Gents, can anyone help out with where the reverse lamps should be fed from
I can't find them in any of the manuals, sure they will be there somewhere, but ant find them
Gt it sorted from the switch to the lamps, its the power to the switch I'm stuck with. I'd guess it would be fed from a ignition switched live via the fuse box, but it is a guess
The wire seems long enough to get to the fuse box
Reverse light feed
Re: Reverse light feed
The switch is on the top of the LT95 gearbox by the gear lever. Wire in a positive feed from the ignition that runs to the light at the rear, then earth from that onto the chassis. Putting the gear lever into reverse closes the circuit.
Alan
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
Re: Reverse light feed
Got wire in the loom from somewhere to the switch, (colour code is for the supply line if standard Lucas codes, just not clear where it comes from - I think I'll take a switched 12v from the fuse box and use that)
Then one from the switch to the light
Then the light to earth
Then one from the switch to the light
Then the light to earth
Re: Reverse light feed
None of my electrics work !
Not yet anyway, all the dash still to go in before I power anything up, dont like the idea of having live wires dangling about while testing other bits
Not yet anyway, all the dash still to go in before I power anything up, dont like the idea of having live wires dangling about while testing other bits
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Re: Reverse light feed
IIRC - the reverse lights are powered hot with 12v+ and the switch on the transmission closes the ground leg of the circuit. (black wire)
I might be wrong - but I think that is how mine is wired.
I might be wrong - but I think that is how mine is wired.
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Firemanshort
Virginia, USA
Firemanshort
Virginia, USA
Re: Reverse light feed
Yep, but the wire should be white to the light then black to ground IIRC.firemanshort wrote:IIRC - the reverse lights are powered hot with 12v+ and the switch on the transmission closes the ground leg of the circuit. (black wire)
I might be wrong - but I think that is how mine is wired.
Light can be tested by sticking a battery on the feed wire and putting the box into reverse. The light should come on.
Alan
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5