what is it?

[GTV]

Ok guys as some of you might know I have a 1997 mk2 Ibiza TDi and a 1998 Cordoba Vario TDi

now both of these cars are the same sort of spec apart from the Cordoba has air con where the Ibiza doesn't.

Anyway I was playing around with the Ibiza and I have found in the passenger side wing something, its about a foot long and plugs into the wiring loom, you can see it when you take out the front passenger indicator, but when I check the Cordoba it doesn't have one, has anybody got any ideas what it could be?
many thanks.

 

[Gm8]

leccy mirror loom ?

 

[GTV]

no its inside the wing right near the front of the car, between the wing and the inner wing

 

[surcalation]

radio aerial wire?

Some Ibiza's came with an aerial in the front passenger wing

 

[Cupra Kid]

Alarm system?

 

[GTV]

humm don't think its anything like that it looks to be around 1" dia, and about 7" long, I will try and get a photo up.

 

[CraigW]

It doesnt happen to be yellow by any chance??

 

[GTV]

yes I beleive it is, well the plug for it is, any ideas?

 

[Cupra Kid]

things that are around that area would be, looms for extra sensors and guages like GTI spec cars such as air temp (behind a headlight) and oil temp, the vario might not nessecarily have these as it never came GTI spec. Fog light loom, etc

 

[GTV]

ok here are some photo's see if that helps

 

[CraigW]

ok here are some photo's see if that helps

I would like to know aswell as i have exactly the same plug in exactly the same place in my car. It isnt inside the drivers side wing, just the passengers.

 

[GTV]

bump anyone?

 

[robertnitro]

doesnt the srs/airbag system use all yellow wires/connectors like this.possibly the sensor that tells when ur having a big impact and fires the airbag and tensioner?

 

[GTV]

the problem is the car which has this has no airbag, where the other one that doesn't have it does have a airbag.

 

[robreidmotors]

i dont know what it is, but on VW's they seem to use the same loom and if something doesnt go on the car you are left with rogue wires.

 

[ibiza95]

whatever it is it is connected to a coiled up thing that is also inside the wing ( you can just see it insde the wing to the right of the plug) i dont know what it does but it was also on the front of my 1988 mk2 golf 1300 and they are very basic so i have noooo idea but it is interesting

 

[GTV]

cheers, but if you look in the second photo you can see it is used, it is pluged into the long thing inside the wing.

 

[matt_s]

When your car has the lights on the first setting, do the dip bulbs come on dimly? I think the long coiled thing is a resistor for the dim setting.

 

[CraigW]

i dont know what it is, but on VW's they seem to use the same loom and if something doesnt go on the car you are left with rogue wires.

I have noticed that actually. Behind my window switches I have a blue connector plug which I think could be for electric mirrors. And I have a connector in my boot which doesnt go to anything. I think it could be for a boot light. I just need to get a boot light to give it a try.

 

[CerberusStyle]

I have noticed that actually. Behind my window switches I have a blue connector plug which I think could be for electric mirrors. And I have a connector in my boot which doesnt go to anything. I think it could be for a boot light. I just need to get a boot light to give it a try.

Blue plug = cd changer wire