[patrickr90]

Hi

Just doing some work on the dash on my Defender 90 - 1986 - instrument panel, tidying up etc. There's an outcrop of wiring emerging from the centre of the dash (pic attached) - hole cut through at the back. Some of it probably for the radio which has been taken out. Any thoughts on the rest - particularly the connector block?

Thanks

 

[Hicap phill]

Hi

Just doing some work on the dash on my Defender 90 - 1986 - instrument panel, tidying up etc. There's an outcrop of wiring emerging from the centre of the dash (pic attached) - hole cut through at the back. Some of it probably for the radio which has been taken out. Any thoughts on the rest - particularly the connector block?

Thanks

Rear wash wipe,radio, cigarette lighter,rear demistet

Just lift the plastic tray up & put them underneath if they are in the way

 

[dag019]

Hi

Just doing some work on the dash on my Defender 90 - 1986 - instrument panel, tidying up etc. There's an outcrop of wiring emerging from the centre of the dash (pic attached) - hole cut through at the back. Some of it probably for the radio which has been taken out. Any thoughts on the rest - particularly the connector block?

Thanks

There should be a little Domed plastic cover that hides them all and aches to the back of the centre pane using the same screws.

Even with everything listed above there is likly To still be some spare connections. There as in mine.

 

[patrickr90]

Thanks all. It looked like such a hacked about hole that I thought it was mostly the work of the PO. But good to know it's alot of the original wiring (albeit I don't have a rear wiper or rear demister). I've got the casing for the radio but don't have the domed plastic cover, I don't think. I probably will want to pass some heated seat wiring that way along and cut the buttons into a custom panel below (where the lighter socket goes). Is the cigarette lighter live at all times or just live when the ignition is on.

Also, I notice that my main instrument lights are on with the ignition on (ie. without the lights on). Is that normal?

 

[Hicap phill]

Instrument lights should be off until lights are on.
Look by the hazard switch for a light switch. Give that a move and see if anything happens .(it does interior light & insruments lights)

 

[dag019]

I've got the casing for the radio but don't have the domed plastic cover, I don't think.

Mud do a replacement, but it is probably available from other places as well: LINK

Is the cigarette lighter live at all times or just live when the ignition is on.

Depends on the exact wiring for your model but at '86 I would expect it to be permanent live. On later models it was changed to be ignition only.

 

[tottot]

My 1990 Ninety has both Permanent live wire and a switched one available for the lighter socket. I think how which was connected depended on the country vehicle was sold in.

 

[patrickr90]

Instrument lights should be off until lights are on.
Look by the hazard switch for a light switch. Give that a move and see if anything happens .(it does interior light & insruments lights)

Thanks for confirming. Clearly been hacked about then.

Instrument lights should be off until lights are on.
Look by the hazard switch for a light switch. Give that a move and see if anything happens .(it does interior light & insruments lights)

I've got the switch but it's unplugged and the wire chopped for the internal light. The wires for the instrument light have been rerouted to run off something else - obviously a permanent live - not quite sure where that's coming from. I'll check to see if the instrument connection has power when the lights are on. Then reroute the instrument lights to run from there. The rear foglight has also been chopped.

 

[patrickr90]

Thanks for confirming. Clearly been hacked about then.

I've got the switch but it's unplugged and the wire chopped for the internal light. The wires for the instrument light have been rerouted to run off something else - obviously a permanent live - not quite sure where that's coming from. I'll check to see if the instrument connection has power when the lights are on. Then reroute the instrument lights to run from there. The rear foglight has also been chopped.

So is it only po

Instrument lights should be off until lights are on.
Look by the hazard switch for a light switch. Give that a move and see if anything happens .(it does interior light & insruments lights)

So is it only possible to have the instrument lights on at the same time as the internal light. Or would there normally be another switch on the internal light, or is it supposed to just run from the door post switches (which I haven't got!). Sorry to ask, but the original internal light has gone west as well.....