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wiring for door light, need help with connections |
914 RZ-1 |
Feb 16 2019, 04:22 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
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raynekat |
Mar 6 2019, 01:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,159 Joined: 30-December 14 From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Member No.: 18,263 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Those are definitely the wires and a switch from a 71....I know because mine is like that.
Tbrown4x4 has got you on the right track. One set of wires runs the interior light and the other the key in the ignition buzzer. Buzzer relay is on the fuse panel under the dash. Get yourself a 71 wiring diagram if you don't get anywhere with the above suggestinosand start identifying and tracing the wires. You'll narrow down the issue pretty quickly. BTW, I had to install a new ignition switch and it didn't have the provision (wire) for activating the key in the ignition buzzer....so no buzzer for me. Also....you need to continuity check your 4 pole door switches as many of these are defective after all this time....they just wear out, etc. Often tough to find functioning ones as they are not available new any more. |
914_teener |
Mar 6 2019, 07:31 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,205 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Those are definitely the wires and a switch from a 71....I know because mine is like that. Tbrown4x4 has got you on the right track. One set of wires runs the interior light and the other the key in the ignition buzzer. Buzzer relay is on the fuse panel under the dash. Get yourself a 71 wiring diagram if you don't get anywhere with the above suggestinosand start identifying and tracing the wires. You'll narrow down the issue pretty quickly. BTW, I had to install a new ignition switch and it didn't have the provision (wire) for activating the key in the ignition buzzer....so no buzzer for me. Also....you need to continuity check your 4 pole door switches as many of these are defective after all this time....they just wear out, etc. Often tough to find functioning ones as they are not available new any more. My 73 had these same switches. They wear out. Those are switched grounds and a very interesting wiring scheme by the German Eng. It troubshot this circuit a coouple of years ago and got it to function as intended. Took quite a few hours. Looks like the OP has had enough. I do see exposed wire through the insulation so that would be needed to be addressed first. |
914 RZ-1 |
Mar 6 2019, 10:15 PM
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Porsche Padawan Group: Members Posts: 683 Joined: 17-December 14 From: Santa Clarita, CA Member No.: 18,230 Region Association: Southern California |
Those are definitely the wires and a switch from a 71....I know because mine is like that. Tbrown4x4 has got you on the right track. One set of wires runs the interior light and the other the key in the ignition buzzer. Buzzer relay is on the fuse panel under the dash. Get yourself a 71 wiring diagram if you don't get anywhere with the above suggestinosand start identifying and tracing the wires. You'll narrow down the issue pretty quickly. BTW, I had to install a new ignition switch and it didn't have the provision (wire) for activating the key in the ignition buzzer....so no buzzer for me. Also....you need to continuity check your 4 pole door switches as many of these are defective after all this time....they just wear out, etc. Often tough to find functioning ones as they are not available new any more. My 73 had these same switches. They wear out. Those are switched grounds and a very interesting wiring scheme by the German Eng. It troubshot this circuit a coouple of years ago and got it to function as intended. Took quite a few hours. Looks like the OP has had enough. I do see exposed wire through the insulation so that would be needed to be addressed first. Yeah, I'm done and ready to move on. I fixed the exposed wire by the way. |
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