Help Identifying This

[blandy 29]

Can anyone identify the silver thing in the bottom right and what's its purpose?

 

 

 

I believe it has something to do with the fans etc as pretty sure the one on my gti6 was clipped to the fan cowling,

Reason I ask is that I'm trying to sort out the mess of looms that came with my car

[blandy 29]

Right I've found out its a cooling fan resistor (I think). The issue I have is I'm testing the wiring before I fit it into the car and I have no dash lights (could have parts missing as its been chopped about a fair bit) and I found with the sidelights on my headlights would come on really dim whereas they should be off. I then found this resistor was getting very hot so unplugged it and my lights seemed ok

[cheesegrater 43 1 Cars]

205 use a dim dip system which is one of those cylindrical silver items. The headlights come on dimly with the sidelight bulbs. The heat will be the resistor getting warm. I don't run the dim dip and just rely on the sidelight bulbs.

[blandy 29]

Oh ok I assumed there was a issue with the lights. So that silver thing (not my pic just one I found on Google) is probably tied into the lights then lol well I'll just run sidelight bulbs as that was hot enough not to hold after probably 5 mins on

Edited November 9, 2014 by blandy

[jackherer 543]

Yes as above it is the dim dip resistor, it looks similar to the fan resistor. It's meant to get hot!

[blandy 29]

Learn something new everyday lol I just assumed there was a issue with the lights, still suprised at just how hot it got though.

 

Just need to get the dash lights working and engine wiring loom and it'll be wiring done

[welshpug 1,657]

looks like a zx fan loom to me.

[blandy 29]

I think it's your pic from Google so probably is lol

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

It's not off a 205 for sure

[welshpug 1,657]

ahhh, its my zx roof, lol.

[blandy 29]

Yeah as said the pic was found on Google as was only pic I could find showing the resistor