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    i brought one regretably from a car boot altho only cost me a 5a
    anyways iv tried wiring it up and its havin none of it
    i have a 1.2 nova can any1 tell me where the wires actually go cus iv tried low tension side of the coil and nothin tried a ignition live an nothin ..
    all whilst earthed of course an iv tried every wire combination possible
    even my cousin sorted out the inside of it 2 make sure it was working properly so i no it works
    help please =D

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    Should be easy, how many wires?

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    yeh i no in theory
    theres 4 wires
    1 red, 1 white, 1 green, 1 black
    black= earth?
    red= possitive or low tension?
    green= duno
    and white is illumination im sure?

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    At a guess, i'd say-

    Black=Earth
    Red=Ignition Live
    Green=Signal
    White=Illumination

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    where do i put the green wire then ?
    do i need 2 connect all 4 wires in order for it 2 work cus i wouldnt have fort so yet it doe read

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    Negative on the coil
    Last edited by Copers; 21-10-08 at 05:32 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NovaGuy1400SRi
    At a guess, i'd say-

    Black=Earth, behind dash
    Red=Ignition Live, ignition switch
    Green=Signal, green on coil
    White=Illumination, plug from loom into clocks
    Like that, should be all!

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    yeh i fort so =D
    i made a mistake i any used 2 wires at a time thats probs why i neva got it workin ... but now i think i no how 2 do it
    cheer people muchly appreciated

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    where u seriously asking why this wasnt wrking when you only used two wires?

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    yeh i was an iv just gone an done it properly and its stil not workin grr
    peice of shizen

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