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Thanks Gents. @ Station House - Doesn't seem possible to get to the relay "out" without taking apart/removing the dash. Any tips on how to get there? However can get a finger or two to the relay in-situ and can't feel/hear any click. @ slomofo - yes, engine running on test and have tried...

Re-wrote this for a quicker read. Hoping someone can help on any of the mystery items!

Hi - I've tried to summarise further as I can see a lot of folk have taken the trouble to look but not been able to reply. So hoping to give an easier read here will help someone assist. The patient is a 1989 County 90 and the rear de-mist is not functioning. The element itself is sound. There...

I've had a similar thing. Except mine is consistent. I did a pre-emptive change on the flasher unit that was sounding somewhat arthritic just after I bought the truck. Now on every indicator use, the trailer tell-tale lights on the first blink and then goes out. I'm assuming this most likely...

Gents (Mundungus & Station House) Thanks for the notes - this one turned out to be a simple and self-inflicted problem. Despite my boasting of neat electrics, this came down to a failed crimp connection...... Which I replaced with my my preferred weapon for this kind of job - the...

Thanks on both counts. Good point - yes, I might dumb-down the main fuse back to a 15amp in case a careless passenger plugs in something too juicy into the lighter socket. Thanks for the parts supplier too. Another useful bookmark.

Thanks mundungus. Good to get a 2nd opinion so I don't miss an obvious (or even obscure) issue fix. Focus will be on the relay and connections there as you conclude. Yes - I got one of the online calculators too and got the 9amps answer. However, the wonder of Land Rover variations means the...

Thanks for the Q&A assist. A's below. Hopefully clarifies for any pointers... Q. How many lights have you connected on the circuit? A. Two. Simple 55w driving lights Q. And please describe again how the relay coil is connected. Is the illumination in the switch in parallel or series with the...

Anyone experienced anything like..?.... Recently replaced and re-wired some auxiliary driving lights. Previous owner (or at least one of the 12) left behind mystery wiring with:- - No relay in the circuit. - A heavy-duty old Lucas switch on the steering column - Most mysterious of all - no...

philvy - yes, I too had hoped the integral air-warming unit might have acted as a dual-de-mister but although the unit's not sealed, there simply isn't enough circulation from the cracks around the bulb-holder to let out any humid air that does get warmed up. Had to get the missus' jump-jet...

Griffdowg - had a quick look around and on the PIAA site. Can't see any options for "hang-down" installations. Have you got these on an A-Bar as per my fittings?

Thanks Boomer. Good pragmatism. I was only thinking about less holes to stop water getting in. Didn't occur to me that more holes to let water out and air circulate might help. Might give it a go short term but wonder if that might risk replicating the "old-car-steamed-window" problem when damp...

Yes - I have searched the threads. No - I couldn't find an answer. No - I don't need help with wiring/relays. What I did do was replace the totally knackered "hang down" driving lights fitted by one of the many previous owners of my 90 - to the front A-bar with these WIPAC things. And...

If anyone's looking at this and suffering a similar symptom, I posted this thread before. Thankfully no spares needed for this. Just some carefully directed GBH and WD40.

Parts catalogue says:- MUC4214 -right MUC4215 - left Craddocks and Brit-car say it's obsolete and don't list an alternative. Found a listing here. If they do have them, I may be tempted to get a couple myself if they're no longer being made. I've had to "adjust" the n/s mechanism myself so...

I've had a similar problem - appeared about 35-45mph, the majority of my typical urban mileage - and disappeared at about 50mph, Apparently emanating from behind the passenger-side dash somewhere near the screen demist vent. Maybe. Although in the last week it's stopped happening. Possibly...

So there's current running through majority of the circuits ? That doesn't sound normal - but if that's the case, would explain the rapidly killed off battery. Although if that was your 90's "normal" state, I'd expect it to be eating one battery a week, not one a year. If you're testing...

If this is an "annual" problem, my guess is you've got some higher-than-average parasitic draw off the battery that combines with some slightly colder weather (which batteries hate anyway) and hey-presto, dead batteries a go-go every autumn. If that's the case, it doesn't matter how...

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Thanks. A -22C start sounds promising. Battery blanket shouldn't be necessary - but surely can't hurt to keep the worst of the frost out can it? Solar charger and trickle top-ups are the obvious solution. Unfortunately the (north facing) location I have to park in prohibits both from being a...