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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ '71 turn signal switch - newer ok?

Posted by: capn914 Sep 19 2004, 04:42 PM

Hi Club,

Just bought a '71 1.7, with lotsa lotsa problems. Turn signals today:

TS stalk just dangles, obviously need new one. Nobody seems to have them, but '72-up available. Possible? What about rebuild? Any advice helpful.

Posted by: markb Sep 19 2004, 08:41 PM

IIRC, 70 & 71 are different from later years. I hear there's not enough room to use the later ones. Too many wires or something. 71's will also need to have the wires spliced for replacement since there's no connectors. You can change out the steering column fairly easily if you really want to put the later ones on. Personally, I'm taking the later one out of the 71 I'm working on, so I can put a stock 71 one back in. Call me strange, but I like to keep the early ones as stock as I can. There's a used switch in a box at Cap'n Krusty's if you're looking for one. Email or PM him.

Posted by: aircooledboy Sep 20 2004, 09:55 AM

If the 71's don't have a connector at all, this won't help much, but I recently put the switch from a 75 into my early '72. The new connector has the same configuration, but room for 2 or 3 more wires at one end. The new switch I used had the same number of wires as the old one (the extra spaces were empty). IIRC the problem comes from the fact that space allowed for the connector inside the older column is too small for the newer and bigger connector. Sooooo, I was able to take the switch side of the connector plugs apart (3 or 4 tiny slide clips on the outside, you'll know em when you see em) and carefully move the wires from the new switch into the old plug one at a time. Works like charm.

Again though,if the '71 ain't gots a connector at all, none of that will help at all.

Posted by: Bleyseng Sep 20 2004, 10:04 AM

Dan Henderson is parting out a 70 witha good turn signal setup. Look in hte classifeds

Posted by: Joe Ricard Sep 20 2004, 01:09 PM

I did it recently. Have to tear apart a perfectly brand new late model connector block and splice into the exsisting wires. all wires are the same color code just a pain. Good thing I learned how to solder in the Navy. Make sure the connectors are well insulated with good heat shrink. NOT ELECTRICAL TAPE.