C0259-----pin 3----- Purple white-----PW--- interior light control for alarm unit --------------------------------------------C0259-----Pin 2-------Purple Brown -----PN------- fuse dc+ you will find pin 1-2-3 in this grey plug have wires in place ,interior light are wired in parallel |
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18th Jun 2021 10:28am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I should probably add that my suggestion of splicing in the wires was on the basis that you said you don't have the required link wire to the existing harness. If you can get that wire and just plug it all in then that would be the preferred option. 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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18th Jun 2021 10:52am |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 335 
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Don't worry mate I got what you were suggesting
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18th Jun 2021 11:13am |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 335
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I'll order the next loom which is refered to as a "lead - link" and then I'll have a gander for the extra plug on the front loom and see if my 90 has it - only questioning whether it will or not since its a low spec vehicle. are you grafton on Instagram? You've got a clean TD5 pal Click image to enlarge |
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18th Jun 2021 11:21am |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785
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I think fitting the wiring harness is the best option if the plug is there.
Thank you, yes that's me @george_grafton 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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22nd Jun 2021 12:27pm |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 335
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So I just recieved AMR4991 and removed the headliner partly to find the grey plug you mentioned george.
Now, I might be being a bit dim but I cannot find any where to plug in this loom at all Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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23rd Jun 2021 4:35pm |
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| CDN38 Member Since: 14 Nov 2014 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 729  
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looks like you are missing the metal backing plate that the single black wire clips into. It has 2 studs that pass through the light assembly and are held in with 2 nuts. part# 3 in the diagram in a posting above. it's a Landrover thing...
my renovation thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html |
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26th Jun 2021 6:26am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Click image to enlarge I cannot find any where to plug in this loom at all . as you have early type rear interior light loom with round pin connectors you will need to splice the wires to giver on this side Grey plug above the driver side A pillar C0259---- pin 1 ----- Black wire------ B------------ battery -( to black on your loom) --------------------------------------------C0259-----pin 3----- Purple white-----PW--- interior light control for alarm unit ( purple -blue tracer on your loom) --------------------------------------------C0259-----Pin 2-------Purple Brown -----PN------- fuse dc+ ( to purple on your loom) As you have early type rear interior light loom with round pin connectors wire colours may not match between the early and later wiring see below Black wire pin 1------ B------------ battery -( to black on your early loom) Purple white pin 3-----PW--- interior light control for alarm unit ( purple -blue tracer on your early loom) or door switch only Purple Brown pin 3 -----PN------- fuse dc+ ( to purple on your early loom) Last edited by dorsetsmith on 26th Jun 2021 9:39am. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Jun 2021 8:25am |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
Wiring Rear interior light with no alarm ecu
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26th Jun 2021 9:37am |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 335
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Thanks for all the info Dorsetsmith - I'll let you all know how it went once a few more parts have arrived and I get to installing it all. |
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28th Jun 2021 5:25am |
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| LJMARSDEN Member Since: 08 Jun 2021 Location: Nottingham Posts: 335
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Little update = I found the time to begin the wiring and I got the light to run off of the original and the front courtesy switches. Am I right in thinking I have to splice the 3rd courtesy switch into the earth in the plug above the drivers seat? And would that be Pin one like you said |
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11th Jul 2021 1:16pm |
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