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Will do bowie69, I’m not happy with the bulletin connectors. I’ll try them out again tomorrow storm Ciara permitting. Hopefully it’s just loose.
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Fog lights don’t work though..... 🤔
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Winner winner chicken dinner !!
So after wrestling with spaghetti junction, all wires eventually went in. I think I might get better bullet connectors as the ones that came out were longer than the blue ones I have.
Initial test, indicators all ok, tail lights ok back and front. Front kinda dim so will replace with new lamps to see if that helps. Nearside rear brake light didn’t work. Changed lamp and squirted WD40 all brake light now works. New reg plate (I won’t post it as you might not like me😂) convoy light that works as the reg plate light was working. Badly corroded. In the process of changing it to a new one I bought for the landy a couple of years ago. Just a bit of footering will fix that.
Theres an additional convoy light below the Sankey. Doesn’t work..... I’m assuming that’s because it’s a civvy plug?
Overall very happy with the new addition. Everything just needs some TLC I reckon. 😎✅
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13 minutes ago, western said:
Best of both, no stopping you using any trailer now. 😎
Here’s hoping all goes well tomorrow. Trying to get it finished and a few jobs done on the Sankey before the storm hits this weekend 👍💨🌪
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Suppose that would eliminate old cable that might be tired.
Had an hour again after work. Got a little bit more done.
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54 minutes ago, Eightpot said:
The yellow wires have little yellow plastic collars on displaying a letter - don't worry about that though, just follow the factory loom colours.
I would feed your new trailer socket wire up into that corner, put (blue) bullet connectors on then swap out the old trailer wire and bin it.
So you recommend tracing the factory loom and connect them to the yellow wires exactly like it’s been done before rather than use the old factory loom?
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I think I may have struck it lucky assuming they are wired in correctly.
just traced the already coloured wires and they lead to this.....
I'm hoping just a simple join to the new socket will do the job. Never actually tested the towing electrics 🙏
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Ok had an hour to see what’s in the corner, here’s what I’m looking at. The main bunch of wires are yellow, I don’t see any numbers on them.
there’s another 7 coloured wires connected to the yellows.
I’m guessing I just splice my new 7 pin wiring into the same colours that already there?
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20 minutes ago, Eightpot said:
It's very easy to add a 7 pin socket alongside the nato. The loom from the dash/fusebox pops up in the rear corner as described, and the wires connect to lucas 2/4/6 way connectors. The O/S lights, the short loom to the nearside rear lights/fuel tank and trailer sockets connect to these. You may find that with trailer wiring already some of the lucas connectors are full and you may need a couple of larger ones (think halfords sell em)
Just feed the trailer socket wire up into the corner, connect wires as follows:
Yellow to green/red
Blue to red/yellow
White to black (earth)
Green to green/white
Brown to red/orange
Red to green/purple
Black to red/black
Great stuff Eightpot !!
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Thanks Deep, the truck does very little off roading, usually just green lane type tracks to get to our wild camp spots. If I can I’ll put it next to the NATO socket on the rear crossmember. Ordered a pre wired 7 pin so hopefully as others have said it’s just a case of matching wire colours. 😊👍
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Thanks boys 👍 weekend if it’s dry I’ll get on it.
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All will be revealed I’m sure. I read somewhere military used white with numbers.... hence why I tried to avoid a re-wire in the first place.
Oh well, nice first job to be getting on with.
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1 hour ago, deep said:
Just to be clear - you don't have to choose one or another. By tapping into the wires in the location mentioned above, you can have two types of trailer plug fitted at the same time, as I do. Any half decent sparkie could do the job in half an hour. Bound to be cheaper than those expensive adaptors and easier to use too.
I like the sound of that Deep. Does anyone have a diagram or list of what wire goes where into the 7 pin socket from the NATO wiring?
Where did you mount your secondary socket?
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5 minutes ago, western said:
remove the cover panel inside right rear corner of the load bay, all the wiring is there, should all be bullet connections.
I’ll have a swatch as soon as I’m free, can’t actually remember a cover etc inside the cab
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Ralph I’m assuming the connectors are above the rear crossmember on the offside rear? Are they plug ins ? Been in there a while ago but it’s vague
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Thanks for the help as always guys, I reckon the way forward is to fit a civvy socket 12N to the 110.
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5 minutes ago, Bowie69 said:
I think you can disconnect the towing socket wiring at the bullet connectors by the rear lights.
You could make up your own loom.
Otherwise I am certain the 12 pin converter would fit.
£84 for an adapter..... I know I’m scottish but even that’s a bit steep.
I’ll need to look into a 7 pin socket onto the landy..... I’m guessing a specialist might even do it for less than the cost of the adapter.
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8 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:
Can't remember how to do a link but designdevelopmenteng.co.uk do a 7pin to 12 pin nato adapter but it's around £70 regards Stephen
Yes seen that one but no guarantee it’ll fit into the NATO socket so it’s too big a gamble.
I don’t want to re wire unless it’s a plug and play option. 👍
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Just discovered the NATO socket has 12 pins.
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The circumference of the adapter won’t go into the NATO plug. I’ve had a good search but all I can see is the same adapters. Unless I see a 7 pin (from trailer) and a male 13 pin (to landy)
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It’s too bulky, it won’t go into the landy’s 13 pin socket.
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Hi guys, so I’ve went and bought a Sankey and very nice it is too! Then discovered it’s a 7 pin socket that on it and my 110 has the 12 pin NATO socket. I thought I’d cracked it as I have an adapter up the loft but the 13 pin is too bulky for the 110 and won’t slide on.
Does anyone know of an adapter that works? I don’t really want to mess about ret-wiring.
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1 hour ago, Ivandewit said:
Found a solution? Also looking for a STC3070 for a WOLF LHD
The mate just took it off and gave it a good oil and tidy up and so far it’s ok
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I’m sticking to transfer to transfer.
and lots of grease in the nipples 😂👍
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Sankey trailer on 7 pin electrics 110 on 12 pin NATO Adapter?
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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I also noticed the brown and black wire were connected together for the tail lights.... would this be ok? It’s working ok.