How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

brawley · 09-16-2008, 10:39 PM

I have a 63' wiring harness that I am trying to wire up to a 72' tilt column. I have included a picture of the wires, I tried to just match up the colors,but that didn't work.On the 63' there are a yellow,white,pink on 1 then a purple, blue,dark blue,tan on the other. Then on the 72' there is a white,green,yellow,purple,brown,2 light blue,2 dark blue,black.If anybody has done this please help. a diagram,or pictures or anything would be very helpful,thank you.

brawley · 09-18-2008, 01:10 PM

somebody out there must have done this swap???? need a little help!!

Fred T · 09-18-2008, 09:10 PM

From the faq section
60-66 wiring diagram
67-72 wiring diagram

You can remove the connectors from the plug by using a paper clip, tiny screwdriver or such and releasing the tab on the connector.

brawley · 09-19-2008, 08:45 AM

Hey, thanks for the help !!!! this will be very helpful.

Woogeroo · 09-19-2008, 06:08 PM

This information may come in handy when yer doing the hazards:

Wiring my 67-72 column hazard lights in my '65 Chevy C10

This article was written by Woogeroo.

April 24, 2005

It seems my truck(1965 Chevrolet lwb stepside) has a later model steering column, which has the hazard lights switch on the column. The '60-'66 trucks it seems had a separate switch under the dash for the hazard lights.

"Even on the passenger cars, GM never had a hazard switch on the column until the '67 model year. - Royer (Chevytalker #5852)"

The wire for the hazard switch coming out of the column is a solid brown wire. I wired it like so, brown wire to a 552 flasher unit(find it in electrical section near bulbs and connectors at parts store) and then an inline 20 amp fuse to a 12 volt ignition off power source. I used a multimeter to find the 12 volt ignition off source.

When I pushed in the switch, I had working hazard lights.

Here is another tip, that I did not read until after I had wired mine up but makes sense to me:

"GO IN TO YOUR LOCAL PARTS STORE AND PICK UP A HEAD LIGHT PLUG AND A FLASHER . THE FLASHER WILL PLUG RIGHT INTO IT - Bud (Chevytalker #14717) poster on chevytalk.com forums"

http://woogeroo.home.mindspring.com/...s/hazards.html

09-18-2008, 01:10 PM	#2
brawley Easy Does It Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dirdy Mo , North Carolina Posts: 450	Re: How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? somebody out there must have done this swap???? need a little help!!

09-18-2008, 09:10 PM	#3
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Re: How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? From the faq section 60-66 wiring diagram 67-72 wiring diagram You can remove the connectors from the plug by using a paper clip, tiny screwdriver or such and releasing the tab on the connector. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

09-19-2008, 08:45 AM	#4
brawley Easy Does It Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dirdy Mo , North Carolina Posts: 450	Re: How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? Hey, thanks for the help !!!! this will be very helpful.

09-16-2008, 10:39 PM	#1
brawley Easy Does It Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dirdy Mo , North Carolina Posts: 450	How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? I have a 63' wiring harness that I am trying to wire up to a 72' tilt column. I have included a picture of the wires, I tried to just match up the colors,but that didn't work.On the 63' there are a yellow,white,pink on 1 then a purple, blue,dark blue,tan on the other. Then on the 72' there is a white,green,yellow,purple,brown,2 light blue,2 dark blue,black.If anybody has done this please help. a diagram,or pictures or anything would be very helpful,thank you. Attached Images

09-19-2008, 06:08 PM	#5
Woogeroo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: tool box Posts: 3,115	Re: How do you wire up a 72' column to a 63'? This information may come in handy when yer doing the hazards: Wiring my 67-72 column hazard lights in my '65 Chevy C10 This article was written by Woogeroo. April 24, 2005 It seems my truck(1965 Chevrolet lwb stepside) has a later model steering column, which has the hazard lights switch on the column. The '60-'66 trucks it seems had a separate switch under the dash for the hazard lights. "Even on the passenger cars, GM never had a hazard switch on the column until the '67 model year. - Royer (Chevytalker #5852)" The wire for the hazard switch coming out of the column is a solid brown wire. I wired it like so, brown wire to a 552 flasher unit(find it in electrical section near bulbs and connectors at parts store) and then an inline 20 amp fuse to a 12 volt ignition off power source. I used a multimeter to find the 12 volt ignition off source. When I pushed in the switch, I had working hazard lights. Here is another tip, that I did not read until after I had wired mine up but makes sense to me: "GO IN TO YOUR LOCAL PARTS STORE AND PICK UP A HEAD LIGHT PLUG AND A FLASHER . THE FLASHER WILL PLUG RIGHT INTO IT - Bud (Chevytalker #14717) poster on chevytalk.com forums" http://woogeroo.home.mindspring.com/...s/hazards.html



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