Guest ROJ Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I had an interesting conversation with Richard at Catford Ford Spares today. I told him i was going to retrofit a heated windscreen into my Mk6 P reg 1800 Ghia cabby, and had got the wiring loom off ebay.. He told me that unless i had the right fusebox not to bother as some fuseboxes didn't have the right connections - he said not to try and swap it as that might bugger the rest of the wiring! Could anyone tell me what reference number I should have on the fusebox and if they have successfully retrofitted a heated w/s in a similar age and spec car. Cheers Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifitz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 hi I fitted a heated windscreen to my mk6 ghia you will all ready have the wiring behind the dash you will need the wiring that runs along below the windscreen in the engine bay and the aux fuse next to the battery sorry don't have any part nos at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinkettering Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Also need a relay,which ford don't sell anymore,but I've got 2 here,also you can wire in some heated washer jets from a mondeo mk1/2 which also plugs into the screen loom Loom connects into the black fuse box in front of battery,it will only go into 1 slot and a 50 amp fuse will be needed aswell Edited July 17, 2013 by martinkettering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROJ Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thank you gentlemen. Sifitz - I don't suppose you took any photos while you were doing it? I've got the relay, and two groups of wiring - behind the dashboard and the engine bay bit. I'll take some pics and post them up because I've got far more wires than they show in the wiring diagram! Thanks Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinkettering Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 There is 2 connectors for screen with 2 black wires for earths,another earth from loom,and then another connector for heated washers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROJ Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 This is the wiring I recieved from the seller. There is obviously one lot for behind the dash - which i don't need, and the bit with relay for under the bonnet, but what concerns me is that it's attached to other stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROJ Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 So I've already swapped the switch over, popped the old one out, and sure enough there was the extra connector.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 The engine bay bit you have is for cars with the HFS and air con. Does your car have air con? Many variants of the HFS engine bay wiring are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 If you dont have air con the best loom to source for the engine bay is the variant less air con, but with the heated washer jet loom built in. Then you have heated jets and windscreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROJ Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I've uncovered where to plug in the heated windscreen connector, but can anyone tell me what the blue connector on the top is please? nothing is connected to it. I suppose I mount the relay in the bottom of this well? It all needs a good hoovering out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Hi the big relay goes behind the battery. It attaches to the black grid behind the battery. You need to remove the windscreen scuttle first thou. Also, regards to the grey main connector for the hfs loom, check the colouring of the wires matches at both ends. The HFS loom itself and that of the cars existing wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ROJ Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thanks Allblue - I didn't want to force it and break it, but how does the big grey connector come off the mounting? This is all getting quite exciting - I'm also about to order a Piper exhaust system to make the brum even brummier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allblue Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 It's clipped in, but given the age of the plastic, will probably snap if removed. you don't need to remove the connector to fit the loom. Just push loom connector in, but check that the wire colours match up on either side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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