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This is a discussion on Overhead Safety Control Panel HEADACHE!! within the Flair Birds [1964-1966] forums, part of the Thunderbird Model Years category; Oh-Kay! Now struggling with the above item. Can anybody tell me the colour code for the wiring in the panel?? ...
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10-15-2006, 08:21 PM
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Overhead Safety Control Panel HEADACHE!!
Oh-Kay!
Now struggling with the above item. Can anybody tell me the colour code for the wiring in the panel?? i.e. which bulb has what colored wires? All the bulb-holders were already pulled out of the Control Panel when I bought the car (unknown to me at the time) so apart from the Door Ajar light which is working I have no idea where they go. I have the shop manual and some of the wires do have numbers allocated to them - but I can't find out where to decypher said numbers, the book is not much help. Also, how exactly does the Seatbelt warning light system work? Keeping my fingers crossed that one of you out there knows about this stuff!! 
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10-16-2006, 01:46 PM
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On my 66 the bulb holders are color coded to match the control panel.
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10-16-2006, 06:48 PM
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I also have a 'live' terminal there too, I guess it's for the (missing?) switch for the Emergency Flasher??
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10-16-2006, 06:59 PM
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Look close, it's just a dab of paint on the bulb holder and panel (different colors)
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10-16-2006, 07:46 PM
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The light with the red paint on the holder is the Door Ajar light (the only one that works properly!). BUT the fitting on the Control Panel with red paint is the Emergency Flasher one!! arghhhh! The other colours are pale blue, yellow and green. The Door Ajar fitting on the Control Panel has green paint and Seat Belt fitting has yellow paint, Low Fuel is the blue. What gives? A practical joker with a paint-pot at the factory???? Two of the bulb holders have two-wire plugs so conceivably they COULD have been swapped - but the Door Ajar light wiring is permanent wired to the loom. Any suggestions fellow T-birders?? Last edited by SCUMDOG; 10-16-2006 at 07:48 PM.
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10-16-2006, 09:37 PM
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over head panel
On my 66 Landau with the over head panel the colors match up.
In regards to the seat belt warning light it comes on as soon as you turn on the ignition and has a switch under the dash (drivers side) that breaks the circuit after a few seconds. You won't find anything on this in the 66 shop manual. If that switch quits working you will have a hard time finding a replacement.
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10-16-2006, 10:04 PM
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As far as the seat-belt switch thing, I need to know the color-code for the seat-belt light wiring in the Control Panel as I have a light there that stays on all the time and others that don't seem to work at all!!
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10-16-2006, 11:21 PM
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To the light -- green
To the switch -- violet Good question as to what might have been alterd over the years. I bought my Bird new so know it's history
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10-20-2006, 05:58 AM
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10-24-2006, 05:49 PM
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" Your message was not delivered because the destination computer was not reachable within the allowed queue period. The amount of time a message is queued before it is returned depends on local configuration parameters". This was after I attempted to send a message by hitting the 'reply' to your e-mail. Antbody out there know what this is about? On a happier note I received my Neutral Safety Switch yesterday, a comparison with the old one showed a piece missing off the 'sliding' part of the mechanism and the long coil spring a.w.o.l., hence the reason it would stick in the Park position. Last edited by SCUMDOG; 10-24-2006 at 05:52 PM.
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10-24-2006, 07:08 PM
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Well scumdog, I can't figure it out either. Iv'e never had this happen before.
Good to hear you solved the swich problem. I'm going to ckeck with my comp. guy on the email problem. Joe
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10-25-2006, 06:49 PM
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Oh, by the way, when fitting a new reproduction Neutral Safety Switch it pays to hook up the four-pin plug to it first and do it carefully, holding the switch pins with a pair of needle-nosed pliers as you push on the plug.
I didn't do this and bolted the switch to the column before trying to push on the plug - result was I pushed one of the 'pins' into the switch and jammed the slide, luckily no damage but I feel the manufacturers could (a) fix the pins to the switch in a better manner or (b) at least add a note with the switch warning of this potential problem. BTW Now have to repair/replace the detent on the column, the new switch with the stronger spring causes the shifter to drop from Neutral to Drive too easily and it won't hold the shifter in place in Reverse for the back-up lights to stay on unless you hold the shifter up against the safety switch springs tension. Fix one problem - find another!!! PS Thanks for posting a reply Joe.
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10-27-2006, 04:56 PM
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Attention all who have a shift lever that drops out of PARK: The problem is usually a worn shift lever - not a worn detent plate. Before you start a job as big as detent replacement, look at the shift lever for wear.
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10-28-2006, 06:16 AM
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Flasher Switch
Thanks to a very kind Forum member (Thanks Harley!) I now have a functional switch for my Emergency Flasher!!!!
Only now I have hooked it up I find that only the drivers side park-light flashes (and the small bulb on the Control Panel). Can anybody tell me why the rear lights and the front right one do not work?? And after the advice from Harley I'll revisit my shifter, I had the worn section built-up but it still seems to slip in some positions and only seems to go into Park position by a small amount. (but holds in that position) All help and any tips welcomed.
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