Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
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Coming home on new year going through extremely thick fog the fog lights didn't work, went home and found the fuse had blown! Replaced the fuse, they worked twice and the fuse has gone again! Any ideas?? Want to stay away for Stealers as much as possible!  Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
 Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Hesko the German Shepherd - Coming Saturday, hopefully! 
R.I.P. Smudge! 24.10.08
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Skep
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 78
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I had the same problem the other day, take out the fog light, on mine it was the near side, the plastic front just pulls off from the top then there are three torx screws remove the light unit and the live wire may have rubbed through and could be shorting out, just tape it up with electric tape and just get duck tape and stick it on the metal its been rubbing on just to stop it doing it again, it all good on mine now, should work for you! 
AndrewW has as couple of pictures in his gallery, may be useful! 07 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Stornoway Grey
Tints, Side Steps, Door Protectors, Front Light Guards, LR Spots
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 8:53pm |
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stumpy
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Stoke on Trent
Posts: 258
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I have had this fault, can't tell you exactly what it is or what causes it sorry
but its one of many faults i had reported to the stealer,
and was corrected under warranty, D3 and love it!!!
Mini Cooper 'S' John Cooper Works FAST AS F*$K
PS3 so PHATT!!!
If it moves funk it, and if doesn't, funk it till it does
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 9:22pm |
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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i had the same problem, it was something to do with the wiring loom Duncan
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 9:52pm |
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TazDaz
Joined: 07 May 2007
Location: South West Essex
Posts: 1790
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It's a common fault, has happened to mine and many others:
dunton10 wrote:Due to recent weather condtions have been using front fog lights for first time. After 30 mins use I lost both lights. Suspected blown fuse which was confirmed next day ( when light) but upon changing fuse it went immediately again. Not wishing to take the car back to dealers straight away for such a small fault I thought I'd take a look, and I removed both front fog lights.
Immediately noticed that the wiring insulation was worn through and that the wire was shorting out on the metal visible through the fog light aperture. only part of the wiring was wrapped in insulation. Car has only covered 1500 miles so i was surprised that it had worn through so quickly. perhaps the wiring loom was damaged when fitted.
Anyway, I retaped the wires with insulation tape and replaced fuse (again) and all is now well. Only took 15 minutes.
Thought I'd share this in case others are experiencing problems and thinking that problem is more serious than it is.Suppose now they are working we will not see any fog again for months.
Also ... don't forget to stick something over the piece of metal on the bumper that causes the problem - some gaffer tape or sticky-back pad or similar - or it will happen again! 
I LOVE my heated seats
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 11:06pm |
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AndrewW
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 1423
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Check my gallery.
LHS wiring loom wears through on sharp chassis member. Bit of icky tape sorts it sooner than driving to a d  r.
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic14653.html?highlight=
Best wishes 06 TDV6 SE Tonga Green
Mantec Plate (with three "dings"), BCB rope, Hidden winch (hidden in garage...), Webasto timer (in box), TorqTuned ((tee hee)²), Origin b2 (in case), Traffic master jam warner (in expectation), FT8800, Motorola GM360, INTEK H-520+ (in a tangle)
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 11:18pm |
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BarryG
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
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I have this also ..but have not had the chance to look at it. Was suspecting something like a wire short.
Thanks for this  I now know where to look. One Wife.. Kill it ..
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| Wed Jan 02 2008 11:38pm |
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
Posts: 1865
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Cheers for the advise, show my dad this thread, then when mum gets home from work I'm sure we'll fix it! Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Hesko the German Shepherd - Coming Saturday, hopefully!
R.I.P. Smudge! 24.10.08
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CY
Joined: 16 Aug 2005
Location: The Bonnie Banks of the Forth
Posts: 3400
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Gosh, late night DIY is it?   DISCO3's Student Correspondent...
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Volvo V70 T5 SE
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| Thu Jan 03 2008 12:14am |
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
Posts: 1865
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Yeh, the time my mum gets home from work!  Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Hesko the German Shepherd - Coming Saturday, hopefully!
R.I.P. Smudge! 24.10.08
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| Thu Jan 03 2008 12:18am |
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espri
Joined: 07 Nov 2005
Location: Bavaria
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Amidst all my other current woes (see http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic16749.html ), I had forgotten that I had noticed that my foglights aren't working either. Since I suspect that my other problems are electrics related, maybe the foglights/starting/suspension are all part of the same mess.
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| Thu Jan 03 2008 5:39pm |
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
Posts: 1865
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It turns out that both spot lights where shorting!
So, for anyone who hasn't, check your spotlight wires ASAP! Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Hesko the German Shepherd - Coming Saturday, hopefully!
R.I.P. Smudge! 24.10.08
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| Sat Jan 05 2008 6:30pm |
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TazDaz
Joined: 07 May 2007
Location: South West Essex
Posts: 1790
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As this is such a common problem shouldn't we have a 'sticky' post somewhere for this ?
I LOVE my heated seats
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| Sat Jan 05 2008 6:35pm |
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AndrewW
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
Posts: 1423
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Bump
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic14653.html?highlight=
for now
Sure a Mod  can do better 06 TDV6 SE Tonga Green
Mantec Plate (with three "dings"), BCB rope, Hidden winch (hidden in garage...), Webasto timer (in box), TorqTuned ((tee hee)²), Origin b2 (in case), Traffic master jam warner (in expectation), FT8800, Motorola GM360, INTEK H-520+ (in a tangle)
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| Sat Jan 05 2008 11:08pm |
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Paul J.
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Warrington
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I noticed my front fogs had failed recently. I didn't investigate because I never use them and it is due for a service next week. I now know what to tell the dealers to look for ! Good info.
Paul J
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