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Rear Light Problem

Post by Scouse Lee » Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:19 pm

Hi guys, I finally got round to putting my new rear lights on my SJ413 yesterday oly to find I have a problem, no reverse and no p/s side indicators, (front or back), although the hazards work on both sides.......bought the lights off a british seller on e-bay or amazon but I presume they came from abroad, (I've bought that much recently I'm not sure where I got these from haha, will have to dig the paperwork out). Can anyone give me a clue where to start with sorting the problem out?, my SJ is Japanese is there a possibility the lights would be wired for Spanish models?
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by kiwizook » Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:31 pm

do the wiring colours match up at the plugs? if so, I would think it doesn't matter if it's spanish or jap.
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by twiss » Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:45 pm

The spanish lights will have a built in foglight on the drivers side, the jap lights have no fog light and a reverse light on both sides

On the standard spanish lights there is a shared earth bar across the bulb holders, the jap have individual earth wires to each bulb holder... but they could be different if they are aftermarket
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by Scouse Lee » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:09 pm

cheers guys, looks like they're Jap then, I've got the wiring diagram so will try and suss it out but if not will have to get a spark in

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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by andyrew » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:17 pm

Have you swapped the units over to test if its a faulty cluster?
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by Sj410red » Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:31 pm

My Spanish santana doesn't have built in fog light it has double reverse lights and separate fog light, is that not standard then Twiss?
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by donkeychomp » Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:59 pm

If you are in a rush to get them sorted ignore the reversing light...it's not needed for an MOT.
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by twiss » Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:13 am

Sj410red wrote:My Spanish santana doesn't have built in fog light it has double reverse lights and separate fog light, is that not standard then Twiss?
Its spanish regs that they should have a foglight so I'm not sure they may have been changed previously? Good call if they have LOL spanish lights are crap

What reg is your 410?
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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by Sj410red » Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:45 pm

Mines a g reg 1988
3" calmini lift springs
6" shackles
Rough Country Shocks
Z bar
32mm spacers
Aisan free wheeling hubs
Roll bar
Snorkel
K&N air filter
Poly bushes all round
Diff & Box high breather pipes
Front Diff guard

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Re: Rear Light Problem

Post by Scouse Lee » Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:54 pm

cheers guys, time to get a spark in methinks

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