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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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just trying to figure out what to do with them.. thanks in adv guys
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its next to shifter from my automatic 79 c3. putting a 6 speed and im just trying to see what these are
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:59 PM
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Those are the neutral safety and back up lamp switches. If you're not going to have any type of neutral safety switch with the 6 speed, the 2 purple wires need to hooked/jumpered to each other or your car won't start.

If the 6 speed has a back up lamp switch run the pink and green wires to the switch.
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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thank you! so the neutral safety switch and back up lights from my tranny can hook up directly where these two where hooked up
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Usually a neutral safety on a stick shift is a clutch switch so the clutch must be pushed down to start the car. If the 6 speed has a switch that has continuity in neutral, there's the neutral safety part.

Backup lamp switch will have continuity in reverse and the b/u lamps will work.
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 05:17 PM
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I disconnect my clutch pedal saftey switch in the starter circuit, its a good circuit to install a hidden anti-theft switch into You can do the same with your auto trans neutral saftey switch.
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