Wiring Colours.
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 14:18:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Dixon Kenner (dkenner@emr1.emr.ca)
Subject: Re: Colored Wire
On 24 Nov 1995, Robert Dennis wrote:
)This reminded me, does anyone know of a source for multicolored wire? I know
)lots of sources for single color wire, but none that has a colored tracer.
)Preferably in the US.
There is a place at the bbottom of this, but you might as well have
the whole mess...
Rgds,
Dixon
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Black All earth connections
Black Brown Tachometer generator to tachometer
Black Blue Tachometer generator to tachometer
Black Red Electric or electronic speedometer to sensor
Black Purple Tempreature switch to warning light
Black Green Relay to radiator fan motor
Black Light green Vacuum brake switch or brake differential
pressure valve to warning light and/or buzzer
Black White Brake fluid level warning light to switch and
handbrake swith, or radio to speakers
Black yellow Electric speedometer
Black Orange Radiator fan motor to thermal switch
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Blue Lighting switch (head) to dip switch
Blue Brown Headlamp relay to headlamp fuse
Blue Red Dip switch to headlamp dip beam fuse Fuse to
right-hand dip headlamp
Blue Light green Headlamp wiper motor to headlamp wash pump motor
Blue White a) Dip switch to headlamp main beam fuse
b) Headlamp flasher to main beam fuse
c) Dip switch main beam warning light
d) Dip switch to long-range driving light switch
Blue Yellow Long-range driving light switch to lamp
Blue Black Fuse to right-hand main headlamp
Blue Pink Fuse to left-hand dip headlamp
Blue Slate Headlamp main beam fuse to left-hand headlamp
or inboard headlamps when independently fused
Blue Orange Fuse to right-hand dip headlamp
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Brown Main battery lead
Brown Blue Control box (compensated voltage control only) to
ignition switch and lighting switch (feed)
Brown Red Compression ignition starting aid to switch Main
battery feed to double pole ignition switch
Brown Purple Alternator regulator feed
Brown Green Dynamo 'F' to controlboxl
'F' Alternator field 'F' to control box 'F'
Brown White Ammeter to control box Ammeter to main alternator
terminal
Brown Yellow Alternator to 'no charge' warning light
Brown Black Alternator battery sensing lead
Brown Slate Starter relay contact to starter solenoid
Brown Orange Fuel shut-off (diesel stop)
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Green Accessories fuesed via ignition switch
Green Brown Switch to reverse lamp
Green Blue Water temperature gauge to temperature unit
Green Red Direction indicator switch to left-hand flasher lamps
Green Purple Stop lamp switch to stop lamps, or stop
lamp switch to lamp failure unit
Green Light green Hazard flasher unit to hazard pilot lamp
or lamp failure unit to stop lamp bulbs
Green White Direction indicator switch to right hand flasher lamps
Green Yellow Heater motor to switch single speed (or to
'slow' on tow- or three-speed motor)
Green Black Fuel gauge to fuel tank unit or changeover
switch or voltage stabilizer to tank units
Green Pink Fuse to flasher unit
Green Slate a) Heater motor to switch ('fast' on two-
or three-speed motor)
b) Coolant level unit to warning light
Green Orange Low fuel level switch to warning light
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Light green Instrument voltage stabilizer to
instruments
Light green Brown Flasher switch to flasher unit
Light green Blue a) Flasher switch to left-hand
flasher warning light
b) Coolant level sensor to control unit
c) Test switch to coolant level control unit
Light green Red Fuel tank changeover switch to right-hand
tank unit or entry and exit door closed
switch to door actuator
Light green Purple Flasher unit to flasher warning light
Light green Green Start inhibitor relay to change speed
switch; or switch to heater blower motor
second speed on three-speed unit
Light green White Low air pressure switch to buzzer and
warning light
Light green Yellow Flasher switch to right-hand warning light;
or differential lock switch to differential
lock warning light
Light green Black Front screen jet switch to screen jet motor
Light green Slate Fuel tank changeover switch to left-hand tank
unit; or entry and exit door open switch to
door actuator
Light green Orange Rear window wash switch to wash pump; or cab
lock-down switch to warning light
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Orange Wiper circuits fused via ignition switch
Orange Blue Switch to front screen wiper motor first speed
timer or intermittend unit
Orange Green Switch to front screen wiper motor second speed
Orange Black Switch to front screen wiper motor parking
cicuit, timer or intermittent unit
Orange Purple Timer or intermittent unit to motor parking circuit
Orange White Timer or intermittent unit to motor parking circuit
Orange Yellow Switch to headlamp or rear window wiper motor feed,
timer or relay coil
Orange Light green Switch to headlamp or rear window wiper
motor parking circuit timer or relay coil
Orange Pink Timer or relay to headlamp or rear window wiper
motor feed
Orange Slate Timer or relay to headlamp or rear window wiper
motor parking circuit Pink white Ballast terminal
to ignition distributor
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Purple Accessories fed direct from battery
via fuse
Purple Brown Horn fuse to horn relay when horn is fused
separately
Purple Blue Fuse to heated rear window relay or switch
and warning light
Purple Red Switches to map light, under bonnet light,
glove box light and boot lamp when fed direct from
battery fuse
Purple Green Fuse to hazard flasher
Purple Light green Fuse to relay for screen demist
Purple White Interior lights to switch (subsidiary circuit
door safety lights to switch)
Purple Yellow Horn to horn relay
Purple Black Horn to horn relay to horn push
Purple Pink Rear heated window to switch or relay
Purple Slate Aerial lift motor to switch up
Purple Orange Aerial lift motor to switch down
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE Red Main feed to all circuits mastered by
sidelamp switch
Red Brown Rear fog guard switch to lamps
Red Blue Front fog lamp fuse to fog lamp switch
Red Purple Switches to map light, under bonnet light,
glove box light and boot lamp when sidelamp
circuit fed
Red Green Bulb failure unit to right-hand-side and rear
lamps
Red White a) Sidelamp fuse to right-hand side and rear lamps
b) Sidelamp fuse to panel light rheostat
c) Fuse to panel light switch or rheostat
d) Fuse to fibre optic source
Red Yellow Fog lamp switch to fog lamp or front fog fuse
to fog lamps
Red Black Left-hand,sidelamp fuse to side and tail lamps
and number plate illumination
Red Pink Sidelamp fuse to lighting relay
Red Slate Lamp failure unit to lef-hand side and tail lamps
Red Orange Fusebox to rear fog guard switch Slate
Window lift main lead
MAIN TRACER PURPOSE White Ignition switch or starter solenoid
to ballast resistor
White Brown Oil pressure switch to warning light or gauge,
or starter relay to oil pressure switch
White Blue Choke switch to choke solenoid (unfused) and/or
choke to switch to warning light, or electronic
ignition distributor to drive resistor
White Red Starter switch to starter solenoid or inhibitor
switch or starter relay or ignition (start position)
to bulb failure unit
White Purple Fuel pump no 1 or right-hand to changeover switch
White Green Fuel pump no 2 or left-hand to changeover switch
White Light green Start switch to starter interlock or oil
pressure switch to fuel pump or start inhibitor
switch to starter relay or solenoid
White Yellow Ballast resistor to coil or starter solenoid
to coil
White Black Ignition coil contact breaker to distributor
contact breaker, or distributor side of coil
to voltage impulse tachometer
White Pink Ignition switch to radio fuse
White Slate Current tachometer to ignition coil
White Orange Hazard warning lead to switch Yellow
a) Overdrive
b) Petrol injection
c) Door locks
d) Gear selector switch to starter
There is one place that carries all this wire:
British Wiring Inc
20449 Ithaca, Olympia Fields, IL 60461
(708) 481-9050 voice & fax