Mitchell:
I just finished this on my 74. The connector is missing because
it
is no longer being made. You can recycle you old one, but the harness
probably has a female pin connector on it if you look closely.
Just push that female pin onto either of the male pins on the
PDWA
connector. It should work just fine. The manufacturer supplied the
best solution they could on the wiring harness, given that the original
connector is no longer made.
I found a couple of other differences; the instrument light
sockets for the small gauges were different from stock on my new
harness and would not accept the original style bulbs. A trip to the
auto parts store got me some bulbs of the correct style, and
everything works just fine.
I guess this a caveat for anyone else out there contemplating
replacing the OEM harness. The original manufacturer may still be making
the replacement harnesses, but they are limited in some cases by their
suppliers as to how closely they can match the original design. Be
prepared to fuss a bit with the new harness to get everything working.
It would be best to hang on to your old harness until the new one is
in place and working. That way you can swap (or as they say in England
"swop") any bits you need to get everything just the way you like it.
I must say however, that it sure looks nice when you are done;
no
more frayed wires, patches, missing harness tape, broken connectors,
etc.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John Mitchell
Sent: July 27, 2005 7:44 PM
To: 6 Pack; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Wiring Harness and Steering Mounts
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Second thing I did tonight was install a new main wiring harness. I
purchased it from TRF. It did not come with the connector for the PDWA
switch. My old one is pretty shot. Are these available anywhere or do
I have to cobble something together? There is also a difference at the
Horn relay. The new harness has only a single purple wire with a single
connector, where the old harness had a jumper going from w1 to c2. Do I
need to add this jumper wire? I rechecked the number on the harness,
and I did order the correct unit.
Thanks for any help, John
Mitchell 76 TR6
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