volvo 480 tailgate brake light wiring

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Post 809371 by Mrcolgarshan on 2017-02-03 13:27:35

Hi Ladies Gents pleased to join the vpcuk I am restoring my volvo 480 es 1.7 lambda sonde fuel injection i`m stuck on a thick brown wire at rear top of the roof Brown is earth on the 480 but is this a switch live for the brake light or wiper motor i`m getting tones from my test meter on all wires therefore waiting for your reply Mrcolgarshan58

Post 809372 by jamesy12345 on 2017-02-03 13:29:52

:welcome: I'm not familiar with the brown wire of which you speak but the site below has some wiring diagrams... http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo480/downloads.php

Post 809378 by Mrcolgarshan on 2017-02-03 17:32:03

THE Brown wire goes over the roof the the rear of the car there is a cluster of wires that goes to the tail gate wiper high brake light also rear window heater the Brown wire is a thick wire with spade connector on it Mrcolgarshan