Thread: D4 & LED Caravan Lights

OK so this might be an obvious question or a stupid one, if the D3/D4/RRS are fitted with a factory tow package, then why isn't one of these devices fitted to the car by Land Rover?? if this problem occures when towing a trailer with LEDs with these vehicles.

Baz.

Originally Posted by robbotd5

Ok, so what if I don't have the green flashing trailer symbol on the dash. The LED trailer lights still work.
Regards
Robbo

To get the trailer symbol on the dash of the D2 you just need a resistor between the + & - of each indicator, but why bother, LEDs are reliable and all you would be doing is adding a heat source, D2 send power to the trailer whether its there or not. Problem later cars have is that they need to know that a trailer is present.

Originally Posted by Redback

OK so this might be an obvious question or a stupid one, if the D3/D4/RRS are fitted with a factory tow package, then why isn't one of these devices fitted to the car by Land Rover?? if this problem occures when towing a trailer with LEDs with these vehicles.

Baz.

OH Baz - don't get me started on LR and the dealers re this. At least they could turn around and say that it functions fine with standard incandescent globes BUT what about the EU wiring to the plug?????? Tail lights on a brown wire in Pin 5, where the brakes should be (on blue), fog light on a blue wire on pin 2 – before you tow anything with brakes you have to take to the harness with pliers and a soldering ion.

Why when the cars are fitted with a tow pack; is it not for Australia??? Let alone LEDs, the factory (expansive) trailer wiring is only good for a trailer with globes and <750kg. ie bow trailer or a small tinnie…

Originally Posted by harlie

OH Baz - don't get me started on LR and the dealers re this. At least they could turn around and say that it functions fine with standard incandescent globes BUT what about the EU wiring to the plug?????? Tail lights on a brown wire in Pin 5, where the brakes should be (on blue), fog light on a blue wire on pin 2 – before you tow anything with brakes you have to take to the harness with pliers and a soldering ion.

Why when the cars are fitted with a tow pack; is it not for Australia??? Let alone LEDs, the factory (expansive) trailer wiring is only good for a trailer with globes and <750kg. ie bow trailer or a small tinnie…

Well I didn't know this that makes it even more rediculous

They must know this is and has been a problem for a while, they can't be that out of touch, can they

Baz.

so they have to make a tow pack for every different country in the world?
yea, right!

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

so they have to make a tow pack for every different country in the world?
yea, right!

there are only 2 - Americas, asia, us and a few more OR EU, Africa ect.... and it only the loom that is different.

As it stands you have to either figure it out for yourself (and have the trailer brakes lock up when the auto headlights turn on) or pay the dealer to do the mod - so they obviously know about it, so why is the mod not done when the tow pack is supplied?? We are talking about vehicles in the $70k-$230k range, where the tow pack costs what 1500-2000? to tow a box trailer??? Even with a box trailer the range Rover still displays errors constantly with out the mod...

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

so they have to make a tow pack for every different country in the world?
yea, right!

All the other manufacturers seem to be able to do it!!!

After all, they manage to put the steering wheel on the correct side

Originally Posted by harlie

there are only 2 - Americas, asia, us and a few more OR EU, Africa ect.... and it only the loom that is different.

As it stands you have to either figure it out for yourself (and have the trailer brakes lock up when the auto headlights turn on) or pay the dealer to do the mod - so they obviously know about it, so why is the mod not done when the tow pack is supplied?? We are talking about vehicles in the $70k-$230k range, where the tow pack costs what 1500-2000? to tow a box trailer??? Even with a box trailer the range Rover still displays errors constantly with out the mod...

Or better still why have it going through the computer to tell us a trailer is connected and switch off the parking sensors.

Why not the old system that has been in place from the 50s that detects the trailer lights and lights up a light on the dash (my dad's 1965 Valiant had it) and a manual switch to turn off the sensors - oh we already have one.

Why is it necessary for everything to go through computers on these cars.

Garry