Thread: Rear Indicators Upgrades

I do remeber coming across a site that was selling an upgrade kit but I can no longer find it but I am still trying to search for it. Far as I can remeber it included the lenses, plugs, harnes etc and I think at a cost of like $300 / $400.

Originally Posted by Utemad

Thank Scouse. It would mean that for those of us with only one pair of rear indicators that we would have another option when fitting indicators in a bullbar.

That's why you use 5W globes not 21W, they're repeaters not indicators, low wattage globes wont effect the flasher

Originally Posted by rovercare

That's why you use 5W globes not 21W, they're repeaters not indicators, low wattage globes wont effect the flasher

I've got 10w bulbs to put into my bullbar lights. However I need to get another flasher can as the previous owner fixed the problem by getting a 2 pin flasher can. I'll just grab a 3 pin flasher can from a wrecker. Be it a 94-95 model or a 96-99 model.

Originally Posted by Utemad

Scouse I have never considered this before but are there two different flasher cans for the models with only two rear indicators (whether in the bar or in the pillar) and the model with four rear indicators?

According to the parts list, there are 3 different flasher units used on the update D1 .

Indicators in rear bumper only:
YWT10003 (3 pin, car without trailersocket)
YWT10002L (4 pin, car with trailer socket)

Indicators in rear bumper & body:
AMR4873 (89w flasher unit)

For the cars with bumper indicators only, I thought maybe some countries had a different harness thet didn't have the trailer plug built in. All Australian cars have the plug in the harness so I assumed that the flasher would be YWT10002L.
However, checking both YWT10003 & YWT10002L, LR have both in their Australian stock (which is a surprise if one isn't for Australian cars).


Has anyone here checked the original flasher unit in a 1995MY D1?
Is it 3 or 4 pin?
Does it have a part number on it?

I've got one of these D1s with this design flaw. And, yes, I do see it as a flaw. There's no redundancy in that set-up and the lights are hidden in the spray/dust/etc. LR made this change in advance of some proposed EU regs that then didn't go ahead as expected, so they then changed back a couple of years later, but left the bumper lights as well as a very worthwhile upgrade.

My fix:- I got the pillar lights off a '96 (complete with globes, connector & 2" of wiring, etc) from eBay, bunged 'em in and spliced the wiring in. Bingo! Four tail-lights and two indicators on each side with no drawbacks. No warning lights or other issues. And now it looks like a later model as a bonus

Mate of mine with an NP Paj trying to do the same, for the same sorts of reasons. Much harder in his case. Very stupid idea having a highly visible light cluster, not fully utilised.

Originally Posted by DiscoClax

I've got one of these D1s with this design flaw. And, yes, I do see it as a flaw. There's no redundancy in that set-up and the lights are hidden in the spray/dust/etc. LR made this change in advance of some proposed EU regs that then didn't go ahead as expected, so they then changed back a couple of years later, but left the bumper lights as well as a very worthwhile upgrade.

My fix:- I got the pillar lights off a '96 (complete with globes, connector & 2" of wiring, etc) from eBay, bunged 'em in and spliced the wiring in. Bingo! Four tail-lights and two indicators on each side with no drawbacks. No warning lights or other issues. And now it looks like a later model as a bonus

Mate of mine with an NP Paj trying to do the same, for the same sorts of reasons. Much harder in his case. Very stupid idea having a highly visible light cluster, not fully utilised.

And are your electrics ok when you plug your trailer in
Were did you splice to the indicator's into the ones on the bar or the trailer wiring

This is all very interesting and when I do mine I will open a how-to for others to follow and add to it.

For ease of installation I spliced into the trailer wiring for the additional tail-light and indicator on each side, and swapped the pins in the connector as required for the other existing lights.

One thing I haven't done is hooked up a trailer since the conversion. So I can't comment on what issues that might, or might not, bring up. A trailer with LEDs should be fine though as the current draw would be very low. Swapping the relay should also fix this if it is an issue.

I have a 97 and all lights operate, bumper and body.