Turn Signal / Brake Lights (73 240)

[duragg]

I am re-wiring my 1973 240z.

 

On the factory wire schematic it shows the Turn Signals and Stop Lights are the same wire - same lights?

 

Trying to figure out how I will adapt this to my new universal wire harness.

 

If I read things right, the T/S wire is the same wire as the Brake lights (just that both come on).

Or am I missing something?

 

Tj

[ktm]

I just finished rewiring my car after I had a short that fried the entire harness.

 

The combo/turn signal switch was a bit confusing when trying to adapt to a Painless fuse block (I made my own wiring harness). You are correct. When you hit the brakes, it uses the same wires as the turn signals. When you signal and hit the brakes, the side that the turn signal is active will blink but will not show a brake light. The brake switch feeds the turn signal stalk which in turn feeds to white/red and white/black wires which are the "turn signal" wires.

Edited September 4, 2010 by ktm

[duragg]

Sounds like I got some figuring to do when I get to the turn stalk.

 

My harness also has a 3rd brake lite wire that I could use if things get too hairy.

 

I am only using some of the stock electronics like the turn signal switch.

Remainder will be race car toggle switches.

 

Any clues or recollections like you have offered are greatly helpful.

 

Tj