Help removing wires from front turn signals

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

T

TomV

10 Year
Joined
Jul 24, 2013
Threads
26
Messages
102
I am removing the entire wiring harness from my 82 FJ45 LPB. I am trying not to cut any wires and to remove the entire harness intact.

I have not been able to figure out how to disconnect the wires inside the front turn signal housings. Here is a photo of how they are connected to the bulbs.

1763655893663.webp


I would really like to avoid cutting these wires, any help appreciated. Thank you.
 
Do the wires terminate to butt connectors on the inside after they pass through the round hole?
I know on earlier models they did.
Then after unplugging the connectors push back through to hole to remove the signal light.

Edit to clarify, round hole that is through the inside of fender well to the engine compartment.
 
Shark56 said:
Do the wires terminate to butt connectors on the inside after they pass through the round hole?
I know on earlier models they did.
Then after unplugging the connectors push back through to hole to remove the signal light.

Edit to clarify, round hole that is through the inside of fender well to the engine compartment.
Click to expand...
Thank you, both. I will double check, but I do not believe there are any butt connectors inside the fender or inside the engine compartment, just a solid run of wire back through the harness. Hopefully I am wrong about that!
 
Theres got to be some sort of plug to connect the light fixtures wires to the harness. Here's a pic of some pigtails that were removed from some old fixtures. I cut the ends off because I have whatever terminal ends I may need.
20240109_202957.webp
 
pb4ugo said:
Theres got to be some sort of plug to connect the light fixtures wires to the harness. Here's a pic of some pigtails that were removed from some old fixtures. I cut the ends off because I have whatever terminal ends I may need.
View attachment 4034219
Click to expand...
Are the ends that you have pictured from inside the bulb sockets? How did you remove them?
 
charliemeyer007 said:
PO's do strange things in 50 years. Don't want to install a connector in a cut wire fine. De-solder the wire at the fiber spacer, later solder it back - no spice
Click to expand...
I hear what you are saying, Charlie. I might end up cutting the wires but if I can find a way not to I would prefer it, so thank you. Wiring is my Achilles heel so I avoid cutting and having to make extra connections or repairs whenever I can.
 
@TomV , Remove the bulb from the socket. If your lights use a large multi wire plug to connect to the vehicles wire harness you will have remove the individual wires from the plug. If you have bullet connectors they may fit thru the hole in the back of the socket or you might have to cut them off and adapted new ones later. Then you can push the wire towards the frt. Behind the fiber disc is a spring and usually a rubber plug to keep crap from entering the back of the socket. You might have to turn the fiber disk vertical in the socket then pull or push it out.
 
pb4ugo said:
@TomV , Remove the bulb from the socket. If your lights use a large multi wire plug to connect to the vehicles wire harness you will have remove the individual wires from the plug. If you have bullet connectors they may fit thru the hole in the back of the socket or you might have to cut them off and adapted new ones later. Then you can push the wire towards the frt. Behind the fiber disc is a spring and usually a rubber plug to keep crap from entering the back of the socket. You might have to turn the fiber disk vertical in the socket then pull or push it out.
Click to expand...
@peesalot, thanks for that info, I didnt get a chance to check for connectors last night but will be able to do tomorrow.

@pb4ugo Thanks for the walk-through, very helpful.

Tom
 
Under the hood, just after the inner fender wall and passing through a grommet should be bullet connectors. Like the ones in the picture. You should not have to take the light housing apart at all to disconnect the light wiring. If you do someone has eliminated the connectors.


1763747274376.webp
 
I've seen OEM bullet terminals, OEM small plastic connectors, and PO butt splices.

If you follow the wires through the fender and back to the harness inside the engine bay, you will find one of those three.

If you find splices and you value OEM connections, cut away.

Then you can either do research to figure out what was likely original, or just buy a set of OEM quality JIS bullets and crimp those on.
 
Curious did you unwrap the black tape on the harness to see if there are any splices? Possible but splices were used. Wires soldered for the connections or even wires just twisted together and wrapped again with black tape. Turn signals were never wired directly into the wiring harness. Earlier Land Cruisers had a screws connection on terminal strips.
 
charliemeyer007 said:
PO's do strange things in 50 years. Don't want to install a connector in a cut wire fine. De-solder the wire at the fiber spacer, later solder it back - no spice
Click to expand...
This is the "way" ... if there are no bullet connectors and you don't want to add them. This turns out to be dead easy with just a solder iron to first remove the existing solder....clean it....and on reinstall.... a new drop of solder on your bare wire adds adds it back to the fiber spacer. I was hesitant to do this...fearing i'd botch the job...but its hard to actually screw up. Note...I did this due to different repair needs. I'd fundamentally add bullet connectors if you don't have them and there are no other types of splices.
 
I want to thank everyone who replied to this thread. I feel a little foolish now, found the butt connectors, they were under the fender inside a plastic protective tube and not inside the engine compartment where I had originally looked. Problem solved, thank you!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom