Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #1

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

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #2

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.

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Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #3

This toggle

 

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Marmaduke

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #4

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

 

Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #5

Yes mate

 

private penguin

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #6

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

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #7

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

 

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Marmaduke

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #8

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

 

Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #9

Marmaduke said:

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

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

 

Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #10

That meant to be couldnt find a live

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Dec 12, 2016

• #11

Danjo said:

That meant to be couldnt find a live

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

 

Danjo

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #12

Turboman said:

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

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Ok cool. Still new to forums

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Dec 12, 2016

• #13

Danjo said:

Ok cool. Still new to forums

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I was too, when I first came here! Coulden hardly type, let alone use a puter! Picked en up after a while, though.

 

Needalandy

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #14

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

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #15

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

Active Member

• Dec 12, 2016

• #16

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.