Wiring up the heated winscreen on our Project 110 Defender

After fitting the new heated screen, it's now time to get it wired in along with some heated mirrors. But before all that we need to reveiw how our battery is secured into the Land Rover Defender. Here's a step-by-sped guide how to install a heated windscreen wiring loom.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Securing your battery
03:22 Installing the Relay in the battery box
05:32 Running loom to the dash
07:19 Removing the front panel
10:44 Routing the loom throught the dash
13:42 Installing the piggy back fuse holder
15:00 Connect the switch holder
16:06 Connecting to the screen
18:29 Finishing up
20:23 Conclusion
Parts used on this episode:
DA1400 - DEFENDER HEATED WINDSCREEN WIRING KIT - COMES WITH CARLING CONTURA SWITCH - FOR OEM STYLE WINDSCREEN
www.lrparts.net/da1400-defend...
MUD-0021E - CENTRE SWITCH PANEL FOR LAND ROVER DEFENDER - BY MUD STUFF - OPTION E - 1 X POWER SOCKET & 3 X CARLING CUT OUT & REAR WASH WIPE
www.lrparts.net/mud-0021e-cen...

[@hattyfarbuckle]

Wingnuts are one of those simple inventions that are brilliant

[@thedevilstears1]

Keen to see how you plan to run the heated mirror wiring !

[@ColmMcGrath]

Only thing i would say is to drill the holes in the door and get the gromits, its just far nicer and safer than having the bare wire there 👌

[@HeliRy]

A heated windshield is a blessing and a curse. One small stone hits that window… and now it’s just a regular piece of glass. Had my Discovery 4 since 2012 and gone through 10 windshields with it. It’s an absolute stone-chip magnet. Think our record was 2 months between new windows. No sooner had the new one been out in than _WHACK!!!_ it gets nailed again by another rock on the highway 🤦‍♂️

[@deanrowles3665]

Adding the draw from the mirrors, you have just increased the total draw above what the wiring was designed for, the heated windscreen has a draw of around 15amps

[@pauldent3059]

Only think I would say is I would make sure you don't overload the fuse you might want to work out the draw plus the cigar lighter if you have maybe a phone charger or sat nav plugged in

[@erhardt1477]

Ok… I have to stop you right there sir… As a proud owner of a Land Rover 110 HT I can tell you, with absolut certainty… The battery box is under the DRIVERS seat 💺😂👍☺️ Greetings from Germany everybody 👋

[@mareksleczka]

Yes!!! 👍🏻🫣😂😂 Greetings from Poland

[@philparr2724]

Do you mean lr parts in Liverpool?

[@LRLiveUK]

I sure do.

[@philparr2724]

I Have an issue, unless you have a very, very good high capacity starter/lights battery or a nice aux battery, the windscreen can draw up to 40 amps, the mirror pads are not low voltage,, its a 12v system , they are a lower amperage, If you dont understand theVolts/current/Ampere then i suggest you dont advise others

[@philparr2724]

Certainly wont be letting you work on my landy, far too shoddy

[@LRLiveUK]

Hopefully you'll be able to do a better job now. Thanks for watching.

[@the_mystery9803]

Awesome stuff man! I would've done the same thing with the mirrors, just seems like the smartest thing to do ahahahah I just broke my heated windshield in my disco 2 fixing rust🥲