Strange wiring under steering column
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:36 pm
Alright guys,
So I've been tearing lots of stuff apart. I have a new MC coming, and I wanted to take out the old one, remove the booster, clean and paint that, and clean and paint the prop valve.
So not realizing how much stuff needs to come off to get the booster off, I set forth.. After taking out the lower dash trim, blower duct, and steering column plastics (the screws are so large it's not even funny), I started looking at the wiring on the column which seemed odd to me:
You can see in this first pic, the green wires with an orange stripe and blue stripe are cut and dangling on the left side.
In this second image, you can see the green with orange stripe is also cut on this right side, however it has been spliced into a flasher relay.
*Also in this image is a green wire, with (I believe) a yellow stripe that is cut. I accidentally cut the baby wire trying to take off heat shrink that was around this wire for no reason. Just hanging there on it, unshrunken
In this third image, this whole series of wires and relays (that I mentioned in the previous picture) are on the floor were not connected to anything when the steering column cover was on (they were tucked with zipties).
So I followed the speaker copper wires through the firewall into the engine bay.
They ended up near the front turn signals. In this image it is the right signal (driver's side) and splits to go over towards the left signal (passenger side).
I ended up turning on the lights, and using the blinkers. They work good, and the blinker "chimes" from the metal flasher relays work well.
I am just very confused why someone would do this... The stock system shouldn't have had a problem...
Anyone seen this before? It looks horrible.
So I've been tearing lots of stuff apart. I have a new MC coming, and I wanted to take out the old one, remove the booster, clean and paint that, and clean and paint the prop valve.
So not realizing how much stuff needs to come off to get the booster off, I set forth.. After taking out the lower dash trim, blower duct, and steering column plastics (the screws are so large it's not even funny), I started looking at the wiring on the column which seemed odd to me:
You can see in this first pic, the green wires with an orange stripe and blue stripe are cut and dangling on the left side.
In this second image, you can see the green with orange stripe is also cut on this right side, however it has been spliced into a flasher relay.
*Also in this image is a green wire, with (I believe) a yellow stripe that is cut. I accidentally cut the baby wire trying to take off heat shrink that was around this wire for no reason. Just hanging there on it, unshrunken
In this third image, this whole series of wires and relays (that I mentioned in the previous picture) are on the floor were not connected to anything when the steering column cover was on (they were tucked with zipties).
So I followed the speaker copper wires through the firewall into the engine bay.
They ended up near the front turn signals. In this image it is the right signal (driver's side) and splits to go over towards the left signal (passenger side).
I ended up turning on the lights, and using the blinkers. They work good, and the blinker "chimes" from the metal flasher relays work well.
I am just very confused why someone would do this... The stock system shouldn't have had a problem...
Anyone seen this before? It looks horrible.