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Mystery wire
bartg - January 27th, 2014 at 07:01 PM

Howdy,

I was changing the plugs on my bug today and noticed a loose wire behind the fan shroud (right hand side). It looks like it's come off an adjacent 3-way connector but before I plug it into it I'd like to confirm that that is in fact where it's meant to go. The wire disappears into a harness behind the firewall and I have no idea what it connects to at the other end. Ditto for the two thicker wires hooked up to the connector.

Picture has been attached. I would appreciate it if someone could enlighten me as to the purpose of the offending wire and whether it's safe to plug it into the connector next to it.

The car is a 1972 semi-auto superbug.

Cheers
Bart

1303Steve - January 27th, 2014 at 07:39 PM

Thats the wire for the reverse lights, it connects to the 3 way connector

bartg - January 27th, 2014 at 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by 1303Steve
Thats the wire for the reverse lights, it connects to the 3 way connector


Thanks Steve, you sir are correct. The mystery wire does indeed seem to come off the reverse light switch. I guess the connector splits to left and right lights.

Regards
Bart