Both sets of wires cover two jobs. They both deal with the front lights and some engine connections. What I'm thinking of doing is splitting both sides into their light and engine sets, so there will be four sets of wires in total. I can then trim down the lights that aren't needed, but keep the sensor wiring 100% intact.
This will give me more freedom in terms of where the lights are in relation to the engine, as well as potentially giving me a chance to tidy up the engine bay.
There is one thing I need to find out though. The main loom has connections to the dashboard loom, but there is also another connector at the other end of the dashboard loom that I never managed to figure out. Oddly enough, there is a corresponding connector on the main loom as well. Here is the main loom connectors;
and here is the dashboard loom equivalent;
The four connectors on the right of both images are easy, they're the main one. It was the connector on the left that I wasn't sure about, especially as the way it's wired means that it would end up on the far side of the car.
Let's see what the locostbuilders guys think... once it's back up and running...
Oh, I guess this might be time to give a bit of a view on forums for builders. There are two main options. The first is the Haynes forum itself, http://forums.haynes.co.uk/index.php. This contains a huge amount of information, but as far as I can tell they've been wanting to get rid of it as dead weight. They're not accepting new registrations, and it goes down regularly. Once I can get my password reset I'll be getting on there and downloading some of the build diaries.
The other option is http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/. This is my go-to place for anything car related. A great bunch of people who know pretty much anything. It's still an active forum, but it's based on old tech and the effort to transfer it to something a bit more up to date would be immense. This also goes down occasionally (database connection error usually) but the admin is just one guy who does work hard to keep things running. It's also the only forum that I actually pay for. It's only £10 a year, but knowing what the admin does to keep it running, and the costs he must have to keep it up, I think it's a tiny amount to pay.
If there are any new builders out there who just happen to find this blog, please join locost builders and help with a contribution to the site. The amount of information you'll get from there is worth far more than £10.
Oh, I guess this might be time to give a bit of a view on forums for builders. There are two main options. The first is the Haynes forum itself, http://forums.haynes.co.uk/index.php. This contains a huge amount of information, but as far as I can tell they've been wanting to get rid of it as dead weight. They're not accepting new registrations, and it goes down regularly. Once I can get my password reset I'll be getting on there and downloading some of the build diaries.
The other option is http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/. This is my go-to place for anything car related. A great bunch of people who know pretty much anything. It's still an active forum, but it's based on old tech and the effort to transfer it to something a bit more up to date would be immense. This also goes down occasionally (database connection error usually) but the admin is just one guy who does work hard to keep things running. It's also the only forum that I actually pay for. It's only £10 a year, but knowing what the admin does to keep it running, and the costs he must have to keep it up, I think it's a tiny amount to pay.
If there are any new builders out there who just happen to find this blog, please join locost builders and help with a contribution to the site. The amount of information you'll get from there is worth far more than £10.
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