I have the light wired in, one lead goes through the firewall into the loom, then the one with the white stripe seems to run out of room to go anywhere and just ends with a plug end. Any ideas/pics?
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Interior light wiring. |
I have the light wired in, one lead goes through the firewall into the loom, then the one with the white stripe seems to run out of room to go anywhere and just ends with a plug end. Any ideas/pics?
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| Author: | Matt I [ Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Is the door switch on that side connected? What colour is the wire? |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
There is a single crossover wire that travels across the dash under the soundproofing. It connects the 2 door switches together. It doesn't follow the rest of the wires into the engine bay. |
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Ah right. Makes sense, guess ill have to go digging! Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
bluehishouse wrote: Ah right. Makes sense, guess ill have to go digging! Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk Could be hidden under the binnacle or under the lower dash mat or tucked just behind the lower dash face. Should be the same colour purple/white. 
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| Author: | ianscampbell [ Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Thanks for that Glen, it explains a mystery on my car & now I can easily fix it! |
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Uuum.... I don't have any door switches... And no loose wire anywhere in the dash. I'm stumped. Do i earth it? Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Bill B [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
I asked the same question a few months back and gtogreen answered it too. To complete the wiring, is this correct: the short purple/white lead with the bullet connector poking out of the grommet has come from the courtesy light in the cant rail and needs to go into an insulated twin joiner. The RH door switch also connects to this joiner with the long purple/white lead across the dash as shown in gtogreen's photo. Then another short purple/white lead from the joiner goes back into the door cavity through the grommet and connects to the LH light switch. This means "bluehishouse" needs a twin joiner and 2 more lengths of cable and 2 door switches? |
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| Author: | AEG163job [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Sounds correct. The courtesy light is "earthed" (or "grounded", if you're a Yank) via the door switches, which when fitted form the "earth". At the courtesy light, there should be a purple wire (no tracer) that's the "hot" wire to the fuse block. The other side of the light is the purple/white wire as ID'd by Bill. |
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
No no, my car has no switches. No holes, no wires anywhere around the doors or jambs that could have been switches. So i have one lead from the light going to the fuses, then this short one just out of the grommet on the pass side. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Bill B [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
bluehishouse wrote: No no, my car has no switches. No holes, no wires anywhere around the doors or jambs that could have been switches. So i have one lead from the light going to the fuses, then this short one just out of the grommet on the pass side. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk So what type of mini do you have? Was it a fleet special or has it been modified by deleting the door switches? If that bullet terminal touches earth, the light will come on at random and stay on. |
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| Author: | gtogreen1969 [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Poverty Pack Police station car? |
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Pov pack police car is the one. So many random things hahaha Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | bluehishouse [ Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
Well it didn't need the earth, I think something was the wrong way even though I copied what i removed. I flicked the switch and it cooked the wire all the way to the fuse box and melted the new light housing. Pretty lucky it didn't catch on fire. Guess I'll be pulling new wires through before I get anything done now. What a joke. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Minicooper4me [ Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Interior light wiring. |
There is a fair chance the short may have fused to other wires in the loom going to the rear of the vehicle. A thorough inspection would be adviseable. |
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