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I hate car wiring! It's been sunny all day, which means it's gonna be a cold one tonight!

 

Neil's just pretending to be annoyed and upset by all this, but he's loving it really :lol:

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Good to see your back behind the C wheel :)

 

(Happens to most of the "leavers" it seems.....lol....;) ) (but then again you knew it ;) )

 

 

Nice motor :)

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Yeah alarm bypassed and it started up fine but you were right about the Alternator, well, it's not fecked, it's just not charging the batt because the clocks aren't working, therefore not sending the exciter pulse to the alternator (batt light). Alarm was defo knackered though mate.

 

Neil's hunting down some new clocks in case his are blown.

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Instrument Cluster hasn't resolved the issue :(

 

The problem is, because the check lights aren't coming on the alternator isn't kicking in to charge the battery. Therefore if you stall it you're screwed :? Going to probably risk the drive to Kev's where we can spend time in the garage in warmth/light etc looking at it.

 

It's bound to be something stupid like a hidden fuse or wire, any ideas people?

 

To confirm; what works in the instrument cluster is as follows;

 

- Green Back lighting

- Mileage, time.

- Blue full beam light (although it comes on without the key in ignition??

 

What doesn't work;

 

- MFA

- Fuel Guage

- Temp Guage

- Speedo

- Rev Counter

- All other bulbs at the bottom of dash.

 

The blue/white wire is currently not connected (no radio in it currently and even if it was I think this only does the spoiler? Ignition switch also ruled out as the new one makes no difference. The instrument cluster itself has been 99.9% ruled out (the chances of buying another fecked one are slim.) and even google throws up nothing :(

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Just looking through my manual about the blue/white wire and its says

 

"as of 1991 the Vehicle speed sensor (VSS) -G54 circuit is supplied to radio connector via a blue/white wire."

 

"to avoid problems in engine management system DO NOT splice any wires into this circuit or connect it to any component (for example, aftermarket radios)"

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Do you mean 21 or 22. Radio is on 22 normally??????? 10A. 21 is 15A.

 

If you mean its 22, yes just straight to the radio, no wire breaks or tee blocks.

 

21 is interior lights, cigarette lighter, digital clock, rear spoiler.

 

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my diagram says no 21 is cigarette lighter, and no. 22 is the radio, but also serves an alarm system control module and the alarm switch for the bonnet

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Hi Neil, really sorry to read you're having troubles already with it :pale:

 

We have taken the dash out of the breaker, its a 2.0 16v. I'm wondering if there is any wiring or ignition that could help you out mate? Hope it works out good.

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but also serves an alarm system control module and the alarm switch for the bonnet

 

Thats the VW factory fitted alarm. Not fitted to UK models ;)

 

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Hi Neil, really sorry to read you're having troubles already with it :pale:

 

We have taken the dash out of the breaker, its a 2.0 16v. I'm wondering if there is any wiring or ignition that could help you out mate? Hope it works out good.

 

Thing is mate 99% of Corrados have had Aftermarket alarms fitted. It's probably just as bad as mine :(

 

Dropped the car off to Haywire Electricals today so hopefully with the information gathered it should be back to normal soon :) shame there's no 8vs for sale as I could do with one as a runner right now :D

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