AOD->T5: Wiring Harness ?

50bomber said:

Hey Gang, :SNSign:
I have decided to swap my boat anchor AOD for a WC-T5, on the account of ^%&^^$%!#% hemorrhaging rear main seal. I have gathered most of the parts, but I can't seem to be able to get a "manual transmission wiring harness." Question is, is there a way to make my existing harness work, so that all of the neutral/reverse/clutch interlock/cruise control/whatnot still works. And then -> :Track:

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sure there is...it's not hard at all. The only thing you need is the plug for the reverse lights from a 5speed tranny. You only need the plug with about a foot or so of wire comming from it...no harness is needed.

- Cut the Neutral Safety Switch off of the AOD (plugs into to AOD and has 4 wires comming from it).
- 2 wires are for the reverse lights, and 2 are for the NSS.
- You need to connect the 2 reverse wires to the plug for the 5spd and the other 2 wires for the NSS are just connected together.
- You'll have to figure out which wires are for the reverse lights...I was lucky and the colors matched, so I pretty much just matched the same colored wires & everything worked.

50bomber said:

Where can I get the reverse light plug?? My local junkyards just pretty much sell bare shells of mustangs and stangparts.com are not helpful!

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I can check a local junk yard for you...


you can try eBay also?

50bomber said:

Cool, thank you, I should be able to figure this one out....

PS: Toms River, huh? How's Downs doing nowadays? How was Seaside this summer?? Did they finally find that"cancer cluster"?
I used to live in Livingston ,NJ, but spent much time at Seaside....

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TR is ok! Cancer cluster...who knows...just don't drink the water

Seaside is a trash hole...more like Sleazside. It attracts the scum from all over the tri-state area & they all migrate there every weekend in the summer. But besides that, its ok!