freddyuk

Hi Alan,
Do you know what the pigtail connector is called 'officially' so I know what to search ebay for, please?
Many thanks indeed
Mark

Alan

No not sure - but you can buy them from Roger I think (ROG100)

Alan

freddyuk

Thank you Alan,

I'll try Rog if no joy in locally.

Cheers

92850

Rear dome light..

Looking for the pig tails for the vw units where can I find them?

otherwise my light came with a 3 wire tail - what do I connect these to, to the 6 wires coming out of the car

(my rear light is broken so I have no reference)

thanks!

77tony

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ROG 100

We stock the lights, connector and pig tail.

Alan

Start by telling us about the 6 wires you are talking about - where are they located and what are the wire colors - there should be wires right there from the previous light fixture? you need a green wire (to go to the direct bulb connection), a White wire & a Brown wire to go to the two switch connections. If there are other wires there the brown wires all connect together, the red wire connects to the green wire and the brown/white wire connects to the white wire. If there is more than that tell us what you have...

Alan

92850

thanks Alan,

here are some pics to explain.

wires coming from roof.


dome light and tail..




what goes where?

thanks!

Alan

Red on the pigtail goes to the Red and Green wires. Green on the pigtail goes to the Brown wires, Purple on the pigtail goes to the Brown/White and White wires

Alan

92850

awesome thanks Alan

just to confirm - green tail to the brown and grey? and purple to brown with white stripe and white

Alan

Both should be brown, but all the other colors match - so it seems yes. On older cars colors get confusing - they shift with time, heat and chemical interactions. e.g. red wires in the engine compartment often end up looking quite definitely brown.

Alan

Babado

I found this thread and realized when l hooked up the new VW light in my 86 (upper rear seat) I had reversed the Green and Purple wires ( corrected per Alan's post), prior to replacing the fixture both door lights turned off after approximately 30 seconds, all 5 lights work but do not turn off when the doors and hatch are closed. VW light is now disconnected.
Also, after originally hooking up the new fixture incorrectly and leaving the car with all the interior lights switched off (glove box light off too and functional) my new battery was dead enough for the car not to start after sitting for 4 days. 1.5a for 48 hours on a battery tender and battery is now back to 100%. I've currently removed the 5 amp fuse. The car is new to me and sat for over a week with no starting issues prior to the light replacement.
Should I replace the fuse and see if the battery drains down again? Was the cause of the drain possibly the reversed wires?
​​​​​​Thanks in advance

Alan

I would say you have either:
A Brown & Brown/White wire (or a White & Brown Wire in the roof) reversed somewhere - check all the fittings
or
A White or Brown/White shorting to ground somewhere

OR - the car thanks a doors or hatch is always open - only this last one will cause a continual drain while the doors are closed

Alan

Babado

Thank you Alan. I'm going to remove the fixture at the windshield and hatch fixture to see if one them is defective in some way, I would assume if they work in both directions and turn off their okay? No grounding points, in fact the fixtures and wiring are in excellent condition.

When you say in the roof, is there a diagram of where they are or where they all are tied together?
Pics attached?

Alan

At the roof/hatch lights

Alan