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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816   
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Have read several posts about a permanent powered purple and black wire behind one of the rear speaker panels. For us continental Left Hand Drivers that would be on the passenger side. Have checked it, and yes it is there, a black wire and a purple wire ending in a double spade plug, but otherwise unused. These wires are protected by the same 20A fuse of the towing socket. I can assure you about that, because I blew it today and had to replace the fuse.
As our Defenders come standard with only one interior power socket, on the center dash, I thought it would be good to use these unused permanent powered wires for a 2nd power socket. I ordered one from Mud-UK, and installed it today. Very easy mod, but quite useful to power up a electric coolbox in the back or other. Here some pictures about what I did today. Dismantling the rear panels reveals the little loom in question  Click image to enlarge Detail of the purple and black wires and their spade connector Click image to enlarge Drill a hole in the panel just big enough to push the socket through. I drilled several smaller holes, then used a sharp cutter, and finished it off with a circular file to get the hole just perfect for a tight fit. Click image to enlarge Frontal look of the assembled Mud socket Click image to enlarge Made a little extension to the wires as the wires spade connector is no direct fit to the socket connector Click image to enlarge Connecting it all up. Mind, you will notice that on one of the Mud socket connectors is a tiny + showing. Click image to enlarge The purple wire is the + and I connected that properly to the Mud + connector via my red extension wire. The blue extension goes between the black wire of the loom which is the - and the unmarked connector of the Mud socket Click image to enlarge Reassembling everything... Click image to enlarge Final result. Pretty happy with it, useful little mod for almost no money 
Click image to enlarge Last thing I did was replace the 20A fuse which I blew in the process, but have no pics of that  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw Last edited by ericvv on 12th May 2013 12:07pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th May 2013 1:33pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665  
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Lots of great information, with good pics to boot. This is a regular request and should be STICKIED imho... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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9th May 2013 2:40pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6610 
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Done
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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9th May 2013 2:44pm |
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| superspoons Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: Herts Posts: 314  
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Nice write up - found my wires whilst Dynamat'ing my 110 last weekend. On the job list... Cheers,
Superspoons |
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9th May 2013 2:50pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Couldn't agree more with that Steve. I will replace those asap by fully insulated, but when I started this little job this morning and found that I ran out of the needed crimp terminals I had only one chance on this Ascension thursday when everything is closed, and that was a French supermarket which was open this morning
. Will get that corrected before the week is over as stores are open tmrw again . You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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9th May 2013 3:12pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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You had the same issue as me then of running out over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Didn't mean to intentionally criticise just though it's better to be safe than sorry. After all we all know what insurance companies are like if anything happened for example worse case scenario fire. 
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9th May 2013 3:30pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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This is a useful mod that is relevant to TD5's (and probably 300tdi's) too. It's worth noting though that the spare wires have been deleted on 13MY vehicles. Very short sighted of Land Rover IMHO. Darren
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9th May 2013 3:53pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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That reminds me must do mine so that I can have a beer fridge when talking the caravan away.
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9th May 2013 4:02pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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or, pop a bit of heat shrink over the existing |
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9th May 2013 4:11pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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That would work too. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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9th May 2013 4:23pm |
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| Defpuma Member Since: 10 Feb 2013 Location: Kent Posts: 84 
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Brilliant post ericvv and something I have been meaning to do for ages. Something that everyone would get use from. Why does it not just come as standard from the factory like this?
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10th May 2013 9:33pm |
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| NickEJ Member Since: 24 Nov 2012 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 152  
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Are these the same cables that could be used for a work light?
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10th May 2013 9:45pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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Same wires can be found on a Hicap they are just left dangling under the back of the rear crossmember.
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11th May 2013 5:10am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Saw this week that on a model year 2013 Puma 2.2 station wagon that there are two wires ending in a plug dangling out 10 cm or so from the right hand side chassis rail somewhere 20 cm or so before the rear crossmember. Saw it at a friends new Defender while we were at the dealer. When asked about what these cable are for, they just did not know. Could it be that after the purple and black live wires behind the right hand side rear speaker panel were abandoned on model year 2013, that those wires/plug dangling out of the chassis rail are the new live wires which could eventually be used for a rear work light or other? A rear work light remains an option, so the juice must be taken somewhere, yes? Any 2013 model year drivers able to shed light on this?
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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11th May 2013 7:31am |
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