British Standard cable colours Click here for cables sorted by circuit. Cable colours sorted by system circuit. Aerial motor to "down" switch to "up" switch to door actuator. Starter inhibit relay to change speed switch to cab lock-down warning light. Switch to heater motor ("fast" on 3-speed) if switched by sidelights.
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british standard cable colours - bs-au7a by system
British Standard cable colours Click here for cables sorted by circuit. Cable colours sorted by system circuit. Aerial motor to "down" switch to "up" switch to door actuator. Starter inhibit relay to change speed switch to cab lock-down warning light. Switch to heater motor ("fast" on 3-speed) if switched by sidelights.
British Standard cable colours Click here for cables sorted by circuit. Cable colours sorted by system circuit. Aerial motor to "down" switch to "up" switch to door actuator. Starter inhibit relay to change speed switch to cab lock-down warning light. Switch to heater motor ("fast" on 3-speed) if switched by sidelights.
Circuit Alt Body Trace System Function 97 Black All earth connections 106 Black Pink spare 17 Blue Green spare 107 Black Slate spare 10 Brown Pink spare 16 Blue Purple spare 30 Red Lt Green spare 6 Brown Lt Green spare 131 Orange Brown spare 132 Orange Red spare Accessories connected to battery, not via ignition 37 Purple Accessories switch 49 Green Accessories Accessories connected via ignition switch 48 Purple Orange Accessories Aerial motor to "down" switch 47 Purple Slate Accessories Aerial motor to "up" switch 42 Purple Lt Green Accessories Demister relay 85 b Yellow Accessories Door locks 88 b Yellow Red Accessories Door locks 96 Yellow Orange Accessories Door locks 95 Yellow Slate Accessories Door locks 94 Yellow Pink Accessories Door locks 93 Yellow Black Accessories Door locks 92 b Yellow White Accessories Door locks 91 b Yellow Lt Green Accessories Door locks 89 b Yellow Purple Accessories Door locks
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British Standard cable colours
87 b Yellow Blue Accessories Door locks
90 b Yellow Green Accessories Door locks 86 b Yellow Brown Accessories Door locks 112 Slate Red Accessories Electric windows power 110 Slate Brown Accessories Electric windows power 118 Slate Black Accessories Electric windows power 117 Slate Yellow Accessories Electric windows power 111 Slate Blue Accessories Electric windows power 114 Slate Green Accessories Electric windows power 116 Slate White Accessories Electric windows power 115 Slate Lt Green Accessories Electric windows power 109 Slate Accessories Electric windows power 119 Slate Pink Accessories Electric windows power 113 Slate Purple Accessories Electric windows power 120 Slate Orange Accessories Electric windows power 64 b Lt Green Red Accessories Entry/exit door closed switch to door actuator 71 b Lt Green Slate Accessories Entry/exit door open switch to door actuator 39 Purple Blue Accessories Heated rear light relay or switch and warning light 46 Purple Pink Accessories Heated rear light to switch or relay 82 White Pink Accessories Ignition switch to radio 43 a Purple White Accessories Interior lights Map, engine bay, glove box or boot lights if 40 Purple Red Accessories directly powered Map, engine bay, glove box or boot lights if 28 Red Purple Accessories switched by sidelights 66 a Lt Green Green Accessories Start inhibit relay to change speed switch 72 b Lt Green Orange Accessories Switch to cab lock-down warning light 59 a Green Slate Accessories Switch to heater motor ("fast" on 3-speed) 66 b Lt Green Green Accessories Switch to heater motor ("medium" on 3-speed) 56 Green Yellow Accessories Switch to heater motor ("slow" on 3-speed) 69 Lt Green Black Accessories Switch to screen washer motor - front 72 a Lt Green Orange Accessories Switch to screen washer motor - rear
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British Standard cable colours
102 Black Green Cooling Radiator fan motor from relay
108 Black Orange Cooling Radiator fan motor to thermal switch 85 a Yellow Engine Gear selector switch to starter switch 79 c White Lt Green Engine Inhibitor to starter relay or solenoid 79 b White Lt Green Engine Oil pressure switch to fuel pump 74 b White Brown Engine Oil pressure switch to starter relay 85 a Yellow Engine Overdrive 87 c Yellow Blue Engine Overdrive 89 c Yellow Purple Engine Overdrive 90 c Yellow Green Engine Overdrive 79 a White Lt Green Engine Starter switch to interlock 76 a White Red Engine Starter switch to solenoid or inhibitor or relay 85 a Yellow Fuel Fuel injector #1 86 a Yellow Brown Fuel Fuel injector #2 87 a Yellow Blue Fuel Fuel injector #3 88 a Yellow Red Fuel Fuel injector #4 89 a Yellow Purple Fuel Fuel injector #5 90 a Yellow Green Fuel Fuel injector #6 91 a Yellow Lt Green Fuel Fuel injector #7 92 a Yellow White Fuel Fuel injector #8 12 Brown Orange Fuel Fuel/diesel shutoff 78 White Green Fuel LH fuel pump to changeover switch 77 White Purple Fuel RH fuel pump to changeover switch 38 Purple Brown Horn Horn relay 45 Purple Black Horn Horn relay to switch 44 Purple Yellow Horn Horn to relay 80 White Yellow Ignition Ballast resistor or starter to coil 133 Pink White Ignition Ballast resistor to distributor 81 a White Black Ignition Coil to contact breaker 75 b White Blue Ignition Electronic distributor to drive resistor 73 White Ignition Ignition switch or starter solenoid to ballast resistor 7 Brown White Instruments Ammeter to control box/main alternator terminal
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British Standard cable colours
83 White Slate Instruments Coil to current operated tachometer
81 b White Black Instruments Coil to voltage impulse tachometer 105 Black Yellow Instruments Electric speedometer 100 Black Red Instruments Electronic speedometer to sensor Fuel gauge or voltage stabiliser to tank units or 57 Green Black Instruments changeover switch 71 a Lt Green Slate Instruments Fuel tank switch to LH tank unit 64 a Lt Green Red Instruments Fuel tank switch to RH tank unit 31 d Red White Instruments Fuse to fibre optics lamp Fuse to instrument light dimmer, or light or map 31 b Red White Instruments light 31 c Red White Instruments Fuse to instrument light switch 76 b White Red Instruments Ignition to lamp failure unit 63 b Lt Green Blue Instruments Sensor to coolant level control unit 98 Black Brown Instruments Tachometer generator to tachometer 99 Black Blue Instruments Tachometer generator to tachometer 63 c Lt Green Blue Instruments Test switch to coolant level control unit 61 Lt Green Instruments Voltage stabiliser to instruments 51 Green Blue Instruments Water temperature sender to gauge 34 Red Pink Lamps Fuse to lighting relay 58 Green Pink Lamps-direction Fuse to flasher unit 52 Green Red Lamps-direction LH indicators to switch 55 Green White Lamps-direction RH indicators to switch 62 Lt Green Brown Lamps-direction Switch to flasher unit 19 d Blue White Lamps-driving Long range driving lamp switch to dip switch 20 Blue Yellow Lamps-driving Long range driving lamp switch to lamp 36 Red Orange Lamps-fog Fuse to rear fog lamps 27 Red Blue Lamps-fog Power to front fog lamp switch 32 Red Yellow Lamps-fog Switch to front fog lamps 26 Red Brown Lamps-fog Switch to rear fog lamps 41 Purple Green Lamps-hazard Hazard flasher 70 Lt Green Pink Lamps-hazard Hazard flasher to switch
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54 a Green Lt Green Lamps-hazard Hazard flasher to warning light
15 Blue Red Lamps-head Dip switch to dipped head lamp fuse 19 a Blue White Lamps-head Dip switch to main beam fuse Fuse to LH main beam or inboard head lamps if 23 Blue Slate Lamps-head independently fused 22 Blue Pink Lamps-head Fuse to LH main head lamp 24 Blue Orange Lamps-head Fuse to RH dip head lamp 21 Blue Black Lamps-head Fuse to RH main head lamp 19 b Blue White Lamps-head Head lamp flasher to main beam fuse 14 Blue Brown Lamps-head Head lamp relay to head lamp fuse 13 Blue Lamps-head Head lamp switch to dip switch 50 Green Brown Lamps-reverse Reversing lamp to switch 43 b Purple White Lamps-side Door safety lights to switch Fuse to LH side and rear lamps and number plate 33 Red Black Lamps-side lamps 31 a Red White Lamps-side Fuse to RH side and rear lamps 35 Red Slate Lamps-side Lamp failure unit to LH side and rear lamps 29 Red Green Lamps-side Lamp failure unit to RH side and rear lamps 54 b Green Lt Green Lamps-stop Stop lamps to lamp failure unit 53 a Green Purple Lamps-stop Stop lamps to switch 9 Brown Black Power Alternator battery sensing lead 4 Brown Purple Power Alternator regulator power 8 Brown Yellow Power Alternator to warning light 5 Brown Green Power Alternator/dynamo field connection to control box Compression ignition aid or main battery power to 3 Brown Red Power double pole ignition switch 2 Brown Blue Power Control box power to ignition and lighting switches 1 Brown Power Main battery power 11 Brown Slate Power Starter relay to starter solenoid Brake fluid level & hand brake switch to warning 104 Black White Warnings lamp; or radio to speakers Brake vacuum or differential switch to warning 103 Black Lt Green Warnings light
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Choke switch to choke solenoid and/or warning
75 a White Blue Warnings light 59 b Green Slate Warnings Coolant level to warning light 19 c Blue White Warnings Dip switch main beam warning light 63 a Lt Green Blue Warnings Flasher unit to LH warning light 68 a Lt Green Yellow Warnings Flasher unit to RH warning light 65 Lt Green Purple Warnings Flasher unit to warning light 60 Green Orange Warnings Fuel level to warning light 53 b Green Purple Warnings Lamp failure unit to switch 74 a White Brown Warnings Oil pressure switch to warning light or gauge 67 Lt Green White Warnings Sensor to low air pressure buzzer and warning light 68 b Lt Green Yellow Warnings Switch to differential lock warning light 84 White Orange Warnings Switch to hazard light warning lamp 101 Black Purple Warnings Temperature switch to warning light Head lamp wiper motor to head lamp wash pump 18 Blue Lt Green Wipers motor 125 Orange Purple Wipers Intermittent unit to motor parking circuit 126 Orange White Wipers Intermittent unit to motor parking circuit 25 Red Wipers Power from sidelights switch 123 Orange Green Wipers Switch to front motor fast Switch to front motor parking circuit or timer or 124 Orange Black Wipers intermittent unit Switch to front motor slow or timer or intermittent 122 Orange Blue Wipers unit Switch to head lamp wiper or rear motor parking 128 Orange Lt Green Wipers circuit, timer or relay Switch to head lamp wiper or rear motor, timer or 127 Orange Yellow Wipers relay 129 Orange Pink Wipers Timer or relay to head lamp or rear motor Timer or relay to head lamp or rear motor parking 130 Orange Slate Wipers circuit 121 Orange Wipers Wiper circuits from ignition switch
Based on BS-AU7a 1983. The "Alt" column disguishes different uses for the same colour code, and the
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British Standard cable colours
"System" column is my own addition.
This page was created by Paul Gover on Tuesday, October 12, 1999.
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