Thick purple wire?? D90

May 22, 2004 5 Replies

I am wiring up a replacement tub to my smashed D90 pickup and it is coming along nicely. I have the rear lights on one side wired up and am about to start on the other side. Only thing is I have a fat purple wire I can't account for!



The vehicle is a 1992 200Tdi Defender 90 pick up and the tub is presumed from a Defender safari type vehicle. I've stripped out a lot of wiring at the rear of the replacement tub which presumably went to rear wiper, heated screen, etc. but this wire if from the original pick up end, i.e. it is part of the priginal vehicle. No purple wires to the rear in the Haynes diagram but that doesn't mean much.



Derry


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If you slacken your grip on it, does it gradually go pink?..........

In my 1990 200Tdi hard top, purple wires are permanent (non ign switched) live 12v, I've just had a nosey there is one kicking around at the back, nothing connected to it though.

Alistair

It is a permanant live feed for interior lights. My 1984 ex mil demonstrator has it as part of the wiring loom to the rear lights despite beong a soft top. It is fed off the the same fuse as the horn.

Sean

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snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (Sean Ryan) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@posting.google.com:

Thanks, guys. That accounts for the loud snap when I thought it was an earth! Very handy to know, too, as I was planning on fixing up a rear work light.

Derry

Ooo, cheers, always nice to know where these things are fused!!

Alistair

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