71 Steering Column Wire Identification - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mag c10 · 12-05-2017, 01:22 PM

Can anyone identify this wire? I am changing my instrument panel from lights to gauges, and when I removed the original panel, this wire was just loose back there. I'm not sure if I pulled it out of something, or if it was already loose. It appears as if it is separate from the turn signal wiring. The steering column is out of a 71, I believe.

Thanks in Advance!

**VetteVet** · 12-06-2017, 12:09 AM

Check your turn signal harness for a black wire which goes into the column for the horn button. It could be a separate wire someone wired in for that. You may also have the fiber optic line for the shift indicator light but the picture you have looks like some kind of switch on the end.GM went to a regular wire for the indicator light but I can't remember what year.

mag c10 · 12-06-2017, 11:20 AM

Thank you for your reply. I think I will pull the steering wheel, and trace out where it goes.

12-05-2017, 01:22 PM	#1
mag c10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Alabaster, Alabama Posts: 18	71 Steering Column Wire Identification Can anyone identify this wire? I am changing my instrument panel from lights to gauges, and when I removed the original panel, this wire was just loose back there. I'm not sure if I pulled it out of something, or if it was already loose. It appears as if it is separate from the turn signal wiring. The steering column is out of a 71, I believe. Thanks in Advance! Attached Images __________________ Mark _____________________________________________ 1968 c10 stepside 1948 GMC 1969 Chevelle

12-06-2017, 12:09 AM	#2
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,703	Re: 71 Steering Column Wire Identification Check your turn signal harness for a black wire which goes into the column for the horn button. It could be a separate wire someone wired in for that. You may also have the fiber optic line for the shift indicator light but the picture you have looks like some kind of switch on the end.GM went to a regular wire for the indicator light but I can't remember what year. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

12-06-2017, 11:20 AM	#3
mag c10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Alabaster, Alabama Posts: 18	Re: 71 Steering Column Wire Identification Thank you for your reply. I think I will pull the steering wheel, and trace out where it goes. __________________ Mark _____________________________________________ 1968 c10 stepside 1948 GMC 1969 Chevelle



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