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[BobbyMax]

Can anyone tell me what the little light under the bottom dash pad in the picture is for and if the wires going to it are correct.

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[nicklouse]

Most likely something aftermarket. Trace them back to whatever they go to.

[viz139]

I don't think its  an original fitting and the wiring colours may not be relevant.

Blue/white is main beam

Light green/brown is flasher feed to indicators.

I can't think of any instance were this would give a useful indication. 

Is there spot lights on the car? May be something to do with them?

[BobbyMax]

No spotlight on the car or for that matter any extra ancillaries at all,but i do have these other 3 wires on the same part/leg of the loom that im not sure about?  20250216_122818.jpg   35.02K   0 downloads

[Ethel]

The blue white doesn't look standard so maybe snipped off another make or model.

 

Have you got heated rear screen & fog light tell tales elsewhere? They're the obvious candidates.

[BobbyMax]

Thanks for your input Ethel. I hab a closer look at th blue and white wire, your right it's definatly not standard as it has 2 white stripes running through it.

Any ideas what the other 3 wires are all about?

Edited by BobbyMax, 17 February 2025 - 10:47 AM.

[stuart bowes]

presumably something there is a ground otherwise it'll do nothing at all, you could identify that one with a continuity test 

 

possibly it grounds through the door open switch? it might be some sort of door open reminder xyz has been left on (though I would have used a buzzer probably)

 

the others you would either have to trace back to source, or put a meter on there and look for 12v when switching things on and off I suppose

Edited by stuart bowes, 17 February 2025 - 11:03 AM.

[Ethel]

As Stuart says you'll have to see where they go it seems about right for a simple accessory:

 

12v supply (permanent live or via the ignition switch or lighting circuit), feed to the accessory, feed to the tell tale light, earth for the light. You'd expect a switch somewhere near the light though.

 

 

The blue/white looked to be too dark a blue to me, unless it's just the photo. It could make sense for accessory spots lights, so they go off when high beam goes off.

[BobbyMax]

Turns out someone had extended the indicator flasher unit wires with a couple of totaly different coloured wires to make it more accessible.🤯
Anyways problem solved.