Can someone tell me why I need to have the Landrover wiring kit and am not able to fit one myself, and also if the car does not have its software updated for the addition of a towbar, will I crash?
cheers tightwad
8th Jun 2008 2:09 pm
POINTYED
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hi
bought original item twin electrics off ebay from l/rover dealer darn sarf
cost me £55 + post
fitted them this afternoon
took just over an hour inc cups o tea breaks
just plugs in + earth point behind light.only had to lower spare to put wires through mounting point
then connected my trailer and hey presto it works spot on
dead easy and neat too + its fused because its original equipment
hope that helps
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8th Jun 2008 4:52 pm
DiscoStu
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Re: towbar electrics
kevofcov wrote:
and also if the car does not have its software updated for the addition of a towbar, will I crash?
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I have seen a Disco3 that hard been wired straight in no wiring kit.
Blew the ecu & its a wonder it didn't catch fire.
Not just L/R most modern cars are running on Canbus / Multiplex electrics.
Bypass any big trouble.
8th Jun 2008 8:16 pm
TallPaul
Member Since: 03 Jan 2008
Location: Near Reading
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Re: towbar electrics
kevofcov wrote:
Can someone tell me why I need to have the Landrover wiring kit and am not able to fit one myself, and also if the car does not have its software updated for the addition of a towbar, will I crash?
cheers tightwad
Just by the wiring from "The Large One" aka Nick here on the forum (details in sticky at top of group buy forum), it plugs straight in and cables are all right length and plug mounts into chassis hole.
Apparently if you bodge one in you can blow stuff up on modern cars due to ECU controlled everything, I would not know about that as I splashed the cash on the proper kit
Without the software update, the D3 will still select offroad height if you say turn the terrain response to grass, which is not good if you have a caravan on the back (no problem if you have only a bike rack). If you have the update it will not auto-select offroad heigh on TR mode, but you can ask it to do it anyway.
Just buy the real LR kit, if nothing else it will disable the reversing sensors when you put it in reverse while towing!!!Disco3 is now gone but not forgotten. Waiting for Disco6 with full aluminium construction weight reduction and hybrid engine...
As everyone says...don't try to fit anything other than genuine....
You can fit the electrics yourself ...should take about an hour...it's says on the instructions to enable via a dealer...that does not need doing at this point...wait till you visit your dealer for service or warranty work to have enabled
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9th Jun 2008 11:06 am
8754WX
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fit original,
programs the intstruments for trailer and also lights, as far as i am aware the fog lights on the rear of the veh will then not work when trailer is connected, also i think it stops you selscting off road height,
9th Jun 2008 12:56 pm
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I know I am not a techy and fairly new on here ..... Tow bars and ECU's
Wonder if any other newbies knew of the ECU update when one is fitted
Had my adjustable tow bar removed whilst it was in at the Indy for a few things ..... when paying he stated ECU had been updated to reverse things back as the D3 no longer had a tow bar fitted....
I never knew obviously
So for all other newbies ...might be worth checking into if you have had a tow bar fitted/removed recently and also didn't realise D4 Front upgrade/cut back wings n things 'taking a long time but getting there'.
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All the update does is stop the D3 from going into off-road height automatically when you select a terrain response setting ( as this can cause the back of a trailer to ground) and also stops the parking sensors coming on when you select reverse, but only when you have the trailer electrics plugged in from the trailer. So if you have your tow bar removed, it makes no difference. Your indie may have updated the CCF, but it won't have taken him long and all it means is that if you ever tow anything the above things will annoy you. Nothing sinister
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Parking sensors work with / without a trailer, no need for the CCF change.____
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8th Jan 2014 9:39 am
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Does anyone know how much they cost? As one of my trailer side lights don't work so presumably the kit needs replacing... 15.5MY XS in Corris Grey with Black & Almond leather
Assuming you've done the obvious and checked the bulb....Check the trailer electrics fuses, inside the LH rear cubby / compartment, there's an inline fuse block.____
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I totally agree, there is no option but to fit the genuine LR kit, it works peffectly, i know of too many peoplewho try to save by using other types but come unstuck. it took just on the hour to fit, looks great and being totally fused any triler issues are arrested within the fused system.
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