wires circuit breaker 1963

[Ruedi K.]

Hello together

I fixed my headlight roller switch and noticed something on the left side of the kick panel, looks like a circuit breaker which has two red wires connected to. But what I also saw were two other red wires coming out of the dash harness which are surrounded with a tape - could anyone please tell me what their function was and where they should fit?

Another question: What was that little green wire coming out under the fuse box terminal?

Thank you for any help, I am trying to figure out where those wires belong to.

Regards

Rudy

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[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Here is another picture of the two wires taped.

[Edward J.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Ruedi,It appears your car has power windows, one circut breaker is for power windows, the other is for the headlight door motors. The one with the tape around it that appears to be the other breaker?? the green wire ??? I will have to look at my 63 and see if I have that wire on my car, Cannot remember, I will get back to you if no one else has.

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Hello Ed

Thank you for the reply. Yes, my car has Power Windows, two red wires are connected to one circuit breaker which appears original. So, am I missing a second circuit breaker for the headlight door motors? Do both circuit breakers look the same? If such a breaker is missing where could I get one. The tape looks ugly and I would like to connect these 2 other red wires the correct way.

Would appreciate further info.

Thank you a lot.

Rudy

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

My car has the Power windows option. I can only see one circuit breaker where two red wires are connected. The other two red wires seem to be either headlight motor or power windows. So, should there be two circuit breakers on Power window equipped cars?

Thank you for help.

Rudy

[William C.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

At leas to my AIM, No breaker is used with the headlamp motor. only breaker is PW??

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Still a bit confused, because somewhere else I read about two circuit breakers, which are almost at the same location, if Power window equipped car.

A picture would help a lot. I am thinking I am missing something under the dash (where the two red wires are surrounded by tape).

[William C.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

OK, I'm looking right now at the wiring harness blueprint for the Instrument panel, for the base '63 Corvette. There is a 2G and 131 circuit with ring terminals attached to each wire, that attach in the general area of the fuseblock, based on the wire length looks like the wire would reach about the the left side upper kickpanel area. Power windows adds a second breaker in the far upper LH corner of the IP I referencing a '65 AIM right now, but as a second breaker is called out on the assy inst. I'd expect there was a breaker for each system, with the PW breaker to be more far left than the standard breaker.

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Hello Bill
Thank you for the info. That sounds good. Maybe someone has a picture of the two circuit breakers. Do both breakers look exactly the same and are they reproduced (would only need the power window one then).

Thank you

[Stephen L.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Rudy, there are 2 circuit breakers #4849847 in 1967 if the car has power windows. I assume the 1963 is the same.One breaker is for the headlight motors (2 red wires coming from the main wiring harness and mounted on the left metal bulkhead). The other breaker is mounted just above the first and should have 2 red wires attached which are taped together, one of which plugs into the fuse panel at ACC. FUSED. I cannot identify the short green wire. It looks like an addition by someone, as it is NOT in the factory wire harness
Steve

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Hello Steve

That's good. Thank you. Will buy another circuit breaker and connect the wires as you said.

Rudy

[Stephen L.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Rudy, evidently either the headlite motors or the power windows do NOT work at present. Someone disconnected the wires for a reason, so when you reconnect make sure you don't have a an electrical fault someplace......
Steve

[Ruedi K.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Steve, it seems a bit weird but both, the headlight motors and the power windows work. I only have one circuit breaker.

Rudy

[Edward J.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Ruedi, I looked at my 63 harness at the firewall where your green wire is cut, On my car I don't have that wire or any wire in that area, almost think someone added something at one time or another. I would follow the wire to where it originates and find out what it appears to have feed, you maybe be able to just remove if not hooked to anything.

[Stephen L.]

Re: wires circuit breaker 1963

Rudy, I based my information on a 67 wiring diagram. If you have the wiring for both items then someone has altered the wiring to supply voltage to both, probably direct for the windows as those are the unconnected wires. I'd search the window wiring for an alternate connection bypassing a breaker. GM installed the breaker for a reason.