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Title: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 18 June 2009, 21:49:18
In the lower left corner the wire above  40 amp fuse.
What the hell is this for? Looks like something short circuited intentionately.
This was in the car when I bought it. I'm really interested what it's for.
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Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Agemo on 18 June 2009, 22:22:25
Just had a look at my fusebox, I don't even have any connections in that position. I have heard of wires being fitted like that, some sort of by-pass. Is your car ex Diplomatic protection or something? What does that label say?
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 18 June 2009, 22:25:30
Diplomatic nope!
Just some numbers and things like that on the label but will check tomorrow
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: shammster on 18 June 2009, 22:26:41

Could that be the link wire to enable the brake light feed for the towbar plug?
Someone mentioned it in another thread but I don't know if thats where it goes.
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 18 June 2009, 22:37:37
Dont think its that link cause car doesn't have a towbar fitted
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: alexandjen on 18 June 2009, 22:37:47
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Could that be the link wire to enable the brake light feed for the towbar plug?
Someone mentioned it in another thread but I don't know if thats where it goes.

I think that's behind the glove box
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: shammster on 18 June 2009, 22:39:21

Don't know then, book of lies in garage with car, and to lazy to fetch.
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Andy B on 18 June 2009, 23:29:15
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Could that be the link wire to enable the brake light feed for the towbar plug?
Someone mentioned it in another thread but I don't know if thats where it goes.

I think that's behind the glove box

Above/behind the glove box on facelift cars
Above the driver's feet on prefacelift car ..... it took me ages to find it!  :-?  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 19 June 2009, 07:47:57
Andy if you think that this wire is for towbar there is only one problem.
Car is facelift
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Andy B on 19 June 2009, 10:24:39
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Andy if you think that this wire is for towbar there is only one problem.
Car is facelift


No Matt, your wire is completely seperate from the towbar wiring bodge/bridge.
Is there power on it? I'd remove it and see what difference it makes, it shouldn't be there in the first place and presumably someone in the past has been trying to bodge something.
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 19 June 2009, 10:30:58
Havent tested it for power.
Not sure if I want to remove it before having a vague idea what its for
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 June 2009, 14:44:49
That looks like a 6 pin connector with a couple of pins bridged. :-/

Initially worried that some muppet had bypassed a fuse that kept blowing but that doesn't appear to be the case. My guess is that it it's a diagnostic connector or a space where some piece of optional equipment would be connected. Not sure what, though.

Kevin
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Andy B on 19 June 2009, 14:53:42
I've just looked at my car, there's just an empty square hole  :-?. I'd be haing a look behind the drop down fuse carrier/box and see where the wires come/go from/to.  :y Does it look like someone had a spare roll of cable?  ;) Or does it join into the proper loom & appear to be original?
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 19 June 2009, 15:05:22
Well it seems to be original.
And the writing on the plastic cover of the fuse box says that it it the place for optional equipmnet as I recall
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: Andy B on 19 June 2009, 15:17:50
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Well it seems to be original.
And the writing on the plastic cover of the fuse box says that it it the place for optional equipmnet as I recall

I think you need to try to find out what your 'optional equipment' is then  :-/, even the handbook book shows a space  :-/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.reynolds983/Manuals/Omega2002Manual.pdf  Page 185/6
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: mathewst on 19 June 2009, 16:06:27
Wlee checked the paper on the wire and here are samo information from it

7Q    Delphi
90 505 470 (guess this could be eventually some part number if anyone can confirm))

And on the cover of the fuse box it says "Varianten kodierung"
Hope someone now can be able to solve the mystery
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: kris on 19 June 2009, 19:13:48
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Wlee checked the paper on the wire and here are samo information from it

7Q    Delphi
90 505 470 (guess this could be eventually some part number if anyone can confirm))

And on the cover of the fuse box it says "Varianten kodierung"Hope someone now can be able to solve the mystery




loosley translates into variants encoding.
have checked the fuse box on my 2000 elite and i've only got an empty space.

pull the wire out and see what happens
Title: Re: anybody knows what this wire is for???
Post by: kcl on 21 June 2009, 20:43:17
I've got it also and I'm quite sure it's for the "headlight memory": it turns on the headlights automatically when starting. The feature was only fitted to Belgium-spec cars AFAIK, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, apparently also in Croatia