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tail light wiring

Post by whe42 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:38 am

I purchased T-5032 tail light wire bushings. I have a 1920 touring. The old ones were not on my car. I understand that the eyes are twisted on to holes in the frame and the wire runs through the eye but wasn't sure where the spring and fiberboard rectangle with 4 holes went and how it attaches. Can someone explain it and/or send a picture of how it works. Also if you can include where all the eyes attach as I have 4 in the kit but only see 2 holes. Thanks

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Re: tail light wiring

Post by DanTreace » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:09 pm

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Re: tail light wiring

Post by whe42 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:59 pm

Thanks. So what is purpose of spring and board that attaches. Is it supposed to keep the wire tight? Why wasn't and extra eye used I guess.

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Re: tail light wiring

Post by Humblej » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:00 pm

To keep the wire tight.


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Re: tail light wiring

Post by Allan » Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:48 am

Those crafty Canadians only used 3 holes in the fibreboard, one for the spring, and just two for the wire. The spring is hooked into one of the loops on one of the split pins in the rear spring U bolts.

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