Now that I have fixed pretty much everything on my car, I decided to mess with the reverse lights. Found that one of the wires has just come out. Where does it go? Will be nice to have them back on.

Thanks!

 

ummmmmm..... did you perhaps neglect to explain just what 'this wire' is ?

 

Whoops I thought I had attached it. It's the black wire that's just sticking out. The other end is on the forward screw on the side of the "triangle" in there.

Edit: that screw has another black wire running from it which goes around to the shifter indicator light (PRND21).

 

that appears to be a ground wire.

 

I still cant figure out where it goes. Its too short to reach anywhere. Do you happen to have a wiring diagram for it?

 

I can't even quite tell what that picture is of. thats a tail light assembly? left or right side? this is a 1991 240 (per your status) ? sedan or wagon?

 

Its a 244-sedan. No the picture is what I got when I removed the shifter console. The wire I am talking about is sticking up (its tip seems out of focus in the picture) and has its shadow on one of the front screws. It comes out from the sideways screw there (the other one from the screw goes into the shifter console light)

 

well, its a ground wire. something was grounded there that has been cut off. if I remember right on a 240, thats where a whole lot of stuff in the dashboard gets grounded (on a 740/940, the grounds are on the inside of the fenders on both sides just forward of the front door hinges)

it could be something left over from an old stereo install or something?

lets see, I happen to have a 1992 240 greenbook wiring diagram in front of me. says the center console/gear lever console has a pile of stuff grounded... the ground wires at the gear shifter go up to a couple ground screws behind the dash just above the AC controls, and provide grounds to...

• headlight relay
• indicator light for rear fog lamp
• bulb failure warning sensor
• instrument lights
• windscreen wiper interval relay
• fuel pump relay
• flasher relay
• tailgate wash/wiper switch
• heated rear windwo relay
• seat belt reminder control unit
• steering column: control panel light; speedometer; speedo transmitter; cigar lighter; horn
• A/C unit relay
• electric window relay
• electric window switch
• overdrive relay
• central locking relay
• heater van
• power door mirrors
• heated seats

most of this stuff goes to the screws up behind the center dash, but thats tied down to this place.

 

Uhmm I think you are talking about the screw that has like 10 ground wires behind the AC button on the center console.

I am talking about the shifter console that is separate and on the floor

 

right. in the wiring diagram, those are listed together, with all that stuff I enumerated, and a wire is shown that connects them.

 

From the list you have there:

All those work. Mine doesnt have the power door mirrors.

The only other possibility that I can see is - the central lock doesnt work perfectly. I can lock and unlock all doors with my keys. From the inside though, I can lock all the doors with the "stick" that sits near the window sill. However, I can keep pulling up on it all day long and it wont unlock any of the other doors. Suggestions?

I also tried to move that "triangle" in the shifter area but no luck. Still dont have back up lights.