Column Wiring Adapter?

[steverino66]

Anyone ever found a steering column wiring/plug adapter to wire an 83 tilt column into a '66 truck?
I checked Ididit and Centech, no luck so far.
I have both trucks' wiring diagrams - would it be easier to just connect one wire at a time? Suggestions appreciated.

[PrerunnerRob]

Originally Posted by steverino66

Anyone ever found a steering column wiring/plug adapter to wire an 83 tilt column into a '66 truck?
I checked Ididit and Centech, no luck so far.
I have both trucks' wiring diagrams - would it be easier to just connect one wire at a time? Suggestions appreciated.

You could go pick up the opposing end of the 83 plug, and move everything wire by wire from the 66 plug. Should be pretty easy to do, and if you ever have to remove the column, you just plug it right back in!

[wild one]

Originally Posted by PrerunnerRob

You could go pick up the opposing end of the 83 plug, and move everything wire by wire from the 66 plug. Should be pretty easy to do, and if you ever have to remove the column, you just plug it right back in!

I just performed this to my 66' this weekend when I swapped in my "newer" tilt column. It worked out great.

[steverino66]

Thanks, guys - I have that other plug end; I'll get out the wire crimpers and heat shrink!

[Fred T]

If you have the right plug you shouldn't need to cut wires as long as the terminals are the same. With a small, thin flat screwdriver you can go down into the plug from the terminal end and release the tab on the terminal. That releases the terminal so you can pull it out and put it in the other plug.