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[mk1leg]

Model:rover cooper
Year:1990
Description of problem (please be as in depth as possible):replacing 3 clock


Hi..I was just wandering if any body has done this conversion ..from 3 clock to classic centre speedo as I'm in the process of wiring it up and there a dark green wire in the new loom from Minisport but can't seem to find a matching one in orignal cooper loom I've matched and joined all the rest but the only spare wires I have are the flasher wire's and Tacho wires can any one help me with a solution ..........Many Thanks.............

Edited by mk1leg, 17 May 2009 - 10:23 PM.

[The_Mistro]

speak to luke sweester (sweester on here), he brought a centre clock of me to put into his car, im not sure if it was 2 or 3 clock though!

[Jupitus]

If you have 2 dark green wires they are probably one single wire which goes into the loom and back out again. There is probably also a light green which does this aswell. These are for connecting the output terminals on the voltage stabiliser to the fuel gauge and temp gauge power inputs.

[RBAKER1275]

I have just done this conversion, i have two light green wires that are terminated at each end with male and female spade connectors, they go back into the loom and come back out again. They are used to connect to the regulated 10v supply from the voltage regulator and the fuel / temp gauges. You will also have a two white wires one connects to the voltage regulator input and one goes to the ignition warning light. I connected both to the white wire (switched live 2nd key position) that goes into the old multiplug connector. Did you find that the indicator light flashes when using the indicators but not the hazards? i am trying to solve this with some diodes and rewiring, (after my exams are finished!) i will let you know how it goes.

[mk1leg]

Many thanks.......and have you got any pics of how you connected this up.. RBAKER1275..as Iwill take a pic of where I'm at .................so we can work it out together..............

[Jupitus]

I have just done this conversion, i have two light green wires that are terminated at each end with male and female spade connectors, they go back into the loom and come back out again. They are used to connect to the regulated 10v supply from the voltage regulator and the fuel / temp gauges. You will also have a two white wires one connects to the voltage regulator input and one goes to the ignition warning light. I connected both to the white wire (switched live 2nd key position) that goes into the old multiplug connector. Did you find that the indicator light flashes when using the indicators but not the hazards? i am trying to solve this with some diodes and rewiring, (after my exams are finished!) i will let you know how it goes.

That sums it up better than I did

For clarification, the indicator warning light doesn't flash with hazards because one terminal on the bulb connects to the offside indicator lamp circuit and the other to the nearside circuit. When you indicate left, the warning bulb's effective earth is through the right hand indicator circuit and vice versa when indicating right. When the hazards are activated, both the right and left circuits are both live at the same time, causing a negligible voltage across the indicator warning bulb so it won't light up. I'll be interested to see how you manage to get around this with diodes etc... let us know!