Wiring rehab

[Phil Waterman]

When I made up new harnesses for both trucks, I incorporated turn signal wires right in the wire loom so that the harness looks original. Then used a vintage turn signal unit on the steering column to control lights.

One other consideration is what to do about reasonable sized tail lights. Lets face it the 1” diameter tail lights just don’t cut it in today’s traffic. On my C60 the solution was to mount two WWII reflectors like the ones used on Jeeps with the backs removed, concealed behind them are tail, brake, and turn signal bulbs. These are split off from the original small light so they also function. Looks good when parked and is practical on the road. On the front I used a pair of the round vintage hooded turn signals mounted in close to the brush bar.

One other little addition was that I connected the brake isolation switch in parallel with the normal brake connection with a flasher on the isolation switch in this way when the switch is flipped to the on power flows through the flasher and the brake lights flash. When you step on the brake the light is full on with no flash.