Thread: Reverse lights & ADR's

Originally Posted by saiken

The wiring should be something like this.... If you use a diode relay you'll need to make sure pins 85 and 86 are the right way around.... I can't remember which way their meant to go....

Blister pack details are for narva...

Should probably add that any power coming from the battery should be fused.... and you'd need to make sure the power circuit of the reversing light can handle the extra lights.... otherwise you'd need to add in another normal relay to supply the power to pin 87a

Hi,
Can one of you knowledgeable persons tell me where the reversing light switch is located on a series 3 land rover?(military FFR)
I have circuit that shows its existence but I cannot find reference to it in the manuals I have (cd).
I assume it is attached to the gearbox somewhere, and I would like to undo as few screws as possible to access it.

Regards
Doddy

Some were in ADR's I have seen
max 55 watt
Spread lenes.
15 dec below the horizontal

AND why do you see the council tractors on the road with all spot light on???

I think I'm going to try one of those high output 360* LED's in my standard reversing light unless someone has a good reason not to.

Originally Posted by Doddy

Hi,
Can one of you knowledgeable persons tell me where the reversing light switch is located on a series 3 land rover?(military FFR)
I have circuit that shows its existence but I cannot find reference to it in the manuals I have (cd).
I assume it is attached to the gearbox somewhere, and I would like to undo as few screws as possible to access it.

Regards
Doddy

its on top of the gearbox fitted to the selector ball mount.

to get to it you need to undo the floor plates and then the tunnel cover.

Thanks Dave,
Only a dozen or so tech screws.
Almost the last of the electrical wiring checks.
Regards
Peter

This thread seems to be a good place to ask a question about reversing lights on the Isuzu engined 110.

This has an additional oil pressure switch wired with a relay so that the reversing light cannot come on except when there is oil pressure, i.e. when the engine is running. As this is an Australia only installation, anyone know why? The only reason I can think of is that there is no "accessory" position on the ignition switch, so this is necessary to prevent the light being (misleadingly) on when you are parked listening to the radio for example.

John

Originally Posted by rick130

I think I'm going to try one of those high output 360* LED's in my standard reversing light unless someone has a good reason not to.

In my Rangie I have installed two 20 watt halogen "downlights" as reverse lights. They required a bit of modification (hacking) of the reflector to make them fit, but you can't tell once the lens is back on.

The advantages are a massive increase in light, a proper silvered reflector and a slightly lower overall wattage through the vehicle wiring system.

The only downside I can foresee is increased heat if you leave them on for a long time.

In my VS ute I have installed 12 volt cree LEDs as reverse lights. I bought some LEDs that came in housings ready to be installed in torches (they have reflectors as well). I then soldered the housings into the base of ordinary 12v 21 w globes, then installed them as per normal.
All the same advantages as the "downlights", but with no added heat and much lower current draw.