so could the little bulb in the indicator have been on all the time, as you say its happening on both sides? As above ref running lights ^^^ ...
Yes, exactly. I'll look into the sidelight first then.
You do need to use the correct electrical terminology.Be aware of "running lights".
and yes I was shocked too!!! Thought only Merkin and other foreign cars had em.
What happens when you test them with all the other lights off?
But yes, as all the others have said, earths are a common problem and have been for years on all sorts of cars.
Also make sure all bulb holders are really clean.
The vehicle's builder is causing it cos that's how it left the factory, they are oficially called "side-marker lights" , those A132 in the pic, same for the other side with the same feed as the side lights... i removed both those bulbs on mine and nobody seems to miss them
As you have a MM, check the resistance of the non-working bulb first, to confirm it's bust, then switch them on and use it to measure the voltage across the connections in the bulb holder to ensure current is crossing them.
I do have it, the manual, but I don't give a feck!You do need to use the correct electrical terminology.
So if you didn't know “running lights” for this disco was that the head lamps being on in day light., like Volvo and other scandi vehicles of a similar era, and therefore different from the modern LED DRL
The D2 indicator lamp has the facility for the fitment of a “marker light”.
See: Page 41 of the the link of a D2 owners handbook which u no doubt will have a copy., but then maybe not
http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/service/archive/66218/section 4 - owner maintenance.pdf
No, don't have the owners manual, just the workshop one, thanks for the link.You do need to use the correct electrical terminology.
So if you didn't know “running lights” for this disco was that the head lamps being on in day light., like Volvo and other scandi vehicles of a similar era, and therefore different from the modern LED DRL
The D2 indicator lamp has the facility for the fitment of a “marker light”.
See: Page 41 of the the link of a D2 owners handbook which u no doubt will have a copy., but then maybe not
http://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/service/archive/66218/section 4 - owner maintenance.pdf
Thanks for the info, as you say, if I can't get the n/s one working I'll disconnect it, I doubt they'd pick up on it in the MOT.
thinking they can be seen) either within the headlight or separate should work & show white light.
Andy my MY2000 D2 came with amber marker lights as standard and has never failed an MOT yet. even though LR can be real tw@ts I don't think even they would build a car that would fail an MOT as standard.As far as I understood it vehicles used on UK roads should only display white light to the front & red to the rear (except for reversing lamp(s) so those marker lights within the front indicator lens shouldn't be lit hence the reason new D2's for the UK market either had no bulbs in the marker light holders & or the wiring connector wasn't attatched to the bulb holder. So if amber light is showing to the front it should be an mot failure. The side lights (or parking lights because that's all they're fit for IMO, how many times have you seen people use them in low light/rain & fog ?
I can't remember now but it might be possible to get the side & marker light wiring connectors mixed up as I think they're the same type of connector although the wiring colours are different.
