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[c00mes30]

Guys I'm really getting stressed out. On the connector which goes into the back of the cluster there is a red/white wire. There is obviously something wrong with it as someone has soldered an extra bit of wire onto it. If I don't connect this i have no rev counter and no rear lights. If I connect it to a live my rev counter and lights work but the lights only come on when you turn the ignition also the illumination lights on the dash come on even if the light switch is off?
Have tried 3 different clocks and all the same?
Help!!!

Edited by c00mes30, 03 July 2016 - 08:47 AM.

[Ethel]

What year & model?

 

Red/white should be from the ignition switch to the solenoid or starter relay, sounds more likely it's an added wire.

 

Ignition dependent lights exist with the dim/dip relay, but this doesn't sound related. Do your lights work normally with the dash disconnected?

[c00mes30]

It's a 94 sprite. Just checked and I have no dipped lights only mains and full beam

[c00mes30]

As you can see the original white/red is in the loom with a bit of wire added to it

[Ethel]

Found a wiring diagram and stand corrected (sort of). The colours are correct, it's actually a red wire with a white stripe (starter is white with red). It should feed off the side light terminal of the light rocker switch (red wire) via a line fuse to supply right side & tail lights along with the dash illum. There's also a red black (via the fusebox) that does the left side, number plate light and feeds the dim dip relay (the big pink one) to tell it when the sidelights are selected. When you turn the ignition on, the relay should add dipped headlights (at reduced brightness, there's a ballast resistor on the bulkhead near the radiator) - the effect is to stop you driving on sidelights only. 

 

Trace the red white and see if it's connected to a working line fuse, right side and dash lights. Sounds like it's escaped from the line fuse, look fro the remnants handing from a red wire. 

 

The rev counter (not its illumination) should share a supply with the wipers, light green/orange wire.

[c00mes30]

Will try to have a look in the week cheers