M_R_205 5 1 Cars Posted December 12, 2007 Whts the difference between the wiring on a phase 1 car and a phase 2 car, i know the rear light looms are different but is that it? will the dash/front light etc loom from a B reg car be ok on my 1989 car? reason im asking is my loom has been butcherd by the previous owner and theres a full loom on ebay off a phase1 B reg car Thanks Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted December 12, 2007 Its not so much P1 to 2, the engine bay wiring changed quite a lot from P1 to 1.5 where the Tachymetric relay and associated wiring was relocated to inside the car next to the ECU, which is when the dreaded "brown multiplug" was introduced into the engine bay. Then P1.5 was pretty much the same as P2 until the Coil was relocated to the Inlet manifold and the ignition amp to the R/H inner wing instead of L/H, and later the engine management was changed for Motronic, but still quite similar. the Lighting side of the engine bay in your car will be quite different to the P1 loom as the tachymetric relay is fed in that part on early cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_R_205 5 1 Cars Posted December 12, 2007 Sorry i totaly forgot to mention im fitting tb`s the the car so im doing away with all the managment side, but either way i cant use the b reg Lighting/guage loom on my car, bit of a bummer as theres a whole loom on ebay for a tenner, or the specific part i need thats on 50 quid!!! Item number: 300180059888 And im being out bid! double bugger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted December 12, 2007 I wouldn't bother with a second hand loom as they're at the least 14 year old French wiring... new connectors and wiring is cheap enough, and you can even make it uprated to cope with uprated bulbs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_R_205 5 1 Cars Posted December 12, 2007 Hmm iv never though of making my own loom, sounds like a lot of work! esoecilaiy as all the wiring iv done so far is a push start and manual fans!! can you get all the connectoers to fit the pug lights and fuse box? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted December 12, 2007 headlamp connectors are standard H4 fitment, just copy what is already there. Vehicle wiring products seem to be a good place to source bits from, as are Simtek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
