Wheely Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi guys, Looking to replace the side-lights with the LED type. Since we found that the cabling for the license plate, the one for the fog light and for the rear light, are missing I was thinking to then replace the cabling for all of the side-lights whilst placing them with LEDs. My questions are: 1) Is this a simple piece of work since I'd need to have it done in Ghana? 2) what type of cable should we do it with? 3) is there a particular color coding to use for future ease of reference? 4) Do I need to change any fuse when doing this? Any reference of already created material on this would be much appreciated. Cheers, Simone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 It's simple for a half decent Bush auto sparks. Standard auto cable will do, no heavy load with led lights. If you get the wiring diagrams from the workshop pdf files you'll get the colour coding, which is best to follow for subsequent fault finding. They are on line. You should download them and print the relevent pages. But it depends on what's locally available. The key thing is to ensure the earths are good. And the connectors are high quality, not chocolate block or scotch block type. Wrap in good tape, non sticky, or conduit. Pictures please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailysleaze Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Make sure any wiring you get done is properly sheathed/grommeted/clipped. Ghanaian auto-electricians might not have the same understanding of what a proper job entails and you may end up with problems later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMacs90 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I have found this page useful for reference for cable choice in the past. The second link is also a converter from AWG to Euro mm. Auto Electrical Wiring Basics Wire Gauge Size Converter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Front side lights & tail lights Left - red/black trace Right - red/orange trace Left & Right brake [stop] lights - Green/purple trace Left front/rear/side repeater indicator - Green/red trace Right front/rear/side repeater indicator - Green/white trace rear number plate light - red/black trace feeds from rear tail light connection rear fog light - red/yelow trace [you will find this wire on left & right sides of the vehicle] reverse light - green/brown trace [again this is on both sides of the vehicle] hope that helps, how is wheely coming on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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