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Collydog Blue



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Epsom Green
Headlights
I've no headlights or sidelight at the moment, and I can't figure out if I'm missing something. I've checked all of the fuses and replaced the headlight stick switch and checked as much wiring as I can see, but I've still got nothing. It'll flash on the indicator stork but nothing for the head and sides.
I feel like I'm missing something, and just hoping it'll be a bad earth, but if anyone has any pointers it'd be really appreciated. Crying or Very sad
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Dave T



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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 90 300 Tdi SW Cairns Blue
Did you change the indicator stalk, is it not that one that normally wears? 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
1994 Def 90 300tdi
Post #565180 19th Sep 2016 8:36pm
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Collydog Blue



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Epsom Green
Dave, thanks, but yeah, I changed that only six months ago, so it's still quite new, so hopefully it's not that, but I'll have a check of it tomorrow.
Post #565185 19th Sep 2016 8:41pm
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VeeTee



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Do you have a cheapish multimeter? It is a good investment, just a few . You can work along the route and measure voltage or discontinuity at various points along the route from start to end, e.g. battery - fuse - relay - switch - headlamp... Cheers, Vincent
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Dave T



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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 90 300 Tdi SW Cairns Blue
If I remember right (for a 300 Tdi), they are fused individually (left and right) so to loose them all must be something common, which I think is that switch or the wiring to it, or do you have dim/dip? 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
1994 Def 90 300tdi
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custom90



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^^^^ +1 Much better and easier for fault finding rather than replacing bits possibly to no avail. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧
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Collydog Blue



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Thanks all, just spoke with the father in law, and he's got a multimeter that I can use, so I'll see where I get with it, hopefully it's something cheap and easy to fix, thanks again. Very Happy
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Collydog Blue



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And Dave, no dim/dip just side and headlight
Post #565215 19th Sep 2016 9:27pm
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4RF RDS



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Check ground wires and did you also check the relay? 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
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2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX)
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Collydog Blue



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Big thanks to every one for you're help, and thanks for the charts Dorset Smith, I've now tested all my fuses,switches and relay, with a multimeter and they are all in order, so it looks like a bad earth somewhere, but sadly run out of good light until tomorrow, when hopefully I'll find it one way or another. Thanks again Bow down
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derbywill



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England 2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Java Black
Personally I would check feeds with a bulb (I use a 21w or a headlamp bulb depending on the circuit) to load test the wiring. As it checks the wires ability to carry a current rather than just voltage.
Kind Regards
Will 2005 90 XS
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Collydog Blue



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Thanks Will, I'll give it a try Smile
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dorsetsmith



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The earth header is on bulkhead behind coolant header tank
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Piggle



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2003 Defender 90 2.5 TD XS CSW Bonatti Grey
hi, when mine packed up transpired that it was a failed relay hidden behind the dash...checked this one?
Post #565784 22nd Sep 2016 2:18pm
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