After pulling apart my panel to track down another light issue I found that my panel light bulbs were not in anyway conncected to a switch. I am sure this is why they never worked! There is a ground and red cloth covered wire off the harness tied to the switch. I looked in my manual and cannot figure this out. Do the bulbs go to the switch or does the wire that was attached. If the bulbs do not go to the switch then how do they tie into the system?
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I had a similar puzzle when I couldn't get my gauge lights to turn on. It turned out the PO had installed two cabin lights that ran off of a single throw switch, but never bothered to re-attach the two red wires that go to both gauges. It took a while before I realized I just needed a new switch to hook up to, and now there are no loose ends behind the dash. Call it a benefit of vintage vehicle ownership.1973 Series III, 109, Ex-Mod
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After pulling apart my panel to track down another light issue I found that my panel light bulbs were not in anyway conncected to a switch. I am sure this is why they never worked! There is a ground and red cloth covered wire off the harness tied to the switch. I looked in my manual and cannot figure this out. Do the bulbs go to the switch or does the wire that was attached. If the bulbs do not go to the switch then how do they tie into the system?
I removed the Panel Light Switch and wired them directly to the Lamp Switch. So the panel light turn on when you turn on the marker lamps/head lamps.1968 Poppy Red Series IIA 88" - Mr
1964 Marine Blue Series IIA 109" - Mr Part II
2003 Beluga Black DII - Mrs
1996 Alpine White Disco I - Gone
1996 Beluga Black 4.6L DI - Gone
1992 Eastnor Green RRC SWB - Gone
1991 Eastnor Green RRC Hunter - Gone
1988 Black RRC SWB - GoneComment
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Pedro - that is a neat point. The Land Rover dash light switch is an on-off. There is no dimming feature (other than normal Lucas performance). I can not figure out why anyone would want to turn off the dash lights -so why didn't Land Rover just wire them directly to the headlights in the first place?Firemanshort
1980 Stage One
(Past owner of 1973 Series III - Highlander)
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I had the same problems with my old switch. Bought a new one that didn't work much better.
Bypassed the switch with a self made jumper, so that at a later date, my wiring harness was still correct. Works like a charm now.David
1973 exMOD Series III 109
1988 RRCComment
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I replaced the panel lamp toggle with a Lucas dimmer switch from an MGB, so I now have the fancy dimmable lamps that I run full lit anyway....
Just wire the panel lamps to the parking light switch location or attach the red with white tracer panel lamp wire to the red parking lamp wires. That way you have the panel lamp switch to use for something else.
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Pedro - that is a neat point. The Land Rover dash light switch is an on-off. There is no dimming feature (other than normal Lucas performance). I can not figure out why anyone would want to turn off the dash lights -so why didn't Land Rover just wire them directly to the headlights in the first place?
While this makes sense if we were all running around in fatigues, it is odd now that the trucks are in a civilian setting.
I made a jumper and wired the panel lights to come on whenever I turn the headlights on. I used the old switch to toggle the installed-by-me interior lights.
ncrover, have your purchased a MOD owners manual yet? If not, pay the $$$ and procure. RN has them in reprint which is great because when you destroy it, it isn't the end of the world. But the MOD owners manual has the MOD wiring diagram in it and all sorts of other goodies relevant to MOD vehicles.
Also shows you how to disable the truck with a shovelComment
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LR Max,
I hope to pick up that manual in a week or so. My wife is kinda concerned about the addiction right now so I need some time. I brought home a D1 last night that I really do not need.1971 Ex Mod IIA 109
1985 D110
1998 D1 (Sold)Comment
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