wire routing question
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wire routing question
1969 corvette L46
I am installing the harness to my headlamps. I'm not sure how to rout the wires leading to the headlamps..
Do they snake through over the headlamp actuator? Or do the rout to the side of the actuator assembly?
Does anyone have a photo?
Thanks.
I am installing the harness to my headlamps. I'm not sure how to rout the wires leading to the headlamps..
Do they snake through over the headlamp actuator? Or do the rout to the side of the actuator assembly?
Does anyone have a photo?
Thanks.
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The harness is attached to the header bar and the wires drop down as shown below.l 
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Thank you very much...very helpful
My specific question is .. Does the portion of the harness that connects to the headlights run through the headlamp actuator housing (ie over the actuator itself) or is it routed to the side of the housing?
Thanks
My specific question is .. Does the portion of the harness that connects to the headlights run through the headlamp actuator housing (ie over the actuator itself) or is it routed to the side of the housing?
Thanks
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Hi b,
Here are a few pics from my 71.
Perhaps they'll help along with what Willcox posted.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the harness running along the headlight support. It's clipped to it in several places as the AIM shows.
You can see part of the harness turning down for the right side headlights and part continuing on for the parking and side marker connections.
Here you can see the typical connection for each headlight and the headlight warning switch.
Here are a few pics from my 71.
Perhaps they'll help along with what Willcox posted.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the harness running along the headlight support. It's clipped to it in several places as the AIM shows.
You can see part of the harness turning down for the right side headlights and part continuing on for the parking and side marker connections.
Here you can see the typical connection for each headlight and the headlight warning switch.
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Hi b,
Here are a few pics from my 71.
Perhaps they'll help along with what Willcox posted.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the harness running along the headlight support. It's clipped to it in several places as the AIM shows.
You can see part of the harness turning down for the right side headlights and part continuing on for the parking and side marker connections.
Here you can see the typical connection for each headlight and the headlight warning switch.
Here are a few pics from my 71.
Perhaps they'll help along with what Willcox posted.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the harness running along the headlight support. It's clipped to it in several places as the AIM shows.
You can see part of the harness turning down for the right side headlights and part continuing on for the parking and side marker connections.
Here you can see the typical connection for each headlight and the headlight warning switch.
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Hi,
I'm sorry but I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
The wires for the left side lights leave the harness before the harness passes over the canister and on the right side after it passes over the canister.
You can see the arrow pointing the right side harness.
Regards,
Alan
I'm sorry but I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
The wires for the left side lights leave the harness before the harness passes over the canister and on the right side after it passes over the canister.
You can see the arrow pointing the right side harness.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi,
I'm sorry but I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
The wires for the left side lights leave the harness before the harness passes over the canister and on the right side after it passes over the canister.
You can see the arrow pointing the right side harness.
Regards,
Alan
I'm sorry but I'm not quite sure what you're asking.
The wires for the left side lights leave the harness before the harness passes over the canister and on the right side after it passes over the canister.
You can see the arrow pointing the right side harness.
Regards,
Alan
I'm probably not making myself clear with my question.
Here's what I am after... I want to know the precise path the wiring takes after it leaves the harness and goes to the headlights.. Does it go internally through the actuator housing or does go around the housing? Probably doesn't make sense to go through the housing.
.
Thanks again
Bibb
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I'm probably not making myself clear with my question.
Here's what I am after... I want to know the precise path the wiring takes after it leaves the harness and goes to the headlights.. Does it go internally through the actuator housing or does go around the housing? Probably doesn't make sense to go through the housing.
Here's what I am after... I want to know the precise path the wiring takes after it leaves the harness and goes to the headlights.. Does it go internally through the actuator housing or does go around the housing? Probably doesn't make sense to go through the housing.
This picture would seem to indicat it going around the canister...
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Hi b,
It travels down right next to the outer side of the canister on both the left and right lights…. through the housing not to the side of it.
I believe you can tell that from the way the end of the harness enters the picture from the top.
Whew!
Regards,
Alan
It travels down right next to the outer side of the canister on both the left and right lights…. through the housing not to the side of it.
I believe you can tell that from the way the end of the harness enters the picture from the top.
Whew!
Regards,
Alan
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Wow! .. Yes! the photo shows it. Thanks for your patience.
Best Regards..
Bibb