Brake light switch wiring?
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Brake light switch wiring?
I am putting the dash back into my '69 and was cleaning up the under dash wiring and I discovered what appears to be a condenser wired across the brake light switch leads.
Has anybody ever seen a setup like this?
What purpose would it serve? Can I safely eliminate it?
I would guess, from the splices and quick connectors, that this was done by a PO as I don't think that GM used this wiring method.
TIA
Dave
Has anybody ever seen a setup like this?
What purpose would it serve? Can I safely eliminate it?
I would guess, from the splices and quick connectors, that this was done by a PO as I don't think that GM used this wiring method.
TIA
Dave
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My 71' had the same crude looking installation. I think it's just a noise capacitor to stop the brake light switch from making a "clicking" sound in the radio. Looks like an after thought/field fix. Left mine out.
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Originally Posted by Duke94
My 71' had the same crude looking installation. I think it's just a noise capacitor to stop the brake light switch from making a "clicking" sound in the radio. Looks like an after thought/field fix. Left mine out.
As they say, "If it ain't broke, ..."
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Originally Posted by 1mollyd
Thanks. That's what I thought, but I was a little concerned about removing it in case it would cause other problems.
As they say, "If it ain't broke, ..."
Dave
As they say, "If it ain't broke, ..."
Dave
