bigbeast Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hi chaps. I've googled this but I'm not getting any answers. I have been chasing an intermittent fault with my lights and alarm for a short while. Side lights and head lights not working, then working, then not working, then alarm siren goes off when light switch moved to side light position, then fine for 2 months, then stopped working completely! Fun fun Anyway tracked it down today to a melted blue header (0287) behind the lower dash. The problem is I can't find anywhere that sells these connections. They are made by sumitomo and are a 090 hm series, but seemingly cannot be bought. Can anyone advise? Or better yet does anyone have one going spare, beer tokens will obviously be paid It may be a trip to the scrapyard to source one otherwise Pics of offending header are below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 or just cut it off & join all the wires together, thats all the blue plastic bit & it's terminals do, Ask PaulMc on here, he's quite well up on these Sumimoto items . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 I know but I wanted to fix it proper. if I can't get one I will solder n tape it. Will send Paul a pm see if he knows a source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Best not connect them all together!! Some of those have separate spacers and one connector can feed a few different things, got them on my 200Tdi Disco just in grey and black. Can you take a close up picture of the inside of the top and the base please, if I still have some on the old 300Tdi Disco loom I will post to you FOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Hi Nigel thanks for the kind offer, however I pm'd Paul and he will supply me with one and the new terminals I need also. Cheers anyway much appreciated You are correct though, the connector splices 4 seperate circuits. You can't just join all the wires together but you can join all the blacks together, all the browns together, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Well done, glad you got it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMc Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I've already PM'ed Ben (bigbeast) I have these headers new, with new terminals, in six colours, including Blue. As Nigel has said, these headers are not all one circuit, they're sub-divided. Black Sub-divided into five circuits - Blue Sub-divided into four circuits - Green Sub-divided into four circuits - Grey Sub-divided into three circuits - Orange Sub-divided into six circuits - Yellow Sub-divided into five circuits - . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Good to read you got it sorted with Paul's help,I wasn't aware they were split inside for multiple circuits I'll add a link to here into the tech archive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I don't want to clutter up a tech thread, but just wanted to say kudos to PauMc - brilliant info you share on all things electrical. I wish I'd know this a couple of years back when I had a blue earthing header melt on my td5 ! I used push fit headers from CPC, not as compact or factory as this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Anderzander it was in fact your old thread about that which prompted me to check my header as we had the same fault issues. looks like it's quite a common-ish fault. Seen a few threads from the various other forums which had the same issue too, all had the same knackered header Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 looks like it's quite a common-ish fault. Seen a few threads from the various other forums which had the same issue too, all had the same knackered header I too found some of mine corrupt and yes not from the under dash fire either Based on that I am wondering if there is a specific amp/current rating per block??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbeast Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 I'm not sure Nigel maybe Paul knows. I would like to know why the fault actually happens though. anyway it's all fixed now, thanks to Paul for the header. we are back driving at night now!! just in time for the snow too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkbait Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 hi I am new to the forum and trying to get hold of one of the blue connectors does anyone know how I can contact paul thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMc Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 48 minutes ago, sharkbait said: hi I am new to the forum and trying to get hold of one of the blue connectors does anyone know how I can contact paul thanks I'll send you a PM (Private Message) . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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