Dan Heston Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Can anyone help me out with the location of my back up switch on my 51 Coronet? I'm doing a complete rewire and can't seem to find it. I may be blind, but I can't find a reference to it in my shop manual either. Thanks for any assistance. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 If your car has factory installed back up lights the two terminal switch is located on the drivers side of the Gyromatic Transmission. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Heston Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 I do have the factory lights. I'll crawl underneath and see what I can see. Thank you dodgeb4ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Heston Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Also, I need to see if anyone knows if the ignition switch wire that is inside the metal tube is replaceable on the 51 Dodge Coronet? It would seem that the metal tube would detach from the back of the switch if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 The wire is a pretty close fit into the flex conduit....which might or might not come out to splice the wire in the middle of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Heston Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well, that sucks. The wire is frayed right at the end of the conduit and I need to replace it all, all the way back to the switch. I hope to get the back plate off like the pictures above. Hopefully I won't have to mangle any of the switch housing to do the job. Thanks. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 I used a '53 ignition switch in my '52 Plymouth. Same switch body but no armored cable. Made wiring much easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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