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bradc
23-08-2005, 08:57 AM
On the right hand side of the dash just below the wing mirror adjust I have a blank section, as well as a section just below that which is a little storage pocket.

If I pop out the blank section there is 3 sets of cables there, a yellow and a blue connector with 6 cables and a white connector with 2 cables. Does anyone know what these do? I'm guessing one set might be for the traction control which my car doesn't have.
adam_shaw
23-08-2005, 09:08 AM
The others would be, I think, cruise / tcl / and wiper heater doo-dah..

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bradc
23-08-2005, 09:15 AM
I never knew the cars came with cruise control! that would be handy.....
kornstar
23-08-2005, 10:23 AM
actually i was going to ask this aswell, mine has the same behind this blank section, all the wires all have one little conection that must clip into something...

bradc is yours manual or auto as cruise control only works on auto doesnt it? mine is manual

does this mean our cars have tcl?not that it needs it...
bradc
23-08-2005, 10:31 AM
mine is auto. it also doesn't have traction control, I beleive there is a switch on the dash around that area for traction control.
Nick VR4
23-08-2005, 10:44 AM
My Cruise control is on the left hand side under the wiper blade stalk

It might be for as above the Wiper heater and the retractable wing mirror switch
kornstar
23-08-2005, 11:03 AM
i already have that retractable wing mirror switch beside the wing mirror moving up/down left/right thingy....
bradc
23-08-2005, 11:28 AM
it isn't the wing mirror controls, have a look at these pics.

the picture on the left side of the steering wheel shows I have nothing on that side at all. on the right side of the sterring wheel shows the dash dimmer control.

the other picture obviously shows the 3 cables I'm talking about. The one with the white connector is clearly designed for higher current, it has quite beefy connectors on it, and the wires are quite thick leading to it. The 2 6pin connectors look as though they are designed to carry basic signals, the wires are quite a bit thinner.
Lurch
23-08-2005, 03:25 PM
thats where my TCL switch is located :)
Rally205
23-08-2005, 03:50 PM
The yellow one is for the TCL switch and the blue one is for the heated screen. The white looks like it has been added by a previous owner.

The wiring does not extend to the fuse box or control systems so it is not just a case of buying a switch and connecting it to make these systems work :sad2:
bradc
23-08-2005, 08:19 PM
cool, thanks for that guys. I don't need the traction control or the heated windscreen, so thats all ok. I wonder what the white one was then, maybe an alarm?

I think the top hatch is my favourite place for mounting an AVC-R :D
Kenneth
31-08-2005, 08:43 PM
The yellow one is for the TCL switch and the blue one is for the heated screen. The white looks like it has been added by a previous owner.

The wiring does not extend to the fuse box or control systems so it is not just a case of buying a switch and connecting it to make these systems work :sad2:

I have found that there is still power to at least one of those plugs (cant remember which) as I used it to power my boost gauge! (including the dimmer for when lights turned on)