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While swapping the oil gauge line (on my 1969) I found the center / shifter console was being held on by a single screw. The repair kit is on route, but my other question are the three disconnected wires:
Orange wire with black plastic clip
Black wire with worn metallic clip
Gray wire, exposed end
I assume one is the cigarette lighter... Thoughts on the others?
I will also entertain thoughts on Bluetooth capable radios.
Last edited by Iago_Trenic_MD; Feb 8, 2026 at 05:18 PM.
Orange would either go to the cig lighter, a courtesy light, or your clock (although in the location you are showing it's likely the lighter)
The Grey wires always go to a light bulb (in which there are many). Could be in your center gauge console, but in that location, your probably missing a bulb in the heater controls? The cig lighter bulb is not grey so likely not that one.
The double black is ground and I believe it clips into the heater control (I don't quite remember though).
This all assumes that these are original wires or replaced with the proper color wire (that Orange one looks like it might not be original)?
I like the color schematics by Dr Rebuild. He has photos of the connectors involved which REALLY helps chasing down wires.
According to Dr Rebuild's schematics; the orange wire goes to the cigarette lighter, the gray wire goes to the cigarette lighter light bulb, and the black wire is console ground; i.e. the ground wire for the console metal plate.
Bluetooth: There's a repro radio available that looks just like the original radio. It even has a functioning slide bar to switch from AM to FM. It has blue tooth. Also...it takes up much much less space behind the instrument gauge plate. If you ever want to put Vintage Air AC into your car, this lessened space makes mounting the Vintage Air ducts easier. The repro radio I've described costs a little North of $600.
Center console wiring
