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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 05:03 PM
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Question Anyone know what this is?

hello,

Wire is green and its by itself and follows the cable that goes from the front to the back trunk? theres also two more that were twisted to the speakers holes..
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Old Oct 16, 2019 | 06:54 PM
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I don't know for sure what they are. I can tell you from past experience they appear to resemble "contact pins". They appear to resemble those I used when I built my Heathkit Ham Radio and assembled my VOX Superbeatle amplifier in the mid-1960s. They're even pretty close to the style of the circuit board pins on my Mesa Boogie MK II amplifier and the original foot pedals used in the 1960s. Therefore, I suspect they are aftermarket speaker wires (most likely monaural) or amplifier wires. It is doubtful they carried an electrical current but I could be mistaken. Have you traced them to the area in the front of the vehicle where they originate? I'd suspect they originate close to the area where the radio/tape player was/is located. I'm curious to know what they were used for.
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