F15a wiring harness

[Dave Schindel]

I am wondering if anyone can identify this wiring harness from a f15a . It has a brass fitting on one end that looks like it would plug into a light socket.There are about 6 wires total and most are yellow. There is one breakout with 3 connectors and the rest have 2. Any help will be greatly appreciated,Dave

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Dave,

That harness is a new one to me. Looking closely at the plug it appears to be a BAY15D size plug. It has two contacts and side locating pins at different heights. On that basis it does not plug into the dash socket which is a BA15S socket. All sockets are single contact types on all lights except the headlights.

Hard to tell from the photos, but it appears a couple of very sharp bends at various points on the harness. Could they be wires twisted and soldered together? If that be the case, it could be a jury rig for some purpose such as using the battery for auxiliary lighting? Still can't figure out however, why one would plug it into a headlight socket if that is the only type it fits.

Yellow with a black trace is the headlight wires colour. The remains of what appears to be a grommet is interesting too. The only place I have seen one on a harness is where the harness goes from the engine compartment to the back of the dashboard. See middle of attached photo.

A real enigma, but perhaps I got the ball rolling and someone can positively identify it so we can all be the wiser.

Cheers

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Guys, I think it is time we revive The Snakes Alive CMP Wiring Project ....

Hanno

[Dave Schindel]

hmmmm maybe it's not a f15a wiring harness at all? I bought this truck disassembled (in boxes) so maybe it is not CMP at all. Now that I thinl about it, there were some parts for a military trailer of some kind in with the CMP parts. I was hoping someone would recognise the brass connector as it seems unique. I think that adding to the snakes alive thread would be great, and maybe make it a sticky.

[David Herbert]

If the pins on the connector are at different distances from the end, surely it fits into a bulb holder intended for a twin filament bulb as used when brake and tail lights are in a combined into one lamp. If there are three wires from it that would tend to confirm.

David

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Dave,

Yes, the plug would indicate a two filament globe. How many contacts are there in any of the remaining sockets?

Looking more like a trailer harness of some type.

Snakes alive!

Cheers,