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Brake light rewiring

Old Nov 20, 2019 | 08:53 AM
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Brake light rewiring

I just got an 87 trans am but the previous owner basically ripped everything out of the car and hard wired on a few of the bare essentials ( apparently brake lights aren’t essential). The brake lights need to be reworked but he removed the fuse box. Oh and almost all wiring. How would I go about this or am I gonna need to find a parts car or something?
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Old Nov 20, 2019 | 03:01 PM
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Re: Brake light rewiring

A parts car would sure make things a lot easier. Or just post a want ad in the classifieds. You could try to adapt a universal aftermarket harness, but then a one-size-fits-all solution generally fits all equally poorly. A good used harness that hasn't been destroyed would drop in.
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Old Nov 27, 2019 | 08:42 AM
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Re: Brake light rewiring

Get a good donor harness.
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Old Nov 27, 2019 | 08:53 AM
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Re: Brake light rewiring

Or this......Relax.....Just a little humor
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Old Nov 28, 2019 | 10:28 PM
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Re: Brake light rewiring

Omg I was just joking that I may have to do that lol. I was able to pick up a parts car and will attempt to swap the whole harness and everything over : fingers crossed:
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