Anyone else have a grey wire as one of the 7 going to tow socket ?

[Shayne]

I've blown 4 tail light fuses trying to work it out . Old socket still looks brand new on the outside but inside was so bad not a single wire was still attached .

Only thing I know for sure is the standard socket wiring shown with all 7 pin does not work .

 

[Towpack]

Are you 100% sure its a grey wire and not a faded white which would be ground?

 

[Shayne]

Heavier than the rest white I'm assuming is the ground .

Actually having removed the jack housing to see if the grey followed on from a different colour just before it went dark I find the heavy white was likely earthed via a large ring held by housing bolts .

 

[Shayne]

Heavy white ground wire wasn't connected me thinks , I removed the jack housing bracket over christmas to knock out a dent and fit new tail lights so i guess it fell off when i undone the bolts and i never noticed to put it back on .

Also worked out there has to be a jumper wire between my grey and black left and right tail lights connections in the socket .

So in case it helps anyone else -

marked on the vapormatic (farm shop universal standard)

1 yellow = left indicator
2 Blue = Fog
3 White = Ground
4 Green = right indicator
5 Black = right tail light
6 Red = brake lights
7 Grey = left tail light (centre)

As stated add a wire connecting 5 and 7 and Bob's your Auntie Mavis .

 

[MisterCruiser]

Is this a satandard 7 pin plug? If so:
5 Brown =Right Side light
7 Black = Left side light

There's no Grey is a standard 7 N plug

 

[Shayne]

I know thats why it confused me , ain't no 30 year old virgins , I removed maybe 30ft of wire relating to gadgets fitted retained/removed by previous owners while I was at it .

No brown wire going to socket in my 80 .