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[mathewst]

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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[Agemo]

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?

[mathewst]

Diplomatic nope!
Just some numbers and things like that on the label but will check tomorrow

[shammster]

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.

[mathewst]

Dont think its that link cause car doesn't have a towbar fitted

[alexandjen]

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

[shammster]

Don't know then, book of lies in garage with car, and to lazy to fetch.

[Andy B]

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!  :-?   

[mathewst]

Andy if you think that this wire is for towbar there is only one problem.
Car is facelift

[Andy B]

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.

[mathewst]

Havent tested it for power.
Not sure if I want to remove it before having a vague idea what its for

[Kevin Wood]

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

[Andy B]

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.  Does it look like someone had a spare roll of cable?  Or does it join into the proper loom & appear to be original?

[mathewst]

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

[Andy B]

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