Thread: Driving Light wiring on D2

Originally Posted by Newdog

G'day all, I'm looking at fitting IPF driving lights to my D2 td5. I have heard that using a generic wiring loom and relay (instead of a gen LR kit) can upset the BCU and cause problems. Can anyone confirm or advise what they are using? Cheers, Newdog.

You've been fed rubbish – you can just use a relay, fused +ve feed from battery & switch wire from the rear of the headlight.

I wired up my own lights using the lightforce wiring harness and have had no problems

I thing you have been feed some bull

As said.. you have been fed total BS.

Do yourself a favor though.... if thinking of a generic harness... take a close look at cable sizes - particularly between the battery and relay then relay and lights - decent cable can make a huge difference.

The standard IPF loom is total rubbish IHMO.

Mark

I am running the IPF harness with no problems

I've used IPFs for long time on my DII but I found that they didn't like to be submerged into dirty water - eventually the reflectors got very "aged"!

I run Cibie lights now, but they aren't any more water proof than the IPFs, but I don't have to worry about bog holes anymore due to this drought!

But the point that I'm making is that I have been using the IPF supplied wiring loom and switch and even when I swapped out the lights themselves, I kept the loom.

Works just fine.

If you want to use the genuine LR loom, I know that this is a whole complete kit and requires the Testbook to enable the function. I was given a genuine LR driving light kit but didn't bother to install it because it seems far too complex and the IPF solution was already proven across two Simpson Desert crossings.

Originally Posted by Disco W.A

I am running the IPF harness with no problems

Replace the cable with decent sized cable and a decent relay and you will get significantly more light from the same driving lights.


Mark