Hi I've just signed up to forum after buying my first land rover last week! i have a 1994 Defender 90 300TDI
i was driving home in the dark when all of a sudden all my lights just turned off, dash lights, indicators, full and dip beam. at first my horn and full beam flash were working but then they stopped working as well. i checked all the fuses and they were all fine. I found that the tow hitch wires were all shorting on the back so i separated them all but it still made no difference. i done some research and found it could be the switch so i tested it but that was fine, i'm not getting any power to the switch at all. the previous owner fitted some terrafirma HID spotlights and i think the main/dip beam are also HIDs, from them there is a relay and a fuse, i check the fuse and that's ok.
i found a 7 pin relay behind where the speedo is, was wondering if that could control the lights.
What would cause everything to go off? the wipers and radio work and it starts fine.
Thanks!
Alex
i was driving home in the dark when all of a sudden all my lights just turned off, dash lights, indicators, full and dip beam. at first my horn and full beam flash were working but then they stopped working as well. i checked all the fuses and they were all fine. I found that the tow hitch wires were all shorting on the back so i separated them all but it still made no difference. i done some research and found it could be the switch so i tested it but that was fine, i'm not getting any power to the switch at all. the previous owner fitted some terrafirma HID spotlights and i think the main/dip beam are also HIDs, from them there is a relay and a fuse, i check the fuse and that's ok.
i found a 7 pin relay behind where the speedo is, was wondering if that could control the lights.
What would cause everything to go off? the wipers and radio work and it starts fine.
Thanks!
Alex