1975 Wiring Harness repair - fix or delete seat sensor wiring |
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1975 Wiring Harness repair - fix or delete seat sensor wiring |
DaveB |
Jun 1 2022, 11:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I just removed the wiring harness from my '75. I am not sure what the PO did or what happened but there are a lot of shorts with melted and exposed wiring. The seat wiring is melted into a large uniform mess.
I hate any form of lock out with seat belts. Can I remove the wiring and sensors or is there any reason I should restore the wiring under the seats and then make the modification to delete the lock out and fasten seat belt signals? I can't imagine a future owner thinking they would want to have the wiring available to connect a starter lock out to the seat belts. Thanks, DaveB |
windforfun |
Jun 1 2022, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,823 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Blackhawk, CA Member No.: 8,476 Region Association: None |
Delete the whole harness. Buy a "new" harness. God only knows what else is going on in that thing.
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DaveB |
Jun 1 2022, 05:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Delete the whole harness. Buy a "new" harness. God only knows what else is going on in that thing. I could buy a harness but I'd like to learn how to repair this. I would have liked something that didn't make me say WTF every few minutes. Oh it gets better. I need to get a video on how to attach wires like this: Here is the steering column washer/signal switches with the custom silver Porsche electrical wrap: and looking down at the bearing for the steering wheel - it looks like the plastic disintegrated and explains why the steering wheel was flopping around. Probably should have called this Project WTF. I should start a separate thread on the stuff we find in our cars from PO's. Doubt that would survive a few hours on Instagram. DaveB |
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