Figuring out wiring!@#@##$%

[h00kem]

I am putting together an 86 spider that I bought in pieces. I am now working on the wiring. Thanks goodness for the color wiring diagram I got from a member on this site...most helpful! Do the connector colors that plug into the back of the fuse box have any meaning? For example...Brown = fuse 5 for radio connections. If so does anyone have a color chart translation?

[ghnl]

There probably is a meaning for the colors of the connectors in the back of the fuse box. Danged if I know what it is, though...!

If it is of any help, there's a picture of the back of the fuse box of our '84 Spider here: It's Alive!

[h00kem]

Thanks Eric. I spent all day trying to sort through it and I think I have most of it figured out...even thought I be damned if I know what the heck the connector color means! Merry Christmas. Kevin

[Tifosi]

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Originally Posted by h00kem even thought I be damned if I know what the heck the connector color means

[Duke58]

I've got an 86 Spider that I bought almost 4 years ago. The wiring had some problems with the lights. Turned out copper must have been expensive then too- the connectors might as well be made of gold since the connections have a minimum amount of copper, very delicate. The good news is that icicle Christmas lights are worse. Just spent about 2 hours pulling every minature bulb on 6 strings of lights to find it was always the last bulb on each string. At least the repairs to the Alfa are still working last time I drove the car...

[h00kem]

Well I "think" I have it all sorted out. The wiring diagrams are great and given some patients and a few glasses of wine one can figure anything out! It doesn't help that one of the car's owners along the way did some bad splicing. Oh well, all seems to be in order. Thanks to everyone for the comments. Merry Christmas!