Reversing lights on a '93 Disco TDi200

Hi all, after ongoing trouble with the reversing lights (RL) on my wife's Tdi I've decided to sort them out, once & for all.

The story so far:

The lights stopped worked and I found that the RL switch was finished, so I ordered and installed a new switch. All was well for a while then they ceased to function - adjusted the switch and all was good - for a while. Now they are no longer working and I've had enough of this silly little but irritating fault.

So my plan is to replace the LR switch with a manual illuminated one and install it on the elec windows control panel. Anyone got any ideas where I might get such a thing? Ideally something of a rocker switch style.

Once the existing LR gearbox switch has been replaced with the above, I then plan to modify the RL's at the back, a little. I reckon that if I take out one of the RL bulbs and use it's elec feed I can then run a rear gutter-mounted worklight to improve rearward vision.

Any comments on this??

Cheers in advance

Dave

worth checking the MOT requirements first... would check that the reversing lights don't need to work when you go in reverese first, then check the rules on having rear facing white lights that are able to be switched on from the drivers seat...

if you take a bulb out I believe that is a fail as all the lights fitted to a vehicle need to be working to pass an MOT but you may have enough spare capacity to run the work light in addition to the existing bulbs... otherwise use a relay but |I think you still need to have the light switched from the light istself or something.. someone who knows more on MOT's will tell ya...

mjltigger said:

worth checking the MOT requirements first... would check that the reversing lights don't need to work when you go in reverese first, then check the rules on having rear facing white lights that are able to be switched on from the drivers seat...

if you take a bulb out I believe that is a fail as all the lights fitted to a vehicle need to be working to pass an MOT but you may have enough spare capacity to run the work light in addition to the existing bulbs... otherwise use a relay but |I think you still need to have the light switched from the light istself or something.. someone who knows more on MOT's will tell ya...

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Thanks for that tigger, I believe that for mot purposes the reversing lights (RL's) are not included.

Also, as all RL's are white light I can't see an issue with the colour.

However, I have been told that if RL's are fitted and manually operated (via a dashboard swith for example) the switch must have a warning light built-in, so that you don't accidently leave them on.

I think you'll find reversing lights are not part of the M.O.T test, I have never had mine checked on anything.

Andy

Presumably we're talking French MoT here? Do they have one nowadays???

PASTMASTER said:

Presumably we're talking French MoT here? Do they have one nowadays???

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Unfortunately yes we do have one and it's becoming ever-more through - Bùgger !!

ah.. French...

so have we a french MOT expert to hand???

mjltigger said:

ah.. French...

so have we a french MOT expert to hand???

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Hiya tigger, expert is a very strong word I reckon, but I have put through the CT (Contrôle Technique) a number of different vehicles in the last 7yrs so have picked up a few bits & bobs of info.

well then.. sorted

I still reckon you could get the third light working in addition to the existing ones.. but I suppose it depends how big it is...

other than that seems like a good idea, you can see little enough out the back of these things without having no flipping lights...