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Forum: Audio/Electronics
02-11-2024, 03:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 374
Posted By bj1k

I was able to reuse the end connector . They just...

I was able to reuse the end connector . They just didn't have it installed correct . I reconnected it with a good connection and raised the antenna all of the way up and it started working . ...
Forum: Audio/Electronics
02-11-2024, 01:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 374
Posted By bj1k

Antenna End Doesn't Look Good.

It looks like someone changed the end of the antenna wire at some point where it plugs into the radio and it looks pretty shabby . It will play on one local station but it was programmed in back when...
Forum: Audio/Electronics
02-11-2024, 09:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 374
Posted By bj1k

You might have hit on something there because I...

You might have hit on something there because I just got done installing an all new wiring harness from Lectric Limited and I was reaching behind there to pull the new wires through to the passenger...
Forum: Audio/Electronics
02-10-2024, 10:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 374
Posted By bj1k

Yes it is connected but I will look at the...

Yes it is connected but I will look at the connections better. Does the Aux mode button have anything to do with this . Could have this got bumped and changed something ? It also says the Aux...
Forum: Audio/Electronics
02-10-2024, 08:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 374
Posted By bj1k

Custom Autosound Model 230 Won't Manual Tune

I bought this radio a couple years ago installed it but haven't used it yet so I was trying to enter stations on the presets but it won't go into manual preset mode . It just starts scanning . All...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-08-2024, 09:27 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

I have been thinking the same thing that it was...

I have been thinking the same thing that it was like this when I bought the car and when I check lights I always have my wife check while I run through the lights so she would say they are working...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-07-2024, 10:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

No No , I had to leave the garage quickly...

No No , I had to leave the garage quickly something came up so just got on her to explain and had to leave . I never did actually find out what the problem was but I did think about how to make it...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-07-2024, 07:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Problem Solved

The problem has been solved.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-06-2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,712
Posted By bj1k

About forty years ago there was a local guy...

About forty years ago there was a local guy buying up every 55 and 56 Ford thunderbird and 55 and 56 Ford Sunliner convertibles and Crown Victoria's that he could find and just storing them in an...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
02-06-2024, 01:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

UPDATE - OK there was a pause in my posts .

OK I still wasn't able to find this unusual problem so I decided to order and install a new front harness from Lectric Limited which includes everything from front lights to the engine wiring . So...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-27-2024, 10:23 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,348
Posted By bj1k

I agree . It happens a lot . The back is...

I agree . It happens a lot . The back is another story . I've seen a lot of new aftermarket leaf springs with too much arch. You can get different length spring end bolts that might help but still...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-27-2024, 08:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 918
Posted By bj1k

Sending Copy Of title

I wouldn't even send an actual paper copy. I would take pictures of the title and serial numbers and send that . That way he can see everything and not just try to alter your copy in some way
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-21-2024, 06:02 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Now I'm just waiting for my new front harness to...

Now I'm just waiting for my new front harness to get here . I have exhausted all ideas on trying to save this harness . When I started unwrapping the tape I started to find cut wires going nowhere...
Forum: C1 & C2 Parts
01-21-2024, 05:45 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 167
Posted By bj1k

C2 Power Antenna ( Aftermarket Corvette )

This working power antenna came out of my 1966 Corvette . It powers up and down perfect . I removed it for a manual antenna, It also comes with the short antenna cable that extends up into the rear...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-20-2024, 09:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

I added the extra ground wire just as added...

I added the extra ground wire just as added protection. Could be that it didn't make the difference but I'm sorry I didn't mention that the dash panel is still out of the car, I just have everything...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-20-2024, 06:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Ok I made the adapters for the wires to cross...

Ok I made the adapters for the wires to cross over the wires between the new parking lights and the old harness to the parking lights and extended the ground wire there also to make sure there was no...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-20-2024, 04:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

All of that is working as it should except both...

All of that is working as it should except both systems are working backward in the wrong filaments . With the headlight switch turned on to parking lights I tested the power on the purple wire and...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-19-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

I was talking about the dash turn signal...

I was talking about the dash turn signal indicators when I said if the right turn signal light was blinking bright the left barely had a dim glow when flashing and the opposite side did the same...
Forum: C8 General Discussion
01-19-2024, 09:16 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 3,881
Posted By bj1k

Yes, I started working at auto dealerships when I...

Yes, I started working at auto dealerships when I was about 20 years old and we had to drive cars in and out of tight showrooms and there was very little room for error and inches counted so you...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-19-2024, 07:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

The bulbs have the staggered pins so they only go...

The bulbs have the staggered pins so they only go one way and when I got the new lights I tested them . The long ( dim ) parking light filament lit when I touched the purple terminal and the short ...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-19-2024, 07:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

After reading your first reply I went down to the...

After reading your first reply I went down to the garage and ran a ground wire directly from the negative post on the battery to the front parking light housings and also reached into the brass on...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-18-2024, 08:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Yes I did , everything is new.

Yes I did , everything is new.
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-18-2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Thanks for your prompt reply it confirms my...

Thanks for your prompt reply it confirms my original thought about a bad ground because years ago I was told by a local mechanic that a bad ground will cause weird things to happen . I tried running...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-18-2024, 01:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 954
Posted By bj1k

Front Parking Lights and Turn Signal Lights Working Backwards g ds

Many new electrical parts and still have a strange problem on my 66 Corvette . It has a whole new dash harness with new fuse block from Lectric Limited , New turn signal switch, New headlight switch,...
Forum: C1 & C2 Corvettes
01-12-2024, 05:57 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 212
Posted By bj1k

1966 Corvette Circuit Breakers Behind Dash

I'm installing a new dash wiring harness and want to replace the original circuit breakers and can't find any markings as to what amperage they are . I think one of them is for the power windows ,...
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