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Old Jun 1, 2021 | 10:25 AM
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I have looked through previous threads that talk about this connector. They always lean toward the lighter but I don't think that is correct. I believe it is the instrument light feed to the auto shift indicator. Can anyone confirm? My car is a manual but did the factory install one harness with the feed wire there for autos and on a manual you would have this connector to mess with your brain trying to figure out where it goes? They probably had a couple of beers and laughed about it.


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You really need to add the year of your ride to your profile if not included in your question,
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Looks like a gray wire going into connector?
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Sorry about that. I didn't realize I didn't have that info in my profile. It is there now, but it is a 71 LS5 manual.

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Can't tell from your photo's the color of the wire going to that connector.
That connector is the correct shape for the PRNDL lamp connector - if it has a purple wire with a white stripe then that'd be correct.
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The assembly manual under UPC M40, sheet A4 shows the location of the connector and this pretty closely matches the location of the one in the picture. I am going to go with it is for auto cars and not used for manuals unless you are looking for a instrument light feed for something you are adding to the car.
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