In the process of pulling the battery and tray for my rectifier-cable-replacement project, I discovered some wiring that could only be done by some previous owner. I cannot tell what on earth this guy had in mind! It's a four-pin connector, the sort that's found on the rear bumper of one's car, to connect trailer lighting, with some slack and a cable that goes through the firewall, then traces inside the car along the side, where it is connected to a multi-wire strip heading for the back of the car. I have not yet traced it to the end.
See this picture of the cable in the engine bay. I have left it all intact for further investigation. Anybody care to guess what this is all about?
Steve
PO wiring
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David Dave
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Re: PO wiring
Steve,
That is ussually done when they trailer the car behind like a
motorhome. My guess is that it heads to the tail lights.
Dave
That is ussually done when they trailer the car behind like a
motorhome. My guess is that it heads to the tail lights.
Dave
Re: PO wiring
Steve,
Looks like someone used to tow your car behind a motor home. They connected the wiring in your picture to the trailer lights on their motor home so they could operate the rear lights (brake and parking) when using the car at night. The Honda 600 could be towed with the front wheels on the ground without damage to the differential......no need to trailer the 600 or use a tow dolly. If you put power to the plug, I would expect you to be able to light up the rear lights.
Dale
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Looks like someone used to tow your car behind a motor home. They connected the wiring in your picture to the trailer lights on their motor home so they could operate the rear lights (brake and parking) when using the car at night. The Honda 600 could be towed with the front wheels on the ground without damage to the differential......no need to trailer the 600 or use a tow dolly. If you put power to the plug, I would expect you to be able to light up the rear lights.
Dale
Psssst...Have you heard the news?> In the process of pulling the battery and tray
> for my rectifier-cable- replacement project, I discovered some wiring that > could only be done by some previous owner. I cannot tell what on earth > this guy had in mind! It's a four-pin connector, the sort that's found > on the rear bumper of one's car, to connect trailer lighting, with some slack > and a cable that goes through the firewall, then traces inside the car along > the side, where it is connected to a multi-wire strip heading for the back of > the car. I have not yet traced it to the end.
> See this picture
> of the cable in the engine bay. I have left it all intact for further > investigation. Anybody care to guess what this is all about?
> Steve
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GERRY DEMARS
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Re: PO wiring
Steve, I would guess the car was a tag along to be used behind someones recreational vehicle. gerryd
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> In the process of pulling the battery and tray
> for my rectifier-cable- replacement project, I discovered some wiring that > could only be done by some previous owner. I cannot tell what on earth > this guy had in mind! It's a four-pin connector, the sort that's found > on the rear bumper of one's car, to connect trailer lighting, with some slack > and a cable that goes through the firewall, then traces inside the car along > the side, where it is connected to a multi-wire strip heading for the back of > the car. I have not yet traced it to the end.
> See this picture
> of the cable in the engine bay. I have left it all intact for further > investigation. Anybody care to guess what this is all about?
> Steve
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