fatmerecat Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Crap question I know but... Anyone know what this is, I've had all readily removable parts from the passenger side out this last week as part of my Heater core leak problem only to put everything back together last night and find a loose wire, it's long enough to go from the centre console to the blower area but I can't see the socket. The car runs fine without it and it's not from the ECU for sure. Wire colours are Red/Silver & Black. It looks like a light or some other low impedance circuit, nothing important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 Glove box light? -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatmerecat Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 Nope that one's already connected along with the release switch to activate the GB light, this one's about half the diameter, it's got the same type of plastic sheathing as the glovebox light though, just smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 See what it can reach with it's slack - tells you where it will plug in. See if you can trace the wires back to a loom or a splice - tells you if it's stock or aftermarket (e.g. alarm system). Multimeter it with lights on, off, engine running, etc. to see if it is a light or something. That's what I'd do next -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatmerecat Posted May 14, 2004 Author Share Posted May 14, 2004 Cheers fella, best find my multimeter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted May 14, 2004 Share Posted May 14, 2004 And here starteth the hardest lesson. Always label plugs up with the place it came from before you remove them. Bit of masking tape round the wires with an understandable labeling method will save you a hod of time in the long run. Not much use for this problem I know but maybe for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jot_ie Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 hey there I think its the ash tray light. Should be a 1.4 watt bulb in it that plugs in to the side of the ash tray. Hope this helps john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain And here starteth the hardest lesson. Always label plugs up with the place it came from before you remove them. Bit of masking tape round the wires with an understandable labeling method will save you a hod of time in the long run. Not much use for this problem I know but maybe for next time. I used to do this Eventually you just sort of get the hang of it though, and everything goes back together OK, I haven't labelled things I took apart since my MkIII Supra's BHG job. Probably explains why my foglight doesn't work any more lol -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 Originally posted by Ian C I used to do this Eventually you just sort of get the hang of it though, and everything goes back together OK, I haven't labelled things I took apart since my MkIII Supra's BHG job. Probably explains why my foglight doesn't work any more lol -Ian Wanna do the re-loom for me when I do my TT conversion???? ROFL:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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