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hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Update on this...

It worked! The heated rear screen switch plugged in to the blue rear screen wash plug powers up the winch solenoid via a patch lead from the rear wash pump econoseal connector to the solenoid in the near side battery/seat box.

One issue though... the switch does not illuminate when I turn lights on? The orange light illuminates to show that the switch is active but goes out when the vehicle lights are on. Any thoughts?

3rd Jan 2019 10:28am

PaulMc

Member Since: 17 Jan 2009
Location: Kent
Posts: 486

The rear washer switch's illumination is wired 'backwards' compared to most of the other switches.

Both switches switch a live from pin 1 to pin 4

The HRW switch's illumination has its live on pin 2, with its earth on pin 5

The rear washer switch's illumination has its live on pin 5, with its earth on pin 2

You could swap the wires between pin 2 and pin 5 in the rear washer switch's connector.

Or, you could split the HRW and rear washer switches, and use the bottom half of the rear washer switch, with the latching top half of the HRW switch.

. Paul.
1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'

3rd Jan 2019 2:43pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

switch guru. Will give the second option a try!

4th Jan 2019 10:46pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

Any idea whether the freelander rear wash switch is wired the same? These are more readily available

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172667057737 > 110 XS Double Cab
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7th Jan 2019 4:25pm

PaulMc

Member Since: 17 Jan 2009
Location: Kent
Posts: 486

Yes, the Freelander-1 rear wash/wipe switch is wired the same as the Defender switch -

Live switched from pin-1 to pin-4

Illumination in on pin-5, earth on pin-2

However, it uses the Black 5-way connector, rather than the Blue one.

. Paul.
1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'

7th Jan 2019 6:25pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

That’s that option out of the window then. Will get a Defender one > 110 XS Double Cab
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7th Jan 2019 7:11pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6480

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Mod the connector to fit?

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

7th Jan 2019 8:36pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

Does it just need the plastic ‘key’ strip trimming? > 110 XS Double Cab
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7th Jan 2019 8:37pm

hank

Member Since: 12 Sep 2016
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2231

PaulMc wrote:
You could swap the wires between pin 2 and pin 5 in the rear washer switch's connector.

Paul you beauty

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25th Apr 2019 6:08pm

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