Lucas wire colour codes for Land Rover

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British Standards Institution # BS-AU7 Colour Code for Vehicle Wiring

The British Standards institution (BSI) creates and maintains standards for British industries, one of which is colour coding automotive wire insulation based upon the use of the wire. This is a great help to those of us maintaining our own British cars allowing us to glance at a wire and know what it is being used for. This standard is periodically updated as vehicles become more complex with more colour combinations used and in some cases the uses are changed for a colour combination. Colour code tables for BS-AU7a (1983 revision) and newer are commonly available on the net. What I am trying to document is colour uses for 1960's and earlier British cars. I may miss some colours & some uses. Series III Land Rovers have a more complicated wiring system using additional coloured wires, but most of the uses remain the same as called out in this page. Additionally, replacement wire harness manufacturers have to pick a version of the standard for building their looms and the version they use may be newer than what your vehicle was originally built to so some insulation colours might not match what your vehicle had from the factory. I have added some newer standard codes for accessories that might be added to a series Land Rover, such as rear fog lamps, a rear window wiper and washer, driving lamps, radio and electric fan. In general solid colours go from the power source to a switch and a stripped wire goes from the switch to the switched electrical component. If you have a newer vehicle with more a more complicated electrical system here is a link to a chart that covers newer vehicles as outlines in a newer version of the colour code. Please note that Land Rovers built to military specifications use a different wire colour code.

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Lucas wire colour codes for Land Rover

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Black
Black/ Purple Black/ Green Black/ Light green Black/ Light green Black/Orange Black/red Black/white

All ground connections

Temperature switch to warning light Relay to radiator fan motor Brake switch Brake differential pressure valve to warning light Radiator fan motor to thermal switch From 3 prong flasher unit to flasher light Flasher unit light to ground

Blue
Blue Blue White Blue/ White Blue/ White Blue/ Red Blue/ Yellow

Headlamp connections
Headlamp switch to dimmer switch Headlight high beams High beam dimmer switch to high beam indicator lamp Dimmer switch to long-range driving light switch Headlight low beams Long range driving lamp switch to lamp

Brown
Brown/Yellow Brown/ Blue Brown/ White Brown/ Yellow Brown/ Purple Brown/ Green Brown/ Lt. Green Brown/ Black

Main feed from the battery. No switches or fuses

GEN to volt. Regulator power feed to headlamp switch Ammeter to main alternator terminal Alternator to 'no charge' warning light Alternator Regulator feed Fuse to horn (No relay) Windscreen wiper motor to switch Horn to horn button (no relay)

Green

Ignition switch controlled wiring for auxiliary devices, switched 12V to individual wiper motors, to brake lite switch, flashers, etc
Fuel gauge to fuel tank unit (Light green/black for vehicles with voltage stabilizer) Water temperature gauge to temperature sender unit (Light green/black for vehicles with voltage stabilizer) low fuel warning light to fuel sender unit. Switch to reverse lamp Direction indicator switch to left-hand flasher lamps

Green/ Black

Green/ Blue

Green/ Blue Green/ Brown Green/ Red

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Green/ Purple Green/ White Green/ Yellow Green/ Yellow Green/ Gray

Stop lamp switch to stop lamps Direction indicator switch to right hand flasher lamps Heater switch to slow speed on heater motor or for single speed motor oil pressure light to oil pressure switch Heater switch to high speed on heater motor

Light green
Light green

voltage stabilizer to instruments on LRs fitted with voltage stabilizer

choke cable mechanical switch to carburetter heater element (Solex optional fitment) Windscreen washer switch to motor Flasher switch to left-hand flasher warning light Flasher switch to flasher unit Flasher unit to flasher warning light Rear window washer switch to motor fuel mixture light to fuel mixture thermostat switch (vech. with carb heater)

Light green/ Black Light green/ Blue Light green/ Brown Light green/ Purple Light green/ Orange Light green/ Red

Orange
Orange/ Black Orange/ Blue Orange/ Green Orange/ Yellow Orange/ Light green

Wiper circuit (single motor wiper system)

Wiper switch to to motor parking wiper switch to low speed on motor Wiper switch to high speed on motor Rear wiper switch to rear wiper motor switch to rear window motor parking

Purple
Purple/ Brown Purple/ Red

Accessories fed direct from battery via fuse (Always live)

Horn fuse to horn relay when horn is fused separately Switches to map light, under bonnet light, glove box light and boot lamp when fed direct from battery fuse

Red
Red/ Yellow Red/ Blue Red/ Brown Red Orange Red/ White

Tail lights, instrument lights, parking lights and side markers

Fog light switch to fog light or front fog light fuse to fog lights Front fog light fuse to fog light switch Rear fog guard switch to lamps Power to rear fog guard lamp fuse Fuse to instrument lamp switch, Instrument panel lamps

White
White

Ignition circuit, no additional switches, not fused

Power to coil, fuse to cold running light (vech. w/o carb heater)

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White White/ Black White/ Black White/ Black

Power to electric fuel pump Ignition coil to distributor Distributor side of coil to tach impulse sensor mechanical choke cable mounted switch to cold running thermostat switch (1960's vech. w/o carb heater) mechanical switch on choke cable to thermostat switch( in 1970's, white black earlier) Oil pressure switch to warning light or gauge cold runing light to mechanical switch on choke cable (vech. w/o carb heater) (light blue in 1970's) Ignition switch to radio fuse Ignition switch or starter switch to starter solenoid

White/ yellow

White/ Brown White/ Blue

White/ Pink White/ Red

Yellow
Yellow

Generator connections wired through the ignition switch

Dynamo 'D' to voltage regulator 'D', Voltage regulator 'D' to gen. light on instrument panel Dynamo 'F' to control box 'F' Alternator field 'F' to control box 'F'

Yellow/ Green

Note that this is an abreviated list showing colours most likely encountered on a Series Land Rover and circuits a Series Land Rover owner is likely to add to their vehcle. Here is a link to a colour code chart that covers newer vehicles with more electronics.

Aproximately equivelent wire sizes and capacities:

AMP carrying capacity General uses
tail & side lamps. general instrument wiring Headlamps, horns, Aux lighting Generator to Control box & Ammeter 30 AMP alternator feed & ammeter

British standard

U.S. standard

14 strand

18 gauge

8 amps

28 strand

14 gauge

17 amps

44 strand

12 guage

25.5 amps

65 strand

10 guage

35 Amps

Generator voltage regulator connections:

Early positive earth voltage regulator with 5 posts Regulator post label AL A wire colours Brown/Blue 2 wires

Go to A contact ign sw. Fuse block (always hot fuse

Brown/White Amp meter

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F D E

Yellow/Green F terminal Generator Yellow 2 wires Black D terminal Generator Gen light in panel Ground

Neg earth IIA voltage regulator with 3 posts Regulator post label B F D wire colours

go to

Brown/White Amp Meter Yellow/Green F terminal genertor Yellow 2 wires D terminal Generator Gen light in panel

Flasher pin code:

Flasher units have to be connected to the turn signal switch circuit in a certain way and are marked in a way that is far from obvious. So here are the markings and where they go for a 3 prong flasher unit. The same code works for the 2 pin flasher as well. Flasher pin label What it connects to X L P Switched 12 V (green wire) Power to turn signal lights power to flasher indicator light

Headlamp socket:
Sometimes you might purchase a replacement headlamp socket from a company that provides pig tail leads that do not follow ther British standard and you need to figure out which circuit each lead needs to be connected to.

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