Dial lights off

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Hi guys just a quicky..

No dash dial lights on defender. Has a switch but no power going to it.

Previous owner had a seperate switch for side lights and rears put on centre pod.

Just wondering is there a way i can wire the dial lights to come on when using that switch? And which wires i connect to. The silver toggle does rear/sides.

Thanks in advance.

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Danjo said:
Hi guys just a quicky..

No dash dial lights on defender. Has a switch but no power going to it.

Previous owner had a seperate switch for side lights and rears put on centre pod.

Just wondering is there a way i can wire the dial lights to come on when using that switch? And which wires i connect to. The silver toggle does rear/sides.

Thanks in advance.

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

This toggle

Marmaduke · Dec 12, 2016

Do you have a switch resembling this by your right knee?

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Yes mate

private penguin · Dec 12, 2016

Poor thing looks like its been hacked about a bit in its previous life!!

Entirely possible that somewhere along the line the power supply to the dial lights has been cut off

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Thought that may be the case. Just wondered where i would connect a new wire from the toggle switch to.

Marmaduke · Dec 12, 2016

Does the switch work for starters? Does it turn the interior light on in the bottom position?

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Marmaduke said:
Does the switch work for starters? Does it turn the interior light on in the bottom position?

No interior light also dont work. Used a multimeter could find a live.

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

That meant to be couldnt find a live

Turboman · Dec 12, 2016

Danjo said:
That meant to be couldnt find a live

You can go back, and edit your posts, if you want to! Click on edit button LHS of your post!

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

Turboman said:
You can go back, and edit your posts, if you want to! Click on edit button LHS of your post!

Ok cool. Still new to forums

Turboman · Dec 12, 2016

Danjo said:
Ok cool. Still new to forums

I was too, when I first came here!

Coulden hardly type, let alone use a puter! Picked en up after a while, though.

Needalandy · Dec 12, 2016

I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago ie no dial lights. It was an easy fix, the fuse had jumped out. Suggest you have a quick look at that if you havent already done so.

bluedog333 · Dec 12, 2016

As Needalandy said ^^^, check the appropriate fuse. Have you still got the original glass fuses ( your's is an '86, right? ), or have they been upgraded to blade fuses?

Danjo · Dec 12, 2016

They are the glass fuses. The one for the the dash/curtesy light is intact. I figured the original switch used to be connected to the light stalk somehow and only worked if lights were on.. but as the side light/rear lights are now on the dash pod switch, and the stalk only does dipped and full beam headlights. That may be why the switch dont work anymore?

Was wondering if i can spur of the new sidelight switch so instrument light comes on when side/rear lights are turned on.

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