my final wire to resolve and my dash can be installed. I have a white wire / black stripe with a blk connector spade end, located even with the dash courtesy plug end. I track it back and found it coming out of harness (OEM) and hanging with a frayed end and no mate to be scene. all other wires accounted for.

 

the wire is coming out of a smaller harness that has passenger side dome light & dash courtesy light and this extra....on the other end of this it has ,orange and white wires to driver undr dash light, another orange going straight to fuse panel and this white wire w blk stripe? what is this wire

 

I believe the electric trunk release can look like this, but I'm not sure if the release was electrical in '69.

- Eric

 

going to the end of electrical I see where it is listed for console lead. but why would I find the other end frayed. everything else that is not being used states to trim to tape. but why would the end be frayed?
I am a manual which doe not have any power to the console....

 

in the manual it shows that in that location would be the defogger, rear gate open. but I have neither except the convert switch there

 

Why not consult the wiring diagram
wildaboutcars.com

or, purchase a paper copy with centerfold, uhm, full color wiring diagram.

Sounds like a courtesy light door switch wire to me.

 

negative. its accounted for

 

Pretty sure white/black tracer wires are for accessories that include a interior lamp. Consoles have interior lighting that work independently of the dome lamp. My car has a console, if you turn the headlight switch all the way to the left the dome light comes on, but not the lights in the console. I don't have my service manual handy to verify.

 

where would i buy this diagram at. i have the colored one from wild about cars but it doesnt really show color coded wires...

 

Hi
did you ever figure this out?
i bought a 1966 98 convert and i have the same wire hanging off the driver side and it was stripped and tied to to another set of same color wires
when i took it apart the lights under the dash went out.
it has a stock looking spade connector on it as well
thanks

 

I'm pretty sure that wire is somehow associated with the switch that operates the interior courtesy lights when a car door is opened.

It definitely has nothing to do with an electric trunk release. The '69 trunk release was vacuum-operated.

Randy C.

 

Another more or less educated guess... Black/white is usually switched ground, so:

The wire that goes to the map lamp switch near the radio (if there was a map lamp in '69)?

 

like a few said and thats where i would check...the map light at the ashtray or the door lights...whats not working in your car that would give you a clue