usually under the handle attached to the switch
Ground the parking brake wire (green). Connect it to the ground wire (black)
Luis I'm installing a DVD player, I need to find the wire for parking, my dvd wont play without that wire connected
The parking brake wire is located under the center console. Around the parking brake there is a wire that routes to handbreak, it is normally green.
just ground the parking brake wire
In order to find a short in a buried wire you will need to use an electronic wire chaser. The electronic wire chaser will notify you of where the break is exactly.
two problems i had .....on the back of the head unit ...the brown wire is the park break wire ground that wire and thats it ...also the orange wire is not the ilumination wire its for camera i diddnt see that ,,,,dont hook up that wire if you dont have cam .
a likely fuel pump failure HAS THE PARKING BRAKE BEEN WORKED ON RECENTLY?= THERE IS A GROUND WIRE FOR THE FUEL PUMP SECURED TO THE PARKING BRAKE MOUNTING BOLT ON THE UPPER (DASH MOUNTED END OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER) IF THE NUT SECURING THE GROUND WIRE IS LOOSE THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT OPERATE. THIS CAN BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.
Most cars have drum brakes in rear which the parking brake manipulates. Take off both rear wheels and brake drums. You should see a wire system inside that continues out the rear of the brake housing. This is the parking brake wire. Spray it with WD-40 or an equivilant rust penetrating oil. If this does not work, disconnect the wire from the brake mechanism and the brakes should release.
The wire should rest at 12V+ or zero but when the parking brake is on the wire goes 12V- .
the parking break is always eight er black ,some people customize and install various metals usually in stainless steel, but from manufacturing 99% is stainless steel with black rubber cover
Positive wire touched negative wire on parking lights for 89 civic rt
Is the circuit grounding out? Bare, broken, corroded, rubbed though wire?