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Hand break light issue

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:06 am
by 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

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:04 pm
by 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??

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:49 pm
by 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.

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:52 pm
by Jack92
Ah I see ok. Where should the switch go to then as at the moment it only works when the lights are on :-/

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:52 pm
by 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

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:22 am
by 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

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:24 pm
by Jack92
Anyone else any suggestions? :-( still not solved it!

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:24 pm
by ianaudia4
You can take a look at one of mine tomorrow mate.

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:27 pm
by Jack92
Ah cool great cheers mate

Re: Hand break light issue

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:30 pm
by 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 :-)