Ignition switch wiring
03-20-05, 09:00 PM
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Ignition switch wiring
the car is a 1985 gslse My ignition switch seems to have gone bad and I am going to bypass it until I can get to the dealer and get another (I don't know if it is an in stock part or something that is going to have to be ordered) I have used the Factory service manual wiring diagram to determine the purpose of all but 2 wires the red/black(not the black/red) and the black wire that are rivited to the back of the switch they share a 4 position connector anyone know what they are for?
03-21-05, 12:55 AM
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my ignition switch went bad in my '85 gsl-se about 2 months ago. I replaced it completely with some automotive grade(metal) toggles from NAPA auto parts. if you would like i can send you the wiring diagram i made for it. Oh, and you don't really need to worry about someone stealing it either as they have locking steering wheels. 
3 toggles
1 momentary
2 on/off
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$30.00 total instead of 135 for a new switch, unless you REALLY want a stock replacement
3 toggles
1 momentary
2 on/off
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$30.00 total instead of 135 for a new switch, unless you REALLY want a stock replacement
03-21-05, 02:00 AM
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I have already made a working bypass out of one 60 amp switch and a plunger style starter button (it is so tempting to go rice and buy one of those red "start" buttons get a few covered aircraft style switches and build a panel in the car to hold them but I like having a conventinal ignition switch) I just wanted to know what the other two wires did they only have continuity during the start stage of the switch
04-01-05, 03:02 PM
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this is a thread im interested in highly.....i have had to put a toggle switch and a push button in my car becasue someone lost the key before i got it....now when i try to hook up a universal switch it turns the power on to my starter when it turns the ingnition on.........whn it is in the "on" posistion......but when i put it to the start poosition it does nothing
