help!!

bigchap · Dec 29, 2007

i'm after a big bag of motivation,does anybody have one they don't need?
every time i look at the ****ty wiring in my landy i find an excuse to go back indoors!

yella · Dec 29, 2007

yup, i done that for about 2 months before i decided ter kidnap a wiring dude to do mine

G-man · Dec 29, 2007

<Sgt Major voice> Get on with it lad! The trenches would never have got dug if the army had 'just gone back indoors' atennnnnshun! quick march! </sgt major voice>

bigchap · Dec 29, 2007

if you looked at the wiring you'd understand.rover p5 engine wiring mated to a 2.25 petrol loom with the ****tiest connectors,wrong colour wires and crap soldering.

G-man · Dec 29, 2007

i have seen worse, try a fiat loom 3 diferent colours from one end of the car to the other thats all the same wire as it came out of the factory!

iannotts · Dec 29, 2007

get on with it

, wire cutters in hand

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 29, 2007

wiring on a Series is a piece of **** - dead easy to do

iannotts · Dec 29, 2007

must be only be about 10 wires max

bigchap · Dec 29, 2007

is that an offer mad hat man?i just cannot figure it out,are the earths really supposed to be attached to the starter motor?

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 29, 2007

On my series -they werent the earths but the live 12v supply wires! (Brown).

change yo UserCP to show where yu are - yu mite get an offer of help then.

bigchap · Dec 29, 2007

oops!i am crap at wiring aren't i ?
i thought they were earths!

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 29, 2007

bigchap said:
oops!i am crap at wiring aren't i ?
i thought they were earths!

only when you start

do a search on here for wiring colours - that will tell you what colours are used for what (normally)

G-man · Dec 30, 2007

never trust that a wire should be live/earth it'll catch you out and set you on fire or worse break your car always check with a multimeter

trunkneck · Jan 1, 2008

am in the same boat as u just bought a 1975 109 thats been stood around as far as i can find out since 94 have had it running but only the wipers and one light work i have nt a clue when it comes to electrics but bought a haynes manual and it is the first wiring diagram ive ever understood looks a real peace of p'\;s so will be having a pop at it my self when i can drag myself away from the fire

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