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Old 22-01-2011, 08:56 PM
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Hello i was putting the car back together today and there is a connector under the dash to the right of the steering colum.
It is similar to the ecu connector but smaller.
I do not no what it is.
Could it be the door locking mechanism.
I havn't seen this yet so guess its that.
Old 22-01-2011, 11:50 PM
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The one on the right in this photo is in my 3dr and its for the ABS



This one is for the doors on a 3dr

Old 23-01-2011, 07:04 AM
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Its certainly in the right place.
Well i bought another saph that is more intact so i can look at that on friday.
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Originally Posted by robbo9006
Well i bought another saph that is more intact so i can look at that on friday.
saffs don't use that central locking relay, and the ABS ECU is behind the glove box.
Old 23-01-2011, 12:18 PM
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all iv done is put up the info i have for a 3dr as it did not which cosworth it was for if i can help with any thing els just ask
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coleyst200 - that's why I specifically quoted "I bought a saph" - just in case the original post was about a 3dr. I was just trying to clarify that there would be a difference if he's got a 3dr, which you quite rightly say wasn't made clear in the original post.
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I'm under my dash now and the only control box/Ecu style thing there is a silver lamp failure indicator. It has a pink Ford sticker on it with part number 87BG 10C909AA held in a white bracket.
Hopefully someone can help me now? I cannot find the connector for the std time clock in the centre dash. Can someone tell me what colour wires I shld have and if possible a pic of the plug? I have also 4 wires in the Ford loom that have been cut off but seem in wrong place for the clock - they are Red, Brown, Black with Brown stripe, and Grey with Yellow stripe and are in the same sub loom as the fan control switch. Any ideas please?
And very sorry to hijack yr thread but I did answer yr question first lol
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Sorry, guess I shld be clear that mine is a 2wd sapphire.
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Old 23-01-2011, 01:06 PM
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Mine is a saph.
Its not the central locking.Its not the abs then.
Its next to the steering column.like a ob2 or steereo connector its long about 32 connectiions.
No bother i will check out the other saph thats coming friday.
I just took the garden fence down n parked a scorpio on the lawn,to get the new car on the drive.
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Can you stick up a pic of the connector and I mite be able to tell you now?
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I can only see 2 plugs like you describe - 1 is for the dash clocks and the other is plugged in to the unit I described earlier which is bolted to the A pillar.
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Will be next week now though.
Next friday,but hopefully this new grey one i am getting will have it already plugged in.
I took the clocks of to see n didnt notie a receptor for this though.
I will let you no next week.
I will find it easy.
Just time.
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could it be for the standed ford alarm, i know the 4x4 has its alarm box there along with the lamp failure module

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Certainly nothing standard going by your description, as said the bulb monitor is behind the drivers kick trim but that connector looks nothing like the ECU "SCART"

I have something on the steering column on mine but it's more a receptor than a connector, it looks like you insert something into it, but that would have been from a previous alarm, this is what yours in sounding like perhaps...

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i have a second cossi i am going to look at.
But this item seems standard will no more next friday.
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Right sorted i bought a lamp failure indicater of ebay as i noticed the connector was the same.
Thankyou i will pop it in next week.
Thankyou for your help.
The man was right with the pink sticker 87BG10C909AA
Thankyou again
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No worries mate

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