wiring in a 74

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  1. cougar18

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    putting driving light asmb. from a 72 grabber in to a 74 did they put the conection for the driving lights and switch in the wiring harness of the 74 or i'm i going to have to wire something up
     
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    The wiring changed between those years. The Sport Lamps on a 72 and the Turn Lamps on a 74 are in the same location in the grill. You will have to wire them yourself. What will you use for turn signal lamps?
     
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    contverting to a 72 grabber front end so i will be using the lights form the 72
     
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    the driving lights in the grill were switched on and of by another switch that wont be in a non-grabber car. youll also need to put in the turn signals that hang under the front bumper
     
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    i have everything from the 72 grabber including the complete wiring harness its more of a question will i need to change the hole thing or just the wiring under the hood?
     
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    i would just run your current turn signal wires to the new bulbs under the bumper and then just run wires between the grabber driving lights and switch.
     
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    You would need to change the whole thing....as the inside harness has the wiring for the switch, and the relay. It is all part of the inside wiring harness. If you do that...I bet you will have to change the rear wiring harness as well because it might not plug into the inside wiring harness from the Grabber.
     
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    I would just go get a universal relay and either wire them to a switch inside the car or wire them so that they come on when you turn the side marker lights on.
     

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