how did the factory feed the wires into the trunk, i cant find a hole for the reverse leads. The licence plate light has a hole for a grommet and wire. Car is an console automatic.
Pictures would be great. Thanks
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pontiax- (canadian pontiac X frame)1964 Parisienne 2dr. Hardtop ,lagoon aqua metallic (Q) ,421 cid Dart Industries block and heads. 550 hp. 575 ft lb of torque.
I have owned my '64 CS since 1975. To the best of my knowledge, the original wiring for the reverse lights never did route through the trunk. My Pontiac has the factory 4 speed Muncie which has the back up light switch mounted on the transmission. When I put my car in reverse, the mechanical linkage moves the mercury switch and sends power to the backup lights. On my car, the backup lights wirings was never mounted through the trunk. The backup lights are obviously grounded to the bumper. The positive wire feeds from one light to the next and then travels along the x frame to the light switch on the transmission. If someone changed this routing, it was before I purchased the car in '75. I am fully aware that the wiring for an automatic with reverse lights may be different. By the way, my car came with factory reverse lights. I am certain that other '64 owners will have their own thoughts on this topic. I have enclosed a picture of the switch which mounts to my 4 speed. Good luck.
I am guessing it will be inside for a Custom Sport automatic because the switch would be inside the console.
Interesting about the 4 speed wiring you describe though. Sure does sound original but I've never seen that done before. A 66 full size 4 speed has it routed inside the car to the back.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
"The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worth while. Therefore strive for excellence, not perfection"
West vs. east, round two I guess...... Sigh.......
Tell you what. Go wire your car with the same wire being used for brake lights, parking lights, reverse lights. Let us know how it works out. Maybe call the fire department before you hook up your battery!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
well said. good idea for "advance call to fire dept. My experience in Feb. was just over 1/2 hr. wait till they arrived, by that time the garage was "DONE" !!!!
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Pete, if you are not in a hurry, I can take some pictures this upcoming weekend.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
On the 66 it's not just a normal round grommet. It's kind of a funny oblong blob of rubber with a tapered end and in the middle there's a groove to fit into the pan. Same idea that I've seen Pontiac use for the licence plate lights.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Well . . . here we go again. This backup light wiring question has been bugging me so I went out to look at my '64 CS. Buggernuts! My car does have the wiring coming through the trunk. I will not even attempt to explain why I did not remember this other than I am 64 and my car is 53. That's a combined total of 117. Enough said. I have included some pictures to assist with the solution. The 4 inch blue line shows where to drill the hole. The factory wiring travels from the front of the car down the driver's side rocker and through to the trunk. I do not know whether or not GM had the foresight to wire all cars for backup lights, but this wiring concurs with MoboMac's description and is also in line with what was said about the '66 models. Hopefully, my pictures and description are of some assistance. Good luck.
Refreshing to see original wires in a car that old...... .....dark blue from the back-up lamps to the connector, then black with single light green stripe...
From 1964 Pontiac Serie 7000 shop manual supplement.....
Same grommet as licence plate lamp too.. Im still wondering were the original holes were. My body man must have filled them just as he did with the antenna hole. Which im good with.
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pontiax- (canadian pontiac X frame)1964 Parisienne 2dr. Hardtop ,lagoon aqua metallic (Q) ,421 cid Dart Industries block and heads. 550 hp. 575 ft lb of torque.