[T3] Late Brake Light Switch Wiring Harnesses?

[Keith Park]

Im sure I have one, if nobody else does.

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
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http://www.topnotchresto.com
71 Squareback  “Hothe”
65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
93 RX7  “Redstur”
13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 1:21 PM
To: Type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Late Brake Light Switch Wiring Harnesses?

VWs, at least in the US, started coming with a brake warning light on the
dash in 1968. To implement this, VW made a special master cylinder with a
second, parallel bore with shuttle pistons. This MC was only used in '68-9.
It was replaced by a MUCH better design in '70.

I consider the '68-9 MCs to not be rebuildable. They are a bad design and
most of the time I can't even get them fully apart. Frankly that design
sucks, and VW stopped making the original design parts available early in
the '70s.

To install the latest version of the Type 3 MC, there are several additional
parts that need to be replaced. The brake light switches need to be upgraded
from 2-pin to 3-pin; the LF hard line needs to be replaced with a later
version; and it needs a later wiring harness to run from the switches on the
MC to a 3-way connector at the LR of the trunk.

I always save that harness when I part out a car, but I've used up all my
saved harnesses. 

Does anyone have a parts car, '70 or later (preferably '71 or later) that
they'd be willing to harvest that harness from and sell it to me, so I can
do a good job of upgrading those '68-9s when they come to me?

thanks for reading and thanks from my customers who will benefit from this,

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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