[T3] Wiring?!

John L. Morgan IV emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com
Sun Oct 9 07:14:43 PDT 2011


i took the fuse out to show where this thing is plugging into...

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM, John L. Morgan IV <
emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:

> here is a link to the mysterious 3 wires.
> note: one photo shows where these wires go into the fuse box.  on the
> plastic fuse cover, i thought the image looked like a motor, but could it be
> that it is simply a speaker image?
>
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=720180157408%3A1710215804&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=Share-_-Personal-_-shareCopyLink-_-Sharer-_-Top
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> On 9 Oct 2011 at 7:46, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
>>
>> > yanked out the radio (wasnt original) yesterday because it wasnt
>> working.
>> > now, i have a problem.
>> >
>> > I have three wires, and I have no clue what is going on.
>>
>> Did these 3 wires previously go to the now removed radio? If so, just
>> disconnect them at their other ends.
>>
>> > *Wire 1=red*
>> > This wire is hot and is a direct power wire.  I followed it and it goes
>> to
>> > the fuse panel to the wiper motor fuse (more on this later).
>>
>> The direct power wire probably kept the digital clock alive in your
>> radio. You don't need it now.
>>
>> > *Wire 2=red*
>> > Does nothing.  When I hook it up to the hot wire it powers nothing.
>>
>> Well, it probably does something, you just haven't figured out what
>> yet. If it actually went to the old radio, just remove it now.
>>
>> > *Wire 3=orange and white*
>> > When this is connected to Wire 1 (red) the fuel pump comes on and the
>> oil
>> > and gen lights come on in the dash, like they do before you start the
>> car
>> > and first turn the key.
>>
>> This wire must come from the circuits that become hot when you turn
>> the key on. This would have powered the actual radio. You don't need
>> it now, so disconnect its other end.
>>
>> >  One problem, though, the wipers aren't working at all!
>>
>> Unless you accidentally disconnected a wiper wire, this is probably a
>> separate problem. In most years, all the wiper wires run in a
>> separate cable, so disconnecting one while removing a radio is not
>> likely.
>>
>> > The rear defrost also isnt working, but I dont need that hooked up,
>> never
>> > worked correctly.
>>
>> And that's a completely separate problem.
>> --
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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