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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3815 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:47 pm Post subject: Wiring rear lights. |
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Has anyone any experience of wiring up rear lights and indicators from scratch?
My lorry is a 12v system and has no wiring at all for the rear.
Any help or tips would be appreciated? _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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badhuis
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Just have a look at any 50s or 60s (simple) car wiring diagram. It shows a very simple path to follow.
Take the feeds from the headlamp and indicator switches. _________________ a car stops being fun when it becomes an investment |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3815 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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I can take the headlight feeds but its never had indicators fitted so I will fit a period flasher unit and switch. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Look at a Morris Minor Wiring diagram, if the lorry is pre 1960 you could even have flashing stop lamps as the MM S2 had
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Phil - Nottingham
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:05 am Post subject: |
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It is a straightforward task - use a period simple diagram as above. Do keep to the correct colour codes as it does help others later to sort things out _________________ Rover P2
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3815 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:06 am Post subject: |
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I have now set up a period dash switch, 2 pin flasher and wired up two period tail indicators. A little bit of fiddling and correcting earth's etc and having to re-solder the wires into one of the NOS lights and when all connected I have working rear indicators!
I have connected them on short feeds to the back of the chassis just to prove they operate, now I need to feed them up the chassis and up into the main control panel in the cab. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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