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Mon, 01 May 2017 07:09  |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030
Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I always knew at least one of my rear clearance lights was polarity reversed. Well ALL of them were and it was an intentional act.
GM designed and built the wiring harness to the lights correctly. The light installer reversed all of the plugs. He plugged red wires into black harness wire/sockets and black wires into red harness wire/sockets on ALL of them. This was done OEM by a GM worker as they sprayed foam insulation over the wires and it had not been disturbed. Can't blame a PO on this one. The spray foam guy did a good job.
I do not know how other GMCers have done this job with the cap in place.
My inside floor lights are also reversed polarity but I have never traced it down and fixed them. I'll bet it was the same GM worker that installed did them.
I got the final rusted in rear clearance light replaced last night. A one day soaking with Kroil plus a 2 minute heat treatment with a soldering gun and more Kroil, loosened the screws right up. I had to use pliers on the screws only because the heads were rusted so badly that a Phillips screw driver would not engage them any more. They turned easily.
It is on to running a wire for my added LED back up lights and repairing the cap. They will not get done before Bean Station but hopefully it will be finished before the Eastern States work rally 2 weeks later. I hope to replace the 2 rear side windows with CR Lawrence ones at the Eastern States work rally.
Who says I do not get things done. It has only been 13 years since I ordered the clearance lights and about 5 years or so since I ordered the windows.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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