Member Since: 15 Aug 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 95
Puddle Lights
Hi All,
I fitted 4 LR logo puddle projector lights a couple of years ago and 3 have now stopped working (driver's door, rear driver's door, passenger rear door), front passenger door works so I bought 4 replacements.
On replacing the driver's door I noticed it still doesn't work so tried the working one and that doesn't work either.
Any thoughts as to why 3 don't work but 1 does?
TIA,
Jase2011 Discovery 4 XS in Fuji White
2008 Discovery 3 GS in Santorini
Lunar Delta TI Twin Axle
Last edited by Rozzy1970 on 12th Jul 2023 11:23 pm. Edited 1 time in total
12th Jul 2023 8:53 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6575
Check fuses?
12th Jul 2023 10:22 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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LED puddle lights? Could never get the front ones working on my D4, regardless of which way I put them in thinking it was a polarity issue. No problem on the D3 though,
12th Jul 2023 10:25 pm
Rozzy1970
Member Since: 15 Aug 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 95
All 4 worked great for 2 years, don't think fuse as 1 still works unless each door is on a separate fuse2011 Discovery 4 XS in Fuji White
2008 Discovery 3 GS in Santorini
Lunar Delta TI Twin Axle
12th Jul 2023 11:24 pm
jackvoyager
Member Since: 02 Oct 2020
Location: UK
Posts: 30
Re: Puddle Lights
Rozzy1970 wrote:
Hi All,
I fitted 4 LR logo puddle projector lights a couple of years ago and 3 have now stopped working (driver's door, rear driver's door, passenger rear door), front passenger door works so I bought 4 replacements.
On replacing the driver's door I noticed it still doesn't work so tried the working one and that doesn't work either.
Any thoughts as to why 3 don't work but 1 does?
TIA,
Jase
For me, they worked on light bulbs, when I changed to LEDs, they stopped working in one door, they don't work in others, now I have a constant error "that there is a short-circuit positive to ground"
I think that when inserting the leds I confused the polarity and this caused damage to the module responsible for this light.
All others work
13th Jul 2023 1:46 am
Rozzy1970
Member Since: 15 Aug 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 95
UPDATE
So I removed all of the projection lights and refitted the original bulb fittings and all worked OK proving that there is power to them, then reconnected the new projection fittings with the additional wires and all are working as they should.
Don't know whether it was putting the bulbs back in or adding the additional wires which may have an inbuilt resistor in the connection but not going to take apart again to find out.
I will post images of the logos when dark enough2011 Discovery 4 XS in Fuji White
2008 Discovery 3 GS in Santorini
Lunar Delta TI Twin Axle
I fitted 4 LR logo puddle projector lights a couple of years ago and 3 have now stopped working (driver's door, rear driver's door, passenger rear door), front passenger door works so I bought 4 replacements.
On replacing the driver's door I noticed it still doesn't work so tried the working one and that doesn't work either.
Any thoughts as to why 3 don't work but 1 does?
TIA,
Jase
This is also my issue. First world problem I know but it is irritating. Will be buying 4 bulbs....
13th Jul 2023 8:27 pm
Rozzy1970
Member Since: 15 Aug 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 95
New projection logos finally working
2011 Discovery 4 XS in Fuji White
2008 Discovery 3 GS in Santorini
Lunar Delta TI Twin Axle
If you have standard bulbs read no further (although a faulty bulb is possible I ’spose).
I changed my LR bulbs for LED bulbs from the bay. Excellent performance until the driver’s door stopped working. The other 3 doors fine. I tried a new LED bulb but no change. No supply to the bulb holder was the problem. The solution was to refit standard filament bulbs, lock the car and return after it had shut down. All doors fine now. The LED’s were upsetting some parameter somewhere and one door not working was the result. Technology ‘eh...
I did like the vastly improved performance of the LED’s so am going to try a different style/make. Will report back.
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