needing help with wiring a column

[Hparker619]

i've got a 1964 but i put a 1969 column in it & I need to know what wire to hook into the old plug since it want hook right back up ........ have any of you guy's changed column's and ran into the problem ?

[tincan1966]

The wire colors should be the same.

But if you do not want to cut and splice wires, you can get and adapter harness connector that will mate the flat plug in fro the '69 column to the semi circle of the '64

here's the breakdown:
On the 1969 column:
White from brake light switch to column
yellow left rear turn/stop lamp
green right rear turn/stop lamp
dk blue right front turn lamp
lt blue left front turn lamp
black horn(grounds relay)
purple 12v+ from turn signal flasher to t/s switch
brown 12V+ from hazard flasher to t/s switch(you will have to add a flasher for this to work)

Should be the same on the '64 column with the exception of the brown hazard flasher wire.

[Hparker619]

That's what i needed to know THANK YOU Very Much

Originally Posted by tincan1966

The wire colors should be the same.

But if you do not want to cut and splice wires, you can get and adapter harness connector that will mate the flat plug in fro the '69 column to the semi circle of the '64

here's the breakdown:
On the 1969 column:
White from brake light switch to column
yellow left rear turn/stop lamp
green right rear turn/stop lamp
dk blue right front turn lamp
lt blue left front turn lamp
black horn(grounds relay)
purple 12v+ from turn signal flasher to t/s switch
brown 12V+ from hazard flasher to t/s switch(you will have to add a flasher for this to work)

Should be the same on the '64 column with the exception of the brown hazard flasher wire.

[Hparker619]

I got some of them working but it's not right
64 wires

dark blue
Lt blue
green
yellow
white
black
purple
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68 column not 69

purple
black Lt blue line
black yellow line
brown
green yellow line
black white line
blue

i can get the tall light's to come on & when you hit the brakes the light want light up like it should in the back BUT when i turn the head light switch off the brakes light up ??????????????

Originally Posted by tincan1966

The wire colors should be the same.

But if you do not want to cut and splice wires, you can get and adapter harness connector that will mate the flat plug in fro the '69 column to the semi circle of the '64

here's the breakdown:
On the 1969 column:
White from brake light switch to column
yellow left rear turn/stop lamp
green right rear turn/stop lamp
dk blue right front turn lamp
lt blue left front turn lamp
black horn(grounds relay)
purple 12v+ from turn signal flasher to t/s switch
brown 12V+ from hazard flasher to t/s switch(you will have to add a flasher for this to work)

Should be the same on the '64 column with the exception of the brown hazard flasher wire.

[jtrichard]

bad ground in rear most likely

[tincan1966]

Originally Posted by jtrichard

bad ground in rear most likely

X2 the most important thing you can do is make sure the tail lights are grounded good.
Try adding a 10 ga wire from the frame to the rear cross sill of the bed. You may have to remove the light assemblies and add a ground wire directly to them and then connect them to the frame, as well.

[Hparker619]

Thank's guy's it was the Ground & the tail light the didn't match one was grounding the other out plus after looking at that picture i had to lower it more

Originally Posted by tincan1966

X2 the most important thing you can do is make sure the tail lights are grounded good.
Try adding a 10 ga wire from the frame to the rear cross sill of the bed. You may have to remove the light assemblies and add a ground wire directly to them and then connect them to the frame, as well.