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Old 14 April 2010, 06:12 PM
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i am looking for the earth for the headlights on a bugeye? cant find anything in engine bay apart from a bit of plastic that the wires go to which is screwed to the plastic light unit?
Old 14 April 2010, 06:45 PM
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they'll be earthed in the loom somewhere mate
Old 14 April 2010, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by P600wrx
they'll be earthed in the loom somewhere mate
yeah thats what i thought but harness goes into wing so guessing it may be earthed inside the car? near switch maybe?
Old 14 April 2010, 07:18 PM
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not near switch, i would think goes into a earth loom then with 1 main earth wire to the chassis
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Fail !

You have completely failed to comprehend how the wiring on a Subaru was designed....

Seriously, there is a permanent live feed, which is then earthed through the switchgear, the opposite to an (old) U.K. car, like those I had for most of my life....

HTH

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