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kenzle8a

Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

Trailer Wiring (TD5)

Since ive had the car the trailer connection has been fine, the other day half the lights went on the trailer, so I traced the wires back up and found a non standard trailer wiring kit with a junction box with a buzzer in in the passenger side in the metal housing on the rear light cluster (its a pickup).

Am I right in thinking the Defener has a plug and play slot somewhere else for the trailer I can use if I get rid of the non standard one?

24th Jan 2022 10:38am

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Yes you are right. There should be a multi-plug sitting on top of the rear cross-member on the drivers side.

24th Jan 2022 10:40am

kenzle8a

Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

Wonderful that should make life a bit easier, I'd assumed that this would have been how mine was done as I had no reason to check it before, it appears some people like to make things harder for others when they install things...

at least I know that one should then work, if it doesn't then I'm going to have to start tracing trailer wires...

24th Jan 2022 11:02am

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

It would have been a matter of cost. The LR loom and plug was once quite expensive when compared to a DIY special.

The part number is YWJ101500: https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/ywj10150...-2006.html

24th Jan 2022 11:11am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17391

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Someone had hacked the main loom connector off mine and replaced it with a Scotchlok bodge from hell before I bought it. This caused nothing but trouble and repairing the damage was a nightmare, mainly due to the poor access behind the o/s/r wheel (an area famous for being clean and dry - not)!

24th Jan 2022 11:34am

geobloke

Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 4410

Too true Blackwolf to true...

24th Jan 2022 11:50am

kenzle8a

Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

geobloke wrote:
It would have been a matter of cost. The LR loom and plug was once quite expensive when compared to a DIY special.

The part number is YWJ101500: https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/ywj10150...-2006.html

Its almost cheaper in terms of time to find out if this is a proper fix.

blackwolf wrote:
Someone had hacked the main loom connector off mine and replaced it with a Scotchlok bodge from hell before I bought it. This caused nothing but trouble and repairing the damage was a nightmare, mainly due to the poor access behind the o/s/r wheel (an area famous for being clean and dry - not)!

Off to wash the last three weeks of field off then will have a look as its like the western front in my rear arches atm...

24th Jan 2022 12:07pm

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