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    Commonly Used Colour Codes For British Car Wiring: Colour Main/Tracer Use

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    This document provides a color code chart for wiring on British cars. It lists various wire colors and their common uses, such as brown for the main battery feed, green for accessories powered through the ignition switch, and black for all earth connections. Purple is used for accessories directly powered by the battery via a fuse. White wires often relate to the ignition system and starting circuits. The color codes provide guidance for identifying wiring functions and circuits.

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    Commonly Used Colour Codes For British Car Wiring: Colour Main/Tracer Use

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    This document provides a color code chart for wiring on British cars. It lists various wire colors and their common uses, such as brown for the main battery feed, green for accessories powered through the ignition switch, and black for all earth connections. Purple is used for accessories directly powered by the battery via a fuse. White wires often relate to the ignition system and starting circuits. The color codes provide guidance for identifying wiring functions and circuits.

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    This document provides a color code chart for wiring on British cars. It lists various wire colors and their common uses, such as brown for the main battery feed, green for accessories powered through the ignition switch, and black for all earth connections. Purple is used for accessories directly powered by the battery via a fuse. White wires often relate to the ignition system and starting circuits. The color codes provide guidance for identifying wiring functions and circuits.

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    Commonly Used Colour Codes For British Car Wiring: Colour Main/Tracer Use

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    This document provides a color code chart for wiring on British cars. It lists various wire colors and their common uses, such as brown for the main battery feed, green for accessories powered through the ignition switch, and black for all earth connections. Purple is used for accessories directly powered by the battery via a fuse. White wires often relate to the ignition system and starting circuits. The color codes provide guidance for identifying wiring functions and circuits.

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    COMMONLY USED COLOUR CODES FOR


    BRITISH CAR WIRING

    Colour Use
    Main/Tracer

    BROWN Main battery feed

    Brown/Blue Control box to ignition 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 control box ‘F’
    Brown/White Ammeter to control box

    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)
    GREEN Accessories fused via ignition switch
    Green/Brown Switch to reverse lamp

    Green/Blue Water termperature 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 two 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)

    Green/Orange Low fuel level switch to warning light


    ORANGE Wiper circuits fused via ignition switch
    Orange/Blue Switch to front screen wiper motor first speed, timer or intermittent unit
    Orange/Green Switch to front screen wiper motor second speed
    Orange/Black Switch to front screen wiper motor parking circuit, timer or intermittent unit
    Orange/Purple Timer to intermittent unit to motor parking circuit
    Orange/White Timer to 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
    PURPLE Accessories fed direct from battery via fuse
    Purple/Brown Horn fuse to horn relay when horn is fused separately

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    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

    Purple/Green Fuse to hazard flasher


    Purple/Light Green Fuse to relay for screen demist
    Purple/White Interior lights to switch (subsidiary ciruit: door safety lights to switch)
    Purple/Yellow Horn to horn relay
    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
    SLATE Window lift main feed
    WHITE Ignition switch or starter solenoid to ballast resistor

    White/Brown Oil pressure switch to warning light or guage; or starter relay to oil pressure switch
    White/Blue Choke switch to choke solenoid (unfused) and/or choke to switch to warning light; or

    White/Red Starter switch to starter solenoid or inhibitor switch or starter relay; or ignition (start position)

    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

    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

    White/Pink Ignition switch to radio fuse


    White/Slate Current tachometer to ignition coil
    White/Orange Hazard warning feed to switch
    RED Main feed to all circuits mastered by side lamp switch
    Red/Brown Rear fog guard switch 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 side lamp

    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
    c) Fuse to panel light switch or rheostat

    Red/Yellow Fog lamp switch to fog lamp or front fuse to fog lamps
    Red/Black Left-hand, side lamp fuse to side and tail lamps and number plate illumination
    Red/Pink Sidelamp fuse to lighting relay
    Red/Slate Lamp failure unit to left-hand side and tail lamps
    Red/Orange Fusebox to rear fog guard switch
    LIGHT GREEN Instrument voltage stabilizer to instruments
    Light Green/Brown Flasher switch to flasher unit

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    Light Green/Blue a) Flasher switch to left-hand flasher warning light


    b) Coolant level sensor to control unit

    Light Green/Red Fuel tank changeover switch to right-hand tank unit; or entry and exit door closed switch to

    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

    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

    Light Green/Black Screen wash switch to screen wash motor


    Light Green/Pink Hazard flasher unit to hazard switch
    Light Green/Slate Fuel tank changeover switch to left-hand tank unit; or entry and exit door open switch to door

    Light Green/Orange Rear window wash switch to wash pump; or cab lock-down switch to warning light
    YELLOW a) Overdrive
    b) Petrol injection
    c) Door locks

    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 Temperature 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 switch; or radio to speakers
    Black/Yellow Electric speedometer
    Black/Orange Radiator fan motor to thermal switch
    BLUE Lighting switch to dip switch
    Blue/Brown Headlamp relay to headlamp fuse
    Blue/Red Dip switch to headlamp dip beam fuse

    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

    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
    Blue/Orange Fuse to right-hand dip headlamp
    PINK/White Ballast terminal to ignition distributor

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    www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk

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