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Jay666d
 


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Unknown Modification?

I was poking around under the bonnet today and noticed I pair of wires coming out of a loom, (near offside headlight) it had a connector on the end covered in electricians tape that looked like whatever it was connected to had fallen out.

On closer inspection, once I unwrapped the tape, I found that the connector had been bridged with a piece of wire....




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Disco_Mikey
 


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Bonnet switch Thumbs Up

Obviously a faulty sensor, so has been bridged to turn the warning off. Seems to be becoming more and more of a standard feature on D3's now Laughing My D3 Build Thread

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Jay666d
 


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I still not the wiser Rolling with laughter what's a bonnet switch?

Maybe I should un bridge it and see if a warning pops up! Or not! Whistle 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
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Tape it back up, and leave it Thumbs Up My D3 Build Thread

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Jay666d
 


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That's a good tip... I think I will just do that! 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
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Nah, give the sensor a clean with WD40 first as the exposed position attracts grime. Most are fixable with a bit of a clean.

Mike, you must need a holiday!

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Jay666d
 


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Hi Robbie, thanks....

I've just read on another thread one of your posts with a diagram of the offending article.

I'll give it a go! Thumbs Up 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
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Robbie wrote:
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Mike, you must need a holiday!

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2 weeks, and counting Thumbs Up My D3 Build Thread

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It's not ideal bypassing the bonnet switch, there's been a few headlight and grille thefts... unless of course there is a separate switch for alarm and "bonnet open" dash warning... flickr  
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Jay666d
 


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It's the 1st job on my list tomorrow... WD40 at the ready! 07 Land Rover Discovery III HSE
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Dave^ wrote:
It's not ideal bypassing the bonnet switch, there's been a few headlight and grille thefts... unless of course there is a separate switch for alarm and "bonnet open" dash warning...


Plenty of RRS headlight thefts, not quite such an issue on D3's My D3 Build Thread

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There were a couple in quick succession not far from me a couple of months ago.

I'm waiting for Uncle Ray to come up with a new product... Laughing flickr  
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SN
 


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mine's been buggered for ages - I just wedged the switch closed Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)   
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