Hand break light issue

[Jack92]

Right so the re wire is complete out the dash back in ect and then I remember I hadn't check the hand break light.. So I check it, nothing

However if the headlights/slide lights are on it works. But with them off it doesn't.

So confused, any ideas?

I'm guessing it's just connected wrong but no idea on the colours it should be connected to

Thanks

[Jack92]

Looking through the Haynes hasn't really helped either says the hand break cable is grey but mines black, and also said it connects to grey and red and grey and black. However the car seems to be on blue and brown and green and grey??

[ianaudia4]

The handbrake warning light also doubles up as a low brake fluid warning, the colours you are referring to are the connections for that. The handbrake switch is connected by a black single cable, in fact the switch is the same as the boot light and doors.

[Jack92]

Ah I see ok. Where should the switch go to then as at the moment it only works when the lights are on :-/

[Nate]

from memory, you should have an ignition +ve to one side of the warning light, and a switched earth to the other. this will come from the cap on the brake cylinder and the switch under the h'brake lever

[Jack92]

Ok.

What i can see is the black handbreak cable behind the fuse box connects to a plug with a green/grey and blue/brown wire.

the blue/brown wiring feeds into another loom socket on the fusebox (with the blue plug) and i presume the green/grey goes to the back of the dash light as on there it has a green/grey and a black

[Jack92]

Anyone else any suggestions? still not solved it!

[ianaudia4]

You can take a look at one of mine tomorrow mate.

[Jack92]

Ah cool great cheers mate

[Jack92]

Problem eventually solved me and Ian worked out what was wrong, which was an ignition live feed. But it also turns out it has to be to a certain one for it to work lol grr but there now