FHC resto nr. 123; An inventory of RKC 4348

Started on refurbishing the wiring harnesses, which I will be using for the ’76 car, today. The plan was to start with one of the smaller harnesses, the facia harness (RKC 4348). Checking and cleaning the connectors and wires, and wrapping the harness with new wiring loom tape.

But first I wanted to document all connector blocks. This because the plan is to pull all connector blocks apart to inspect the crimped connectors and to give them a proper clean. And a photographic inventory should help to get all the wires back in their connector block in the correct position. So one of my cameras was put into action to document every connector from various angles.

That’s where it went wrong time wise. I had chosen the facia harness to start with, because it is a compact harness. So easy to work on. But despite its compact dimensions, it comes with a lot of connectors and a lot of wires. Which meant a lot of pictures. And by the time I had finished the photo shoot, and selected the pictures for the archive the afternoon had slipped by. But at least I now have a well-documented harness. The various connectors of which can be broken down in three main groups;

1. The facia switches;
2. The instrument panel;
3. The main harness connectors.

Below a selection of the many pictures I took, starting with the connector blocks for the facia switches (from left to right);

The light switch:

The heated rear screen switch:

The fog light switch:

The hazard light switch:

A selection of the various connectors for the instrument panel.

To start with the low fuel warning unit and the wires that connect to it:

The 6 pin instrument panel connector:

The 12 pin instrument panel connector:

And finally the connectors to plug this harness

into the rest of the wiring of this car:

Hopefully I’ll be able to start dismantling the harness during the coming week. That’s the advantage of a small loom, I can work on it behind my desk!