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Offline Terry82

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Rear cluster wiring
« on: December 23, 2019, 09:49:54 am »
Hi lads. How can I identify the rear light wiring? I don’t know anything about canbus systems. I’m looking to wire a hitch. I have all the hitch relay boxed wired up I just need to tap into the cluster loom. I’ve been searching for info here but the only description of color codes doesn’t match my wiring at the cluster.

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Re: Rear cluster wiring
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2019, 01:05:07 pm »
Struggling to understand what you are trying to do?
When you say:
Cluster, is this the dash?
Hitch, are you adding a tow hitch?

If I guessed right you really should not be messing with the dash loom, all the signals you need to activate relays are local to the tail lights, you will need a power supply from the fuse board - this needs to be fused and when you tap into cables don’t use scotch locks -there is a specific hell for people who use these

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Re: Rear cluster wiring
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2019, 02:50:59 pm »
I’m sorry for not being clear on the original post.
I installed a tow hitch, and also a tow hitch wiring kit, which were supplied together
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I have a fused 12v supply to the relay box, which came with the tow hitch wiring kit.
And I have the cables from the tow hitch plug, connected into the relay box also.
Now I need connect the gti’s rear lights to the tow hitch relay box.
I don’t know how to identify the cables to the  gti’s rear lights.
I’m worried I might damage the ecu with a multi meter to identify the cables

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Re: Rear cluster wiring
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2019, 08:43:27 pm »
No problem -
I would either trace the cable from the lamp holder circuit board
or
invest in a Haynes manual -They seem to have pretty comprehensive wiring diagrams

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Re: Rear cluster wiring
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2020, 06:51:17 pm »
Forgot to reply back sooner.
Thanks for the tip. I managed to use the light bulb holder circuit board to identify the cables.
Trailer lights all working now.
Thanks