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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1970 Mustang => Topic started by: kcodecoupe on December 13, 2014, 11:31:54 AM

Title: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: kcodecoupe on December 13, 2014, 11:31:54 AM
looking for the correct tail light harness attatching points where the harness comes over the l/r wheel well into the trunk area, under or over the trunk filler panel and under the tail light buckets, fuel sending unit wire route, pickture would be great, thanks, chuck.
Title: Re: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: J_Speegle on December 13, 2014, 06:45:54 PM
Guess we need to know before we get along too far - where and when was your car built? 

And California emissions or without ?

This recent thread will help with some of your questions/requests - if your looking for Dearborn examples.
Title: Re: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: kcodecoupe on December 14, 2014, 08:45:07 AM
Sorry, its a metuchen built B2 built on 1/23/70 without california emissions ,i am prepping the harness to send out to have new cloth weaving installed as it had bed patched up with black electrical tape ,
Title: Re: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: J_Speegle on December 14, 2014, 05:01:15 PM
Looks pretty similar to the 70 Dearborn routing . Can't find a picture to verify the two outer studs at the taillights  were used with the metal J clips as shown in the assembly drawings and on Dearborn cars in the other thread but here is much of the routing and look from the wheel well on the drivers side to the tail light on the passenger side

Hope it helps

Pic #1 Red arrow shows the typical white/opaque colored zip tie. Extra wire connected at the top is the trunk light that this car came with, connection point
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145415-2869386.jpeg)


Pic #2 Fuel sender routing and tape locations
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145416-28791683.jpeg)


Pic #3 Driver's side tail light. As mentioned can't clearly see the outer stud  (green arrow)
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145418-28801921.jpeg)


Pic #4 Routing along the tail light panel Blue arrow is the grounding location for the loom
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145420-28811321.jpeg)


Pic #5 Passenger side tail light. Take notice that there are screw protectors and stud protectors used on the tail light mounting hardware on the trunk side
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145422-28821566.jpeg)
Title: Re: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: kcodecoupe on December 14, 2014, 06:38:52 PM
Looks pretty similar to the 70 Dearborn routing . Can't find a picture to verify the two outer studs at the taillights  were used with the metal J clips as shown in the assembly drawings and on Dearborn cars in the other thread but here is much of the routing and look from the wheel well on the drivers side to the tail light on the passenger side

Hope it helps

Pic #1 Red arrow shows the typical white/opaque colored zip tie. Extra wire connected at the top is the trunk light that this car came with, connection point
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145415-2869386.jpeg)


Pic #2 Fuel sender routing and tape locations
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145416-28791683.jpeg)


Pic #3 Driver's side tail light. As mentioned can't clearly see the outer stud  (green arrow)
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145418-28801921.jpeg)


Pic #4 Routing along the tail light panel Blue arrow is the grounding location for the loom
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145420-28811321.jpeg)


Pic #5 Passenger side tail light. Take notice that there are screw protectors and stud protectors used on the tail light mounting hardware on the trunk side
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214145422-28821566.jpeg)
Thank you Jeff, great pictures. in picture # 1 it kind of looks like there is a white plastic harness push connector on the harness that goes through the outer half of the wheel well about 1/2 way up.
Title: Re: 70 tail light harness attatching points
Post by: J_Speegle on December 14, 2014, 07:26:51 PM
Think what ever it is isn't connected or part of the loom.

A closer shot - Lower one appears to be behind the loom while the other does not IMHO look like a clip of any sort
(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214171951.jpeg)



Believe same loom was used at Dearborn - so here is a couple of those examples - nothing visible on those looms in the same area

(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214172502.jpeg)


(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/2/6-141214172534.jpeg)