VW uses Calf-turd brown for pure grounds, and brown with a stripe for switch grounds, or grounds that are connected to something odd.

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Stefan Weir [SMTP:WEIRSTEF@CS.COM]
Sent:   Saturday, November 20, 1999 11:11 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Wiring Question.

If you're gonna flame me, flame on.

I am putting in a CD player and it's been a couple of years since I did this
and I have never done it on a VW (I have always coughed up $$$ to Circuit
City).  Ground wires in German cars are generally (1) Brown or (2) Gray?  I
have both and beleive it to be brown, but wanted to make sure.

Thanks,
Stefan

P.S. I don't mind if I get flamed for such a simple bit of info, but I don't
want my Van to get "flamed"  :-)