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Title: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 03:51 PM
Anyone got a good picture or info on colors for rear lights on my defender 130 97 looking for a quick color pic or guide .. or I can test each wire bit would be nice to know which one is for what. 

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 03:57 PM
I got out of original harness
.Purple
.Green brown stripex2
.black
.red with brown
.redwith yellow x2
.green with white
.green with purplex2
.red with orange
.green with red
That's all drivers side.



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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 03:57 PM
Sorry passenger right side

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 04:00 PM
And left side has
.green with brown
.red with blackx2
.green with redx2
.green and purple
.red and yellow
.black

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Red90 on March 27, 2017, 04:01 PM
Here is the wiring diagram: http://duud.ee/LR-manualid/300Tdi_Wiring_Diagrams.pdf

Green-purple - brake light.
Red-orange - running light
Green-brown - reverse.
Red-yellow - fog.
Green-red - left signal
Green-white - right signal
Black - ground
Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 04:02 PM
Hell of a guy thanks.

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Red90 on March 27, 2017, 04:05 PM
Red-black will be running lights as well.
Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 07:03 PM
K so I have (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170328/7a6afcfa3e575d84135bb69b91422a08.jpg) on drivers that are extras and this lot on passenger side for extra why? (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170328/d965ba34095bdaecd6363a7627e011cd.jpg)

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 07:04 PM
None of which work or have power to them any ideas? To what they are for I'm trying to trace on the manual

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: binch on March 27, 2017, 07:17 PM
might they be trailer electrics, or wiper motor, or electric defrost maybe?   Just shooting in the dark here..... :o
Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Darkdevo on March 27, 2017, 07:21 PM
I guess eh hmm I'll figure it out

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Title: Re: Rear tail light wiring
Post by: Red90 on March 28, 2017, 07:38 AM
Best just to look them up in the wiring schematic.  For general reference, most colour coding follows the British standard.  http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/Lucaswirecode.htm