Technical Mk1 Electrics?

[Gaz999]

I got myself a car from a young essex boy lad only till last week i found out that the wiring on the headlights was a mess and badly done so i undone the tap and had a look at the wiring and re-done it made it tidy and neat and new clean tidy tape round it.. and to find that my dashboard lights are not coming on so i cant see at night how fast i am going or how much petrol i have left lol..

What could have caused this a number of things i hear you all saying!!

I suppose it could be anything right? Fuse? Earth wire to the dashboard lights? or could it be the wiring to the headlight that ive re-done?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Have you checked the fuse for the lights, also check to see if your tail lights are working, as on most Fiats of that age they're on the same wiring ring - don't want to be driving about without functional tail lights

 

[Gaz999]

Checked tail lights my side is working but passenger side is not?

 

[wilko1992]

Eather bad earths or a faulty new re connection.

 

[PuntoHowTo]

If he's hacked the headlight wiring about then there is know way of knowing what he's done behind the dash.

You might have to take a look behind the dash and see what he's done (if you're brave) could literally be anything.

 

[wilko1992]

if you need a picture of the wireing behind the dash I can provide you with 1 as iv had mine in and out and apart many times