Electrical connections problem ?
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Electrical connections problem ?
Can anyone tell me where I might get a new "Gas door release" clip that attachés the power lead to the switch in inside the console ? I'm installing a new rear console and someone had the console off before and broke the clip on the door release switch ? Thank you.
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When you say "clip", do you mean the black 5-pin connector with two wires (1 pink and 1 orange) coming out of it?
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Well, good news and bad news I guess:
Good news is that appears to be a Delco PT795 part number (it has white wires, but you can release them and insert your own wires into the connector body if you want). GM part #12167129
Bad news is, it's a little spendy. Seems to run between $20 and $30 depending where you buy it.
Here's a pic of it from a vendor website, where they are installing their product by tapping into the pink/white wires coming out of it:
The AC Delco pic shows all five wires in it, but the unneeded connector pins can easily be released. I usually use a paper clip inserted from the front to push down the lock tab and pull the wire out the back.
A number of places carry it and prices vary.
You might get lucky and find someone willing to cut one off an interior wiring harness, but I wouldn't count on it though. That same little connector body is used for a lot of different functions on varous GM vehicles, so maybe a trip to the salvage yard.
$25.40 on Amazon
Good news is that appears to be a Delco PT795 part number (it has white wires, but you can release them and insert your own wires into the connector body if you want). GM part #12167129
Bad news is, it's a little spendy. Seems to run between $20 and $30 depending where you buy it.
Here's a pic of it from a vendor website, where they are installing their product by tapping into the pink/white wires coming out of it:
The AC Delco pic shows all five wires in it, but the unneeded connector pins can easily be released. I usually use a paper clip inserted from the front to push down the lock tab and pull the wire out the back.
A number of places carry it and prices vary.
You might get lucky and find someone willing to cut one off an interior wiring harness, but I wouldn't count on it though. That same little connector body is used for a lot of different functions on varous GM vehicles, so maybe a trip to the salvage yard.
$25.40 on Amazon
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Gas door connector ?
Well, good news and bad news I guess:
Good news is that appears to be a Delco PT795 part number (it has white wires, but you can release them and insert your own wires into the connector body if you want). GM part #12167129
Bad news is, it's a little spendy. Seems to run between $20 and $30 depending where you buy it.
Here's a pic of it from a vendor website, where they are installing their product by tapping into the pink/white wires coming out of it:
The AC Delco pic shows all five wires in it, but the unneeded connector pins can easily be released. I usually use a paper clip inserted from the front to push down the lock tab and pull the wire out the back.
A number of places carry it and prices vary.
You might get lucky and find someone willing to cut one off an interior wiring harness, but I wouldn't count on it though. That same little connector body is used for a lot of different functions on varous GM vehicles, so maybe a trip to the salvage yard.
$25.40 on Amazon
Good news is that appears to be a Delco PT795 part number (it has white wires, but you can release them and insert your own wires into the connector body if you want). GM part #12167129
Bad news is, it's a little spendy. Seems to run between $20 and $30 depending where you buy it.
Here's a pic of it from a vendor website, where they are installing their product by tapping into the pink/white wires coming out of it:
The AC Delco pic shows all five wires in it, but the unneeded connector pins can easily be released. I usually use a paper clip inserted from the front to push down the lock tab and pull the wire out the back.
A number of places carry it and prices vary.
You might get lucky and find someone willing to cut one off an interior wiring harness, but I wouldn't count on it though. That same little connector body is used for a lot of different functions on varous GM vehicles, so maybe a trip to the salvage yard.
$25.40 on Amazon
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Good to know that some of these little parts are available, even if they are expensive.
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I don't care so much about the $20.00, but I need it in a few days as the custome console I have had refinished is going to be shortly, Ill call Contempoary Corvette in Bristol tomarrow and I left a email for Justin at gmpartshouse.com. Mine only has th pink and white wires in itI could swap them out and be fine. When your ready to finish a job, it's these little problems that dog you to death trying to fix. Thank you for the info ! Big Help, hope I can return the favore some day.
Sometime it's those that make the difference in a quality job vs something that's just strictly functional. When it comes to anything electrical, especially things such as wiring, doing things right the first time prevents a LOT of headaches in the future and half the battle is just finding the sources for the parts you need. Glad to help.
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Hey, I hear ya on the little details. Sometime it's those that make the difference in a quality job vs something that's just strictly functional. When it comes to anything electrical, especially things such as wiring, doing things right the first time prevents a LOT of headaches in the future and half the battle is just finding the sources for the parts you need.
Glad to help.
Sometime it's those that make the difference in a quality job vs something that's just strictly functional. When it comes to anything electrical, especially things such as wiring, doing things right the first time prevents a LOT of headaches in the future and half the battle is just finding the sources for the parts you need. Glad to help.
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