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Yikes, just looked at the price of these things.

Many thanks.

So, excuse my ignorance - could you tell me where the DIM/DIP unit is and what it looks like please? Its a relief that the lights are working as intended. Many thanks

Many thanks for replying. Just checked the number plate lights as you suggested - they are on when the sidelights are on whether ignition is on or off. According to the Paynes Manual wiring diagram for a pre 93 car the first (middle if the stalk switch) position should be sidelights and number...

Hello, My 1993 pre-facelift is confusing me. With the ignition OFF and the lights set to Sidelights it seems I have only the small sidelight bulbs illuminated which I think is correct. When I start up, with the switch still in the Sidelight position the headlights come on Dipped but not fully...

Spent the morning giving the dash out, all to no avail. So, back to basics, removed interior rear panels and checked cleaned the each touchdown points. It pointed me to the lh rear light cluster stop/tail light. Pulled the holder and the earth side contact has a hole burned thru. So, need to...

Just fitted a new flasher unit - still got the same fault. GRRRR.

The earth points for local things and the tail/sidelights/indicators seem to terminate in a number of 0290 'earth headers' that then has a thicker black wire that touches down on the body somewhere. Next mission - find the earth header touchdown points.

Seems the same ..... annoyingly so.

Many thanks. I'll try the temp +ve feed as you suggest. I have dumped the fusible links in favour of a set of fuses (photo attached). This fault is a real head scratcher.

Well, I am stumped. Still got the faults after: Cleaning all earth points I can find; Replacing the in wire fusable links with midi fuses on the +ve supply; Taking every bulb out and cleaning/replacing; Replaced the alternator. So, could it be a faulty indicator unit? Just had some welding...

Looks like a 300tdi fuse box is needed. Many thanks for your help.

I did, the drop us even bigger, more like 2.5v. Could it be those fusible links wrapped in gauze?

Hi, sorry to be a pest, just tested the feed voltage drop with sidelights on. Across the battery terminals its 12.57v. Across the battery positive and one rear tail light +ve terminal its 11.52v. The drop is 1.05v. It seems excessive to me, but is it? I have no idea what the normal v drop...

..... there are recent new issues - the temp gauge only shows the temp. on the first white marker but goes up when the headlights are on, and the rev counter sits on zero after start up until the engine is revved quite hard.

Thank you for this, my chassis number begins KA and has these dodgy fusible links. After 29 yrs they could well be the problem. seems to me a small fusebox in the engine bay on the inner wing would be a good replacement. Unlikely to be able to get the original LR kit.

I'll take a close look st these links. It does seem to me the prefacelift D1 has quite fragile electrics.

Yep, battery reads 13.7v when running.

Sounds like I'll be digging the dash out (again).

Worth a go. Although I have used a long wire clipped to the rear light cluster(s) earth wire and run direct to the battery -ve with no effect.