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Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HT Corris Grey

Is this a "standard" Defender relay?

I've been ferreting around in my battery box trying to tidy it up a bit and work out what's what, and I've found this relay floating around.

Is it a "normal" relay, or could it be for the (I assume dealer fitted) work lights that were on the roof rack?

There are some really odd wiring runs, there are a couple that go straight out of the front of the battery box and up to the dash, then one that goes out the side of the battery box, up through the top of the seat box just to the side of the seat rail and then down to the floor and up to the dash with the others. It just seems to have a merry little journey round the underneath of the Defender before getting there. I would dearly love to shoot the person that wired all the accessories in, they've done a crap job. And in fact did a crap job fitting most of them too.

29th Nov 2015 3:21pm

ickle

Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
Location: South Vendee
Posts: 1728

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

looks aftermarket with the adjacent fuse, could be a genuine LR accessory loom though.

Keith

29th Nov 2015 5:50pm

Martin
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2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Have you got 13 pin or 12S towing electrics?

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic31051.html?highlight=12s

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

29th Nov 2015 5:59pm

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
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2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Or factory fitted spot lights?

29th Nov 2015 6:00pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19610

I think Martin has this one correct, could be wrong though but I think it's tow electrics if they are installed of course.

29th Nov 2015 6:18pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10363

Looks like you have (or had) a dual battery system too?

29th Nov 2015 6:19pm

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

No dual battery system, if you're referring to the solenoid on the right it's for the winch.
It does have 13 pin towing electrics, but I though that was all plug and play and didn't require any extra bits?

It did have factory/dealer fitted work lights on the roof rack.
I don't know where the power feed for the relay comes from, the cables disappear somewhere.
It's got a 20A fuse in the side.

29th Nov 2015 8:26pm

Martin
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The 13 pin (and 12S) tow electrics have a branch which goes forward to the battery box to a retrofitted relay to provide the ignition feed to the tow socket. Not quite plug-and-play!

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

29th Nov 2015 10:54pm

Cupboard

Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 2971

Thanks.

The good news is that I've got a fairly heavy duty ignition live in the battery box then

30th Nov 2015 2:23pm

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