Thread: bloody tail light

Another thought...

Do you have a trailer socket? If so, does it's wiring harness go up under the right hand side of the vehicle, to the right hand rear lights? Check behind the plastic panel inside the back of the Disco.

Grab a test light and get someone to put there foot on the brake pedal and see if there is power in the socket of the light ( mine rusted out once )


Adam

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Another thought...

Do you have a trailer socket? If so, does it's wiring harness go up under the right hand side of the vehicle, to the right hand rear lights? Check behind the plastic panel inside the back of the Disco.

ahhh yes it does and the funny thing is, is that the blinker dont flash arrows left or right but a little trailer whats the go there ?

cheers

I suspect you have an intermittant short in the trailer socket.

The trailer flasher will light on first flash or when a trailer is connected in time with L or R indicator, or if you have a bullbar with indicators in it. The trailer indicator is set off by a current drop in the circuit, so if you have a bull bar with indicators replace the bulbs with 5W ones. Your indicator issue also sounds like there's either a blown or disfunctional indicator bulb on the vehicle though.

Originally Posted by cucinadio

ahhh yes it does and the funny thing is, is that the blinker dont flash arrows left or right but a little trailer whats the go there ?

cheers

Disco1s don't have left and right dash indicators. Just one that flashed regardless of you intended directional adjustment

The trailer light on the dash is to tell you your trailer indicators are working. If you have extra indicators on your car (bullbar for example) then it will also flash as it detects the extra load and thinks it is a trailer.