Zed-the-red
Well-Known Forum User
Hi.
need a little help understanding the 240z headlight wiring.. I hope that you can help me solve the issues.
Most of the wiring on the car has been chopped about a little.. especially the front engine harness. there are no plugs at all just a jumble of wires coming through the radiator support panel.
I have managed to sort out a lot of it.. eg horns, indicators, but I am left with a few wires that am a bit puzzled by. I read somewhere that the 240Z uses the earth to switch to main beam. I am not auto electrician and all the cars I have dabbled with do not have this sort of switching.
rather than make a boob and fry something. I am presuming that you may know what is what.
I shall tell you what I have and then you may be able to tell me what goes where.
Both the headlight pods have the following wires in the sub looms coming from them.
RED = side light when tested it lights up:
Red / blue tracer Dip or main beam?
Blue / white tracer Main or dip beam?
Black which I am presuming is the earth.. this also feeds the side light with earth.
There are also the wires feeding the indicator repeaters on the wings..
Coming through the rad panel.. Ignoring the horn / indicators , ignition etc..
Red wire small gauge which has two bullet connectors, which i surmise are the feeds to the side lights.
Red wire medium gauge.. I am presuming this was for the fog lights if fitted.
Red / white tracer. heavy gauge which has a splice I presume to link both head lights together.
Red / yellow heavy gauge with no splices and judging by the length feeds the LH headlight only?
Red with black tracer medium gauge wire, this has a splice which looks like its fed to both lights..
Black wire with loads of connectors which I presume is the earth to horns etc etc..
If you can get your thinking caps on it will speed up the wiring time no end.. cheers chaps
need a little help understanding the 240z headlight wiring.. I hope that you can help me solve the issues.
Most of the wiring on the car has been chopped about a little.. especially the front engine harness. there are no plugs at all just a jumble of wires coming through the radiator support panel.
I have managed to sort out a lot of it.. eg horns, indicators, but I am left with a few wires that am a bit puzzled by. I read somewhere that the 240Z uses the earth to switch to main beam. I am not auto electrician and all the cars I have dabbled with do not have this sort of switching.
rather than make a boob and fry something. I am presuming that you may know what is what.
I shall tell you what I have and then you may be able to tell me what goes where.
Both the headlight pods have the following wires in the sub looms coming from them.
RED = side light when tested it lights up:
Red / blue tracer Dip or main beam?
Blue / white tracer Main or dip beam?
Black which I am presuming is the earth.. this also feeds the side light with earth.
There are also the wires feeding the indicator repeaters on the wings..
Coming through the rad panel.. Ignoring the horn / indicators , ignition etc..
Red wire small gauge which has two bullet connectors, which i surmise are the feeds to the side lights.
Red wire medium gauge.. I am presuming this was for the fog lights if fitted.
Red / white tracer. heavy gauge which has a splice I presume to link both head lights together.
Red / yellow heavy gauge with no splices and judging by the length feeds the LH headlight only?
Red with black tracer medium gauge wire, this has a splice which looks like its fed to both lights..
Black wire with loads of connectors which I presume is the earth to horns etc etc..
If you can get your thinking caps on it will speed up the wiring time no end.. cheers chaps