View Full Version : RDX LED indicator lights not working. Help!
Defender007
23rd January 2017, 12:44 PM
Hoping for a quick and easy solution HAHAHA.
I have a 2006 Defender 110 TD5.
I recently purchased from Bolt on Bits 4 orange RDX brand LED indicator lights with LED flasher relay.
I replaced the original flasher relay with the LED flasher relay. The LED flasher relay also operates bulb lights. I figure I replaced the flasher relay correctly because all of the original bulb indicators and hazard still work as they should.
I then replaced a rear indicator light with the new RDX LED and no joy. All the other indicators and hazard lights work but not the LED. I have lined up the cable colours correctly, black with black etc.
Has anyone had this same experience?
Any assistance is appreciated.
Thank you!
harro
23rd January 2017, 03:32 PM
Have you adjusted the relay?
kawaden
23rd January 2017, 06:20 PM
on some cars you have to swap the wires. I did on mine
Shoogs
23rd January 2017, 07:52 PM
on some cars you have to swap the wires. I did on mine
yep same here, my wires were arse about...
Tombie
23rd January 2017, 08:17 PM
Test using a battery and test wires...
Once you know what's what then test the plug on the vehicle with a multimeter.
Defender007
27th January 2017, 02:40 PM
This was the problem. Swapped wires around and BOOM bright LEDs!
Shoogs
28th January 2017, 01:48 PM
This was the problem. Swapped wires around and BOOM bright LEDs!
It's best to be colour blind when working on Defender wiring...
kawaden
28th January 2017, 04:16 PM
It's best to be colour blind when working on Defender wiring...
plug and pray
chrisbbarnes
9th March 2020, 07:42 PM
So as the same you all I replaced my lights with RDX type. Followed all instructions as per the letter by testing using the hazard switch. All was good. Come to use the car to take the kids bike riding and no indicators on either side. Have tested using hazard switch again, all work just not as directional indicators. I even put the wires in temporary as I was installing to make sure they worked. After reading lots of threads saying to swop the wires around (thought how can anyone get this wrong, just follow the colours). I have yet to test this incorrect wiring solution, but if I do, will it mean my directional indicators will work but not my hazards? Yes, swoped out the relay and set up to not have trailer light flash.
Any other advice?
Wallaby Ted
9th March 2020, 11:28 PM
Had the same problem hazards work but indicators do not, I found that the wire on the back of the hazard switch that powers the indicators had broken off the connector. Once reattached in the plug on the back of the hazard switch indicators working again.
Richard
martnH
14th March 2020, 10:01 AM
I think on some cars you have to swap wires.
My Wipac led indictors leaks water. I can see it collects a pool of water inside the lens..Led still works though
Would RDX do the same thing? Thinking of changing mine
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