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Quote: Originally posted by Rob and Tina on 12/9/2018

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The 7 pin should be as follows:

Pin 1 Yellow LH Indicator
Pin 2 Blue Fog Light
Pin 3 White Earth
Pin 4 Green RH Indicator
Pin 5 Brown RH Tail light
Pin 6 Red Stop lights
Pin 7 Black LH tail light and number plate.

Hope this helps.
Good luck.





Rob

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Quote: Originally posted by GCMS2012 on 12/9/2018

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How about have NO lights at all...!!!!???

Followed a Honda CRV towing a (I think) Sterling folding camper up the A697 couple of days ago...

Just watched in amazement at every time they braked, no one ploughed into the back of them - I was several cars behind in a HGV.

But eventually, everyone between me and them got past, and it was just ma and the Honda. Flashed and waved to try and warn them...

What did I get in return?

ABUSE - and their standard of driving going down the pan even more!!!!

Why did I bother!?

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Quote: Originally posted by ericmark on 13/9/2018

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Pins 1, 3,4,5,6,7 have stayed the same for years, Pin 2 has changed many times.
Vac brake warning light.
Inside light.
Reversing light.
Rear Guard fog warning.

I have never worked out why left and right side/tail lights were split, OK today split on the car, but late 1950's early 1960's when first we started to use the 7 pin plug cars only had one side light supply anyway.

So in the early days it was common to use the centre pin for other things.

Today we have the same with second 7 pin plug, reversing light pin 1 but the next 6 I have seen swapped about. People wanted two ignition feeds, and there are enough pins for three feeds, even if only two feeds are allocated.

Loss of a pin with 13 pin socket has resulted in many now towing the line and following the official (BS7671) wiring diagram.

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