I have a 1996 306, I have loose wires on passenger side front door that have affected the central locking and stereo speaker. Having unpluged the wiring from the door connector I've noticed that there are a number of broken wires, I have wiring diagrams in a haynes manual but cannot make head nor tail of them, I'm confident if I have a more basic diagram of the wiring that comes from the body of the door I can identify which wires go where and solder them, is there anywhere I can get basic wiring diagrams?
Also would the job be made easier if I took the passenger door off?
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This is a common problem on 306 front doors.You can buy a repair wiring harness from Peugeot (approx £48)which consists of a new multiplug connector & wires ,however you will find neither the colour codes nor the number codes will match ,which makes things even more interesting!!Removal of the door makes the job much easier - Undo 2 check strap bolts then remove lower hinge bolt (10mm hex) the door will then lift off,That's the easy bit.
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Two years ago, I fixed several broken wires on the driver's door by resoldering short links between the broken ends. I did this with the door in place and it was very difficult.
The repairs have held together, but this year a different wire snapped. This time I removed the door and I would say that the improved access really makes this an essential step.
Most of the wires are different colours. IIRC there were 2 or 3 white wires and perhaps a duplicated red wire - so two whites and/or two reds would have to be broken to cause any problems identifying where to reconnect them. Some wires had Peugeot identification code numbers on them, but many were plain. The passenger door should have fewer wires than the driver's door because of the way the electric windows are connected.
I shaved a centimetre or so off the multiplug to expose enough wire to allow a solder connection. Soldered a 15cm (approx from memory) link between the multiplug and the original cable. Insulated both ends with heat shrink. Pushed/folded the original cable back into the A-pillar so that the new soldered joint lay inside the A-pillar and the new link wasn't under any tension. Taped over the cut part of the multiplug connector with electrical insulation tape.
You need to be very careful if you cut into the multiplug since the wires are moulded into the plastic and some are extremely close to the surface. Very easy to accidentally cut into a wire and make matters worse.
(I also remade all the links I made two years ago - a much neater job this time).
Ian
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