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Offline Milby

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anyone know what this plug is for ?
« on: 28 November 2011, 12:48 »


was looking behind my dash because i got bored and on the plug that goes into the headlight switch there is a red plug not being used (see picture) just owndered what's it for and should i plug it in to something  :smiley:

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #1 on: 28 November 2011, 12:56 »
Probably fogs.

Depends what car you got.
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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #2 on: 28 November 2011, 13:00 »
1.4 se had it don't have fogs :S or the wiring for it as far as i know :) i want fogs and planning to fit them hence why I had a quick look at the loom for headlights :)

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #3 on: 28 November 2011, 13:03 »
Wiring looms can have all sorts of plugs etc. with nowhere to go.

I'm only guessing as I'm sure my headlight switch has that secondary plug.
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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #4 on: 28 November 2011, 13:04 »
i was thinking it had no purpose :)

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #5 on: 28 November 2011, 13:10 »
I think its for electric headlight height adjustment. Some cars have the loom, but none of the other bits needed to utilise it.

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #6 on: 28 November 2011, 13:12 »
Edit: trog_nfs beat me to it :P

(I think this might be the height adjustments on headlights?)

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #7 on: 28 November 2011, 13:13 »
thinking about it now it sounds like a pretty good answer  :grin:

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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #8 on: 28 November 2011, 13:45 »
^^ As above

It's defiantly the headlight level wiring plug.....


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Re: anyone know what this plug is for ?
« Reply #9 on: 28 November 2011, 20:11 »
whilst on the topic of lights. how would u go about fitting fogs to mk3 cl?