Freelander - Rear Indicator Modification.
Firstly, this is not a job for the faint hearted, as it involves cutting away sections of the bumper light fitting, and a mistake will result in a trip to the dealers for a new part. Note the bumper light fittings must be from the MY02 model, i.e. clear indicators with an orange bulb for this conversion to be attempted.
Also the way that I did the conversion in the pictures is not the way I would do it now. I would wire a little differently and save time and effort. I have included a section at the end which I would now recommend as the way to wire the indicator/reverse lights.
Lastly this assumes that you have completed the rear/fog light conversion as some of the parts and wiring utilised here are left over from the rear/fog light conversion, and the interior panels are removed as per that conversion instruction.
Sorry for the missing images, I am working on replacements
So now the indicators have been done but the Freelander has no Reverse Lights.
Check operation of all lights before refitting panelling in the reverse of removal, if some lights do not work, check bulbs, and then wiring. Note be very careful not to short live wires to bodywork as this may blow fuses in the main fusebox, which would have to be replaced.
As I mentioned at the start, this is the way that I wired the lights, but not the way I would wire them now.
I would not split the wires for the reverse lights at the splice where they change from single wire to a double wire. | |
I would cut the wire to the reverse light here where it goes into the fitting. |
The wire from the bulb holder should be extended and spliced into the indicator circuit wire that goes through the grommet in the floor (green/red for LHS and green/ white on RHS on this model). This would enable the reverse lights to work as indicators. The reverse light wire from the loom should be extended and fed through the grommet with a black earthing wire and connected up to the new reverse lights in the bumper as above.
This change to the way I fitted the lights would prevent the need for a long piece of red wire to be fed under the carpet.
As always any problems or questions please email me.