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Got started on new wiring for the rear lights today. Well, technically it is finished, but I haven't tested it yet, and when has any homemade wiring ever worked on the first try?
The old loom with all tape removed. I had several reasons to remake it: some wires were broken, I can't reuse the rear light plugs and the trailer plug was very badly installed.
Got the pins figured out (hopefully correctly).
And put all connections in an ip65 box with individual wires to everything. The relay is for the trailer fog light, in case I use the pin for something that uses more power than a 21w bulb, like halogen work lights or charging a caravan battery.
I then tried to double check the pins by checking for voltage on the plug on the car, but turns out neither of the ground pins are actually connected to ground. So, I get to chase loose contacts behind the dash tomorrow. How fun...
The old loom with all tape removed. I had several reasons to remake it: some wires were broken, I can't reuse the rear light plugs and the trailer plug was very badly installed.
Got the pins figured out (hopefully correctly).
And put all connections in an ip65 box with individual wires to everything. The relay is for the trailer fog light, in case I use the pin for something that uses more power than a 21w bulb, like halogen work lights or charging a caravan battery.
I then tried to double check the pins by checking for voltage on the plug on the car, but turns out neither of the ground pins are actually connected to ground. So, I get to chase loose contacts behind the dash tomorrow. How fun...