Peter J. Thomas wrote:
> Now I have hit a problem. To remove the grill, I have to remove the turn
> signal lights. For the life of me, I can't figure how to remove the
> lights. I have disassembled the light housing and can't figure how to
> disconnect the light from the wiring harness. The grounding (positive)
> connection has a connector. The hot wire (negative) runs straight into the
> wiring harness without a connector. Am I missing something?
>
> I tempted to just cut the wires and reattach them later with connectors. I
> kind of like the idea that the wire doesn't have a connector to fail. Any
> is there someway to disconnect the lights without cutting the wires?
Peter,
If the turn signal lights are typical Lucas, the wires go through a rubber boot
and have little "push-in" end connectors that slip over the end of the wire. On
one type, you can slip the rubber boot off the back of the connector and pull
the
connectors out of their mating surfaces.
Or they may be the type where the rubber seal is a continuous piece that starts
in the front (retains the chrome ring) and extends back around the back with
holes for the wires to go through. In that case, you remove the ring, lens and
the screws that hold the socket in. With the socket free, you can separate it
from the rubber piece and remove the contacts from the front. With the wires
disconnected, you can remove the connector pieces and pull the wires out of the
rubber boots.
I'm not sure which the TR4 uses, but these two are the most common types I have
found.
I wouldn't cut the wires. That would introduce just one more area where you
could have problems. As we all know that fellow Murphy drives a Triumph.
Joe Curry
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