Disco 3 and LED trailer lights

**drivesafe** · 10th July 2005, 12:52 PM

Hi Geotrecez, stick with disconut’s idea of fitting relays.

The pulse you have come across is part of the D3’s CAN ( Controlled Area Network ) which both controls and monitors various functions and devices around the disco.

I take it you have a tow pack installed. If so, part of the tow pack is an Interface Module installed to control and monitor your trailer/caravan lights. Putting resistors and/or capacitors in the wiring might very well stuff the interface module or could cause your fault display to run a muck.

Go with the relays but remember that this will cancel out the monitoring of the trailer / caravan globes.

Cheers

**Disco300Tdi** · 26th July 2005, 03:38 PM

Hybralec Industries sell the right flasher for LED tail lights

http://www.hybralec.com.au/leds/taillights.htm

**p38arover** · 31st July 2005, 08:01 AM

Originally posted by seqfisho+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seqfisho)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Geotrecaz
Have approached LR Aust on this and they view LED's on caravans/trailers as "non compatible" lighting units.

I hate to say it but it looks like the technology has got beyond the local LR people, how could the most technological 4wd not be compatible with the latest designs in automotive lighting, LEDs are the future and aren't the D3 tail/stop lights LEDs ?.[/b][/quote]

Would you believe I just received an email from the engineer tasked with fixing the problem?

True.

I won't mention his name cos I don't know if I'm supposed to know.

Ron

Geotrecaz · 1st August 2005, 08:52 PM

Originally posted by 84RR
Hybralec Industries sell the right flasher for LED tail lights

http://www.hybralec.com.au/leds/taillights.htm

Have been in touch with Hybralec who have a unit for installation on a trailer which works for BMW. Am waiting for an answer to see if it will work for us.

**disconut** · 14th August 2005, 04:33 AM

<span style="color:blue">Have been in touch with Hybralec who have a unit for installation on a trailer which works for BMW. Am waiting for an answer to see if it will work for us.</span>

While surfing the Forum I came across your post again. How did you get on with this problem?

Trev.

Geotrecaz · 14th August 2005, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by disconut
<span style="color:blue">Have been in touch with Hybralec who have a unit for installation on a trailer which works for BMW. Am waiting for an answer to see if it will work for us.</span>

While surfing the Forum I came across your post again. How did you get on with this problem?

Trev.

Have been away and just ordered the unit from Hybralec last week. Am expecting it to arrive in the post tomorrow, and I have the LED's ready to tryout asap. Hopefully it will work and we can reinstall the LED's on the van.

Geotrecaz

Geotrecaz · 1st September 2005, 10:41 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Have been away and just ordered the unit from Hybralec last week. Am expecting it to arrive in the post tomorrow, and I have the LED's ready to tryout asap. Hopefully it will work and we can reinstall the LED's on the van.[/b][/quote]
An update for those interested. The Hybralec unit arrived and unfortunately didn't solve our problem.

Frank from Hybralec has been very helpful and has even contacted LR Aust himself, but they don't seem to be able to give him the info he needs to make a fix. He has resorted to communicating with LR UK now.
We continue to be very frustrated. :roll:

**p38arover** · 2nd September 2005, 10:03 AM

As I said earlier, LR Aust are aware of the problem and have contracted an engineer to look into it.

Ron

**drivesafe** · 22nd September 2005, 06:54 AM

Hi Geotrecaz, don’t know if you have had your problem solved yet.

If not, check out a Brilite supplier.

Apparently they have a device that you install on both the left and right turn signal wires and it may fix your problem.

The problem has been plaguing vehicles in Europe for some time and in some cases, installing the LED indicator units on some truck has caused the truck’s blinkers to go wild and in extreme cases, to shutdown when the indicators were used.

Cheers

Geotrecaz · 22nd September 2005, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by drivesafe
Hi Geotrecaz, don’t know if you have had your problem solved yet.

If not, check out a Brilite supplier.

Apparently they have a device that you install on both the left and right turn signal wires and it may fix your problem.

Thanks for the info drivesafe. We haven't resolved the problem yet, but have been told that LRA will have a fix available sometime (this month they said), but at a cost of some $200 per unit plus one and a half hours of labour at a LR dealer. Having already spent hundreds of dollars (replacing LED's with festoons/installation and accommodation while waiting to get on the road in Melbourne), we are reluctant to have to outlay another $300+ before we can reinstall the LED's.
Have spent some time searching for the Brilite (or Brylite?) fix, we can't find anything on the net. Do you have any more details that may help us?
Thanks,
Geotrecaz

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