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this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:29 pm
by xpress
Can anyone tell me what these wires are for and what i can do with them? Purple wire, one butt connector to yellow green stripe.
2 black to double butt, to yellow green stripe
Blue and white. To double butt connector
X2 blue and white
Blue and red single butt, to blue and red
Red x 2 to double butt, 2x red
Various brown wires
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:39 pm
by chrisryder
A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and signals. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire)
Hope this helps.
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:46 pm
by bmcecosse
Electrical cables must NEVER change colour at a connector....... Looks like someone has been bodging your wiring!
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:19 pm
by xpress
the black with the yellow/green going to it, that could be a new earth wire going into an old black earth, right?
i need to get a plug that adapts the purple into two female bullet connectors.
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:14 pm
by Alec
Hello Xpress,
I have a list of these colours, but it's too big to post here, if you send me a pm with an e-mail address I'l send a copy to you (Or anyone else that is interested?)
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Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:05 pm
by bmcecosse
Yes - could be the bodger has indeed done his best by using a commercial green/yellow cable as his earth connection....... Most would just use the car body!
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:19 pm
by xpress
the green/yellow bullet male is going into a black wire female bullet and there's another female bullet hole on this. is there any way to tell this is an earth using resistance or checking for the absence of 12volts?
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:02 pm
by les
If a wire is connected to the body it will be earthed, any simple meter of buzzer will be useful for detecting continuity.
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:51 am
by RobThomas
Black to a green might be a black wire from heater blower motor to a green (= fused live feed) power wire. Heater motor often has 2 black wires in case you have +ve earth instead of -ve. Green with yellow trace is occasionally a live feed that has gone through a switch.
http://www.mgexperience.net/article/lucas-colours.html
Re: this is what i found under the dash
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:50 pm
by xpress
that's pretty good. thanks rob. i could always get around to disconnecting it and seeing what happens!