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Black (fog light???) cable.

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Please can anyone help - we have a loose black wire with no connection behind the fuse box I have traced it to the fog light switch where does it connect? - is the black wire live or earth? Any help appreciated.
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According to the Haynes Manual there isn't a black wire connected to the fog light switch; in fact all the wires are two coloured except the solid brown coloured one that runs from the switch indicator lamp to earth. I think that the diagram is for the later fusebox vans. Yours and early fusebox?

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Hi yes ours is the early it has the barrel fuses :ok
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I don't have a diagram for that :(

Somebody with an Aircooled Haynes Manual might have though......
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Thank you though 1664 :ok
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It's not original. If it goes to one of the spare fuses to the right of the fusebox then it is most likely been wired for front fog lamps as well.
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