Driving Lamp install on the LR3 - Land Rovers Only

roadguy55 · 11-06-2006, 09:58 PM

I have a dilema. Last year I bought an LR3. I traded in my 03 Discovery which had the same driving light kit that they are putting on the LR3's. The lights fit right onto the new Grill Guard (or whatever one calls it).

The problem is this. My dealer is completly incapable of wiring these lights. First they wanted me to buy a new kit including the lamps (which I have) at over $500. Obviously I balked as they only need to wire these. Of course Land Rover cant come up with a wiring harness without buying the lights, and they cant seem to figure out how to wire these otherwise.

My next move is to try a different dealer and see if they are more capable of handling this. Any ideas out there would be appreciated,,, minus of course buying a whole new kit.

Thanks.

deeker · 11-06-2006, 10:47 PM

Do you have a blank panel on the dash where you could install the switch? Maybe buy a LR switch to fit in the blank if you have a spot, or drill a discrete hole somewhere if not. Are you at all mechanically inclined?

You can buy a wiring harness for $15 from Pep Boys or Auto Zone and do it yourself in your driveway. You could take it to an independent mechanic and they could install everything for a whole lot less than the $500 that the dealership is trying to ding you for.

Make sure you use the relay.

Adam in NYC USA · 11-07-2006, 01:00 AM

http://www.dap-inc.com/homeframe.htm

Why don't you use a 21st Century solution for a 21st Century car?

Get a RRA008SS Smart Switch Relay Kit for $39.95, get some lights and do the install. You wont have to drill a hole because it wires into the headlight circuit. Flash the highbeams , the driving lights turn on, flash again, and it goes off.

Beautiful idea for a nice car, any land Rover in fact.

Adam in NYC

roadguy55 · 11-10-2006, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the ideas. I already have the lights and they are mounted on the A Bar,, the time has come to wire them up.

11-06-2006, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
roadguy55 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Gallery: 0	Driving Lamp install on the LR3 I have a dilema. Last year I bought an LR3. I traded in my 03 Discovery which had the same driving light kit that they are putting on the LR3's. The lights fit right onto the new Grill Guard (or whatever one calls it). The problem is this. My dealer is completly incapable of wiring these lights. First they wanted me to buy a new kit including the lamps (which I have) at over $500. Obviously I balked as they only need to wire these. Of course Land Rover cant come up with a wiring harness without buying the lights, and they cant seem to figure out how to wire these otherwise. My next move is to try a different dealer and see if they are more capable of handling this. Any ideas out there would be appreciated,,, minus of course buying a whole new kit. Thanks.

11-06-2006, 10:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
deeker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, ON Posts: 182 Gallery: 5	Do you have a blank panel on the dash where you could install the switch? Maybe buy a LR switch to fit in the blank if you have a spot, or drill a discrete hole somewhere if not. Are you at all mechanically inclined? You can buy a wiring harness for $15 from Pep Boys or Auto Zone and do it yourself in your driveway. You could take it to an independent mechanic and they could install everything for a whole lot less than the $500 that the dealership is trying to ding you for. Make sure you use the relay. __________________ Current: 2004 G4 Discovery Gone: Silver '02 Freelander SE

11-07-2006, 01:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Adam in NYC USA The Urban Motorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 982 Gallery: 0	http://www.dap-inc.com/homeframe.htm Why don't you use a 21st Century solution for a 21st Century car? Get a RRA008SS Smart Switch Relay Kit for $39.95, get some lights and do the install. You wont have to drill a hole because it wires into the headlight circuit. Flash the highbeams , the driving lights turn on, flash again, and it goes off. Beautiful idea for a nice car, any land Rover in fact. Adam in NYC __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Owner of a 1996 Land Rover Discovery 1 in Beluga Black or the Dirt of the Day. Where we are going,we don't need roads. Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. ‘The Education of Henry Adams’ (1907) ch. 25

11-10-2006, 07:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
roadguy55 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Gallery: 0	Thanks Thanks for the ideas. I already have the lights and they are mounted on the A Bar,, the time has come to wire them up.

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