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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 01:45 PM
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I have removed the switch from the cluster with all my wires disconnected. The previous owner had installed an alarm system from 70's era. The company that I purchased car from installed a new switch (wired and left exposed on carpet) rather than fix the issue and failed to correctly repair!
My question is without having diagram, what color wires connect to the original switch (batt, Acc, grnd..........).
If anyone could help with this would make my life easier correcting their screw up!

Appears to be brown wire, red, purple, pinkish

Thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by Jeht
I have removed the switch from the cluster with all my wires disconnected. The previous owner had installed an alarm system from 70's era. The company that I purchased car from installed a new switch (wired and left exposed on carpet) rather than fix the issue and failed to correctly repair!
My question is without having diagram, what color wires connect to the original switch (batt, Acc, grnd..........).
If anyone could help with this would make my life easier correcting their screw up!

Appears to be brown wire, red, purple, pinkish

Thanks in advance
We need a year and you need a wiring diagram.
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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeht
I have removed the switch from the cluster with all my wires disconnected. The previous owner had installed an alarm system from 70's era. The company that I purchased car from installed a new switch (wired and left exposed on carpet) rather than fix the issue and failed to correctly repair!
My question is without having diagram, what color wires connect to the original switch (batt, Acc, grnd..........).
If anyone could help with this would make my life easier correcting their screw up!

Appears to be brown wire, red, purple, pinkish

Thanks in advance
This should get you started for a 63 corvette
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1966, sorry about that
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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeht
1966, sorry about that
I think its the same red ,pink ,brown ,purple
go on Google images and you will find what you need.

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Best I got and there is no ground.





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Best I got and there is no ground.





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That should fix him up nice picture did you use a cell phone .
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Just what I needed, thanks to all.
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Luckily the wires were just unplugged rather than being cut! Switch wires connected and back the correct way.

Thanks everyone for the help.
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