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Beach Buggy Help Zone => Beach Buggy Electrical Help => Topic started by: Zip Buggy on November 20, 2019, 02:43:42 AM

Title: Wiring issue
Post by: Zip Buggy on November 20, 2019, 02:43:42 AM
Evening all. I'm having a bit of a problem identifying some wiring, admittedly it's on my bus not my buggy but the best wiring brains I know are on here!
It's a 75 bus with a 2 stalk column and this one is the indicator and headlamp flasher stalk. I took the whole thing apart to clean it and found what looks like a bodge. There are only 6 wires that come out and there are only connections for 6. The 2 grey wires inside seem to have been twisted around 2 others and had a bit of tape around them - I'm pretty sure that's not original. Does anyone by chance know what the grey wires are for and what the original layout was? This kind of stuff isn't in any diagrams I can find. Maybe the stalk is from a different vehicle that had an extra function? Any suggestions welcome.
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Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Flags on November 20, 2019, 08:23:20 AM
I think grey are side lights so these may be parking light wires?
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: snoopy on November 20, 2019, 08:30:44 AM
Agree with Flags on that so you can put left or fight parking lights on using the indicator switch.
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Zip Buggy on November 20, 2019, 03:10:25 PM
Good thinking, thanks guys. Presumably to use that function (& I don't intend to) I'd need to run 2 more wire's  up to the switch? So if I disconnect the 2 grey wires, i.e. unwise them, and chop them off I presume everything else will work? ?
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: snoopy on November 20, 2019, 08:05:20 PM
I have never looked at where the feed came from but it came on if you turned the ignition off with the indicator switch on left or right.
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Chad on November 21, 2019, 12:49:23 PM
Hi bud. They were left and right parking lights (left and right) for mainly American market.
Just cut them off as don't need them.
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Zip Buggy on November 21, 2019, 02:55:27 PM
Quote from: Chad on November 21, 2019, 12:49:23 PM
Hi bud. They were left and right parking lights (left and right) for mainly American market.
Just cut them off as don't need them.
Thank you Mr Wiring guru. :)
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Zip Buggy on November 21, 2019, 03:36:12 PM
Thanks all - you guys are the best. I knew this would be the place to get answers.
Title: Re: Wiring issue
Post by: Buggybaggy on November 21, 2019, 06:44:33 PM
Quote from: Flags on November 20, 2019, 08:23:20 AM
I think grey are side lights so these may be parking light wires?

That sounds like a good shout. From mrmory, my ignition barrel has a grey wire which is only live whrn the ignition is switched off. Makes sense now.