Unknown Wire.

[CraigW]

Rite i have found a wire in my engine bay that isnt connected to anything.

I only found it by 'chance' as i had to pop my front, passenger side indicator out to replace the bulb.

The wire is yellow with a yellow connector on the end. it is behind the wing.

Does anyone know what this is for??

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[ibiza_streg]

I have one in my car! I believe its for the fog lights, not that my car came with front fog lights!

I installed some fog lights I got off ebay for a tenner the other week! I have to say I think I did quite a good job! Insted of buying the new plastics covers to fit the lamps I just spent several hours cutting a hole in the solid originals!
Also I bought a wiring kit for a fiver and have mounted the switch in the centre of the dash! I tell people its a turbo button.......I can dream!
Though I havent finished wiring them in as it said something about connecting the circuit to the side lights? I will sort it out if it ever stops raining!!

 

[MarkJ]

The good old Turbo button

 

[Boi Ninja]

looks nice ...but my 1.4s didnt have fog lights but they still had the wires there mate hehe, errm dnt really know what that wire is but i found a wire off too it looks like the horn connection and its right next to it too, has two clips either side ...(sorry man i didnt wanna open a new thread)

 

[Mckellar]

u know i took a pic of that the other day and forgot to post up..

Its on my GTI, weird, yellow plug

 

[CraigW]

u know i took a pic of that the other day and forgot to post up..

Its on my GTI, weird, yellow plug

If the wire is on the gti's aswell it must be for something!! I dont think that its for the fogs cos if the gti has it but they already have fogs on it!?

Wonder what its for?!

 

[Boi Ninja]

hmm a few mechs have told me its either the horn alarm or frost sensor

 

[Czechboy]

I've got it as well. When I was replacing some front end parts I stumbled across it as well. Yellow wire with a rubber plug thing on the end. Not a clue what its for either.

 

[roly]

i've always wondered what it was for aswell but never really looked into it (don't have one now)

i seem to remember Martin's old 8v cupra had one aswell and it was connected to some kind of crash sensor or something on the chassis leg

 

[ScotlandToIbiza]

try having a look in the haynes manual.