Lever on left side of steering column

[Captain_Keram]

Hello everyone so I have a question. So in the top photos with the part connected to the car, a 1968 1600-2, the plastic piece inside is broken. The part in the photos that’s  in my hand came from my brother’s 71 2002. So I’m wondering is it possible to interchange them without having to cut wires or is it possible to take them apart and just replace the plastic pieces in the levers without having to you know go through the hassle of taking a whole wiring off. 

[TobyB]

uhhh-

 

the wires unplug from the switch.

What's the problem with just unplugging

the spade terminals from the old switch and

into the new one?

 

t

might be missing something here.

[Captain_Keram]

2 minutes ago, TobyB said:

uhhh-

 

the wires unplug from the switch.

What's the problem with just unplugging

the spade terminals from the old switch and

into the new one?

 

t

might be missing something here.

My apologies I thought they had been crimped on to the metal so I thought OK do I have to cut the wires or is another way to get these unhooked it wasn’t really till I started tugging on them and got them loose that I went “oh I’m an idiot”

Edited April 15, 2021 by Captain_Keram

[TobyB]

It's happened to all of us in various ways!

 

heh

 

t

 

[Mike Self]

On your '68, the high/low beam/flasher lever is connected to the wiring harness via individual terminals and separate wires.  IIRC the one from your brother's 71 has a multi-terminal male plug that connects with a female socket in the wiring harness.  Unfortunately the two plugs use bullet terminals vs spade. 

 

The easiest way to make it work with your car is to cut the plug off the '71 switch and crimp male spade terminals on each wire   The wires on the '71 switch connect to the same plugs as on your '68.  With the lever at the 6 o'clock position:

• the left-most wire is white and goes to terminal 56a
• the upper center wire is red and goes to terminal 15/30
• the lower center wire is yellow/white and goes to terminal 56
• the right-most wire is yellow and goes to terminal 56b
• There's a 5th wire in the harness that plugs into something besides the switch and I don't believe is needed on your '68.

 

Hope that helps

mike

[ray_]

... does your brother know about this?

 

[Captain_Keram]

Just now, ray_ said:

... does your brother know about this?

 

Yeah he knows, his car is kind of totaled so we’re just kind of using it to rebuild my car. ?