65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated this thread all because of the wiring! Since I have to move the radio to the dash (no room under the AC vent), that meant I needed to find a new home for the heated seat switches, the Fasten Seat Belt and Door Ajar warning lights and move the Dakota Digital modules someplace where they wouldn’t interfere with anything else. As this wiring is loosely based in a J Body harness, it’s definitely a custom harness!
The Heat Seat Switches:
I have decided to mount the heated seat switches on the side of the console where they’ll basically blend in with the black console base. I can mount their relays Under the top plate and run their power/ground wires with the other harnesses (console courtesy lights and power windows switch) I’ve already run.
The Door Ajar and Fasten Seat Belt warning lights.
Originally I was going to use these in the dash but with the radio now needing to go there, I found these little round ones which ought to be easier to find a home for them
I needed to relocate all 3 of the Dakota Digital relays
And the PAC1300 module
Which required extensively reworking what I’m calling the rat’s nest of the underdash wiring
this has required shortening some wires and adding new replacement wires with most requiring new Packard 56 connectors- all crimped and soldered of course. I am almost finished checking (and double checking) every wire to make sure it’s going to and from where it’s supposed to go before I wrap it - definitely a tedious and time consuming job!.
Then I found I will have a problem with the fuse panel I was going to use.
It uses miniature spade fuses and will not accept a circuit breaker which I want for the power windows, power tailgate window and power seat. I have sourced another fuse panel from Bussman I don’t work on it everyday so it’s taking quite awhile to wrap this project ip
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated this thread all because of the wiring! Since I have to move the radio to the dash (no room under the AC vent), that meant I needed to find a new home for the heated seat switches, the Fasten Seat Belt and Door Ajar warning lights and move the Dakota Digital modules someplace where they wouldn’t interfere with anything else. As this wiring is loosely based in a J Body harness, it’s definitely a custom harness!
The Heat Seat Switches:
The Door Ajar and Fasten Seat Belt warning lights.
I needed to relocate all 3 of the Dakota Digital relays
And the PAC1300 module
Which required extensively reworking what I’m calling the rat’s nest of the underdash wiring
this has required shortening some wires and adding new replacement wires with most requiring new Packard 56 connectors- all crimped and soldered of course. I am almost finished checking (and double checking) every wire to make sure it’s going to and from where it’s supposed to go before I wrap it - definitely a tedious and time consuming job!.
Then I found I will have a problem with the fuse panel I was going to use.
It uses miniature spade fuses and will not accept a circuit breaker which I want for the power windows, power tailgate window and power seat. I have sourced another fuse panel from Bussman I don’t work on it everyday so it’s taking quite awhile to wrap this project ip
