PickUp90

New Member

• Mar 7, 2011

• #1

Hi, a minor wiring problem, I have no power to the live side of the interior light fuse, is there an common fault or is it going to be a loom trace? cheers for your help. Defender 90 200 Tdi 1992

 

mundungus

Active Member

• Mar 7, 2011

• #2

The interior light should run off a permanent live. That's a brown wire.

Fuse 2 on mine.

If you do have to trace it back, hopefully it won't be a difficult job as it's not a lot of wire to trace.

 

PickUp90

New Member

• May 2, 2011

• #3

Thanks Dungus, the live side on mine are purple, two of them?

 

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andy mcd

Active Member

• May 2, 2011

• #4

Mine are purple to, Mine got trapped where the sunvisor is and wore through, they also wear through where they go up the pillars

 

Andy Land

Well-Known Member

• May 2, 2011

• #5

PickUp90 said:

Hi, a minor wiring problem, I have no power to the live side of the interior light fuse, is there an common fault or is it going to be a loom trace? cheers for your help. Defender 90 200 Tdi 1992

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Take the little panel off that the switch is on and look behind ... the cable on mine was very tight and the connector had come off the back of the switch. You've probably checked anyway but if not it's worth a look.

 

mundungus

Active Member

• May 3, 2011

• #6

Do you really mean the fuse? or the light itself?

It should be a brown wire from battery to fuse, purple from fuse to light, and purple/white to the door switches.

 

PickUp90

New Member

• May 8, 2011

• #7

Thanks Andy Land, first place I checked, then the door buttons then the fuse, where I found no power to the live side, its one of those tiny problems that does your head in after a bit.

I really mean the fuse dungus, defo purple wire, well two on the live side, if it wasn't for it being two purple wires I would just give it a new live but am unsure why there is two wires and what it will effect by fitting new live, I need to consult with Mr Haynes me thinks.

Andy MCD, sounds like a good place to check when I change from a truck cab to a county when the linings are all off, however think these wires would be the other side of the fuse :doh:

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2011

• #8

what colour are wires other side of fuse

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2011

• #9

PickUp90 said:

am unsure why there is two wires and what it will effect by fitting new live, I need to consult with Mr Haynes me thinks.

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Should be 3 wires to the interior light

Black - earth

One purple wire is a permanent live - feed from door switches

One purple wire (sorry, can't remember the trace colour) is ignition switched - to allow you to turn the interior llight on using the built in switch

 

PickUp90

New Member

• May 15, 2011

• #10

Hi James, there is one wire coming out of the fusebox which is again purple.

Thanks Station, there is no power at the switch so I'm guessing that the ignition live is the one at fault which is purple with a blue trace.