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Reverse Light Harness hook up #1810748
04/24/15 07:46 AM
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Got a reverse light harness for my 69 Charger.
(I want the reverse light on the console to light up along with the reverse lights out back).

I've looked at a few wiring diagrams but sure how to hook it up (and don't want to fry anything in the process).

It's got a 2 blade connectors that jump between 2 of the bulkhead connections but not sure which ones, and 1 more blade connector.
The other I think goes to the reverse light switch.

Pics of which bulk head connectors to attach the blade connector to, or which letters via the wiring diagram would be helpful.

Thanks in advance


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I had that harness on my '70 Bee. The pigtail goes to cavity Z of the headlight harness, and the dash light wire to the same on the inside bulkhead connection. The Violet ground wire bolts to the dash frame.
The harness from the B/U light switch goes to the top left cavities of the wiper motor harness. Mine had a 2 wire pigtail coming out of cavites C and D, D being the hot wire I believe. The inside white wire is the power, it comes from the radio red connection, and the white w/ 2 black tracers runs to the body connector back to rear lamp harness.

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Re: Reverse Light Harness hook up [Re: Pynzo] #1811288
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Hey thanks for the reply Pynzo.
Sorry for the lag in reply, been a loooong day.

The wiring harness I have only has the black with white tracer with the jumper wire, another black wire spade connector and then the round connector with the 2 female connectors.
No violet wire.
I am a little confused by your description of how to hook up.


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Ok sorry bout that the confusion, I was thinking you had a dash mounted reverse indicator light and the violet wire is the ground for that lamp socket.

Your new reverse light harness should hook up to the wiper motor harness at cavities D(power wire) and C(signal wire with short pigtail to cavity Z of headlight harness.
Black is the power wire to D
Black w/ white tracer to C
pigtail from Black w/ white tracer to Z

Like I said, my wiper harness has a short 2 wire pigtail that the reverse harness connects into. If you're missing that you can hook directly into the wiper motor connector at D and C.

Inside the car looking up at the Bulkhead connector you should be able to see at cavity D a white wire(power) that runs inside the harness to the radio connector plug where it is pigtailed to the red w/ white tracer radio power wire- if it's not you won't have power for the reverse lamps.
The white w/2 black tracers from cavity C run to the body connector cavity 4 (behind the driverside kick panel). It then runs back to the reverse lamps.

Look for cavity Z(bottom row far left) it should have a wire running to your console mounted reverse indicator-
Here's a pic of the wiper harness pigtail
Edit: this is for a 4Speed hookup

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Re: Reverse Light Harness hook up [Re: MONC] #1811469
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Originally Posted By MONC
Got a reverse light harness for my 69 Charger.
(I want the reverse light on the console to light up along with the reverse lights out back).

I've looked at a few wiring diagrams but sure how to hook it up (and don't want to fry anything in the process).

It's got a 2 blade connectors that jump between 2 of the bulkhead connections but not sure which ones, and 1 more blade connector.
The other I think goes to the reverse light switch.

Pics of which bulk head connectors to attach the blade connector to, or which letters via the wiring diagram would be helpful.

Thanks in advance



Is the car an auto or a stick ?

Safe to ASSuME you do not have a shop manual ?

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Thanks for the clarification Pynzo.
Here's a pic of the harness I have.


It's for a 4 speed car.
I do have a shop manual, but I am finding this part of the wiring diagram hard to read John.

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Re: Reverse Light Harness hook up [Re: MONC] #1811490
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Where did you get that harness from? I need to replace mine and my original is not wrapped, just two wires fused together like a lamp cord.

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Re: Reverse Light Harness hook up [Re: MONC] #1812195
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I got it from E-bay.
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Ebay Store: sniff-out-parts

Here's one of their's:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-4-speed-reve...252&vxp=mtr

It's a little different than the one I have, it has a gray plastic housing on the single spade connector.

Which does this lead connect to? The wiper motor?

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Re: Reverse Light Harness hook up [Re: MONC] #1812242
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The grey connector would connect to a pigtail out of the Z cavity of the headlight harness most likely. I have the wire and terminals, I just need the rubber boot for the reverse switch and am having a devil of a time locating one.My oem harness is kinda crisp and is usable, but as I am doing a complete rewire I'd love to replace it.
Anyone Know where to buy just the boot?

Edit-
I found that same harness at Brewers for $30. If I can't get the boot alone I'll get the harness from them.

http://www.brewersperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BLH

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