Dangling electrical cable

Hello group,

I was having a look under the front bumber on my 306 XRDT (96N) today
and saw an electrical cable dangling down with the end contact not
connected to anything. I wondered if anyone in the group could
suggest what it is.

It has a blue connector, which is roughly square in cross section and
has small purple inner connections. It is on the (UK) drivers side
and dangles out next to the windscreen wash reservior. It isn't for
the front lights or the left front indicator. It doesn't feel like it
will stretch to the fan, and anyway I can see that there is already a
connector to that.

I have just tucked it away under the bumper for now, and it doesn't
seem to be providing power to a primary component, as I have driven
home tonight without any hassle. However I am a bit wary of driving
for too long not knowing what it is for so please help!!!

I can try to provide more info if necessary.

Regards,
Gary Pearson.

 

My XRDT doesn't have front fog lamps. The connector is light blue
though, so maybe it is there for a fog lamp upgrade? I also thought
that it could be a diagnostics connector. Perhaps I ought to buy the
Haynes manual to find out properly... unless anyone here can confirm
its purpose!

Gary.

 

Can you trace it back to its other end? It does sound like the fog-light
lead - not sure how they are connected on a 306 but it may run back to the
wiring for the headlights. Depends how the fog lights work on the 306 - on
my 205, the fogs come on when full-beam is on, so the wire goes back to the
lead for full beam on the headlight.

Matt
--
1991 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet
TU3S 1.4 Carb
http://www.205rolandgarros.co.uk
2003 - Happy 20th Birthday Peugeot 205
==

 

Not an upgrade. Peugeot does not make a seperate wiring loom for each
individual car, all with different options fitted. They'll use at
most a handful of standard looms which will cover a range of models.
When an option is not fitted on a particular car, the connector is cut
off or left to dangle. Your fog lamp connector was probably
originally tied back put of sight.

Diagnostics connectors are not hidden beneath the bumper, where they
will pick up dirt and be awkward to access.

 

The 205 was fitted with driving lights, not foglamps, that's why
they're wired directly into the main headlamp circuit. The 306 has
foglamps.

 

Hi

The Connector is for the front fog lamps. You'll find another connector on
the other side too for the other lamp.
The wiring is all in place but the switch, relay and lamps (obviously) are
omitted.

PaC

 

plus the dash board bulb

 

That's correct - I have a habbit of using both descriptions
interchangably!!!



Matt

--
1991 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet
TU3S 1.4 Carb
http://www.205rolandgarros.co.uk
2003 - Happy 20th Birthday Peugeot 205
==

 

Thanks to everyone for their advice... it has put my mind at rest. I
have just tucked the cable away next to the windscreen wash reservior
and will forget about it.

Gary.