New member with questions

Hi There,
I own a 110 defender that I use for work. I am after information on trailer electrics, specifically how you connect LED type trailer systems to the defender so that the trailer lights monitoring works.

Cheers

Robin

Surely the trailer lights should work on any vehicle? Old or new.


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neilly said:

Surely the trailer lights should work on any vehicle? Old or new.


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Well, that's what I thought, however, and it makes sense if you think about it, newer vehicles have systems that monitor the trailer electrics and check that the lights are ok. This is done, I think, by monitoring the current drawn by the trailer but I am not sure. I have seen various tales about LED lights not being driven properly by newer vehicles, both 4WD and ordinary cars, because of this. There are systems advertised that claim to sort this out but I would rather like to know what is actually happening and how to get round it.

Robin

Interesting question.

I had a quick search, maybe best calling one of the specialists, Also you have not said what year yours is?

http://www.towingandtrailers.co.uk/shop/14/31/60/index.htm

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neilly said:

Interesting question.

I had a quick search, maybe best calling one of the specialists, Also you have not said what year yours is?

http://www.towingandtrailers.co.uk/shop/14/31/60/index.htm

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That's the sort of thing. My LR is a 2013 model. What I'm after is understanding the actual problem, which wires are monitored and what currents are required to make it all work properly.

cheers

Robin