keithjh Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Hi All, Couple of questions for you wiring experts Vehicle was a V8 110 CSW (1988) now a 300 TDI with Auto Box How is the reverse light wired up? How do i wire the starter inhibitor up so it wont start in Drive or Reverse? All answers greatly appreciated Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Start inhibit should only allow it to start in P or N. I'd be tempted to wire in a bypass switch while you're there, leave it off for the MOT and the wife but you can enable it for off-roading. Assuming you have a wire or two for the reverse light switch, it'll either connect the wire to ground when in R or connect the two wires together when in R, if you have a meter or test-light (or sidelight) you can test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 a bit about it here, looks like red/white is the inhibitor colour therefore the other 2 must be reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastcard Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 You will have two pairs of wires from the gearbox. Each colour with a corresponding white stripe partner (sorry it was a year ago I did this!!). Using a multimeter on the wires you can establish which pair does what. The P/N inhibitor you wire into the ignition switch - relay trigger for the starter motor. This is a red and white wire that runs to the starter relay. Best place to break into it is behind the fusebox. NB. There are 2x red/white wires and you need to get the correct one!! The reverse light you wire into your current reverse light wires (that you disconnected from the previous gearbox - they all have them). More specific details on this thread - http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=13150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjh Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 You will have two pairs of wires from the gearbox. Each colour with a corresponding white stripe partner (sorry it was a year ago I did this!!). Using a multimeter on the wires you can establish which pair does what. The P/N inhibitor you wire into the ignition switch - relay trigger for the starter motor. This is a red and white wire that runs to the starter relay. Best place to break into it is behind the fusebox. NB. There are 2x red/white wires and you need to get the correct one!! The reverse light you wire into your current reverse light wires (that you disconnected from the previous gearbox - they all have them).More specific details on this thread - http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=13150 Thank you kindly everyone Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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