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    Default Unknown wire found in the hatch

    Hello all, I’m doing a restoration on a 1985. Waiting on a back ordered driveshaft so I thought I’d put the interior together. I found this wire in the trunk/hatch and cannot figure out the routing or where it goes.
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    Looks like heated rear window power cord maybe???
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    It is the hood light.
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    need a closer photo and maybe turned would help
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    I took a few more pictures, see below. If it’s a hood light can someone please send a picture of the wire routing and what are the mount is screwed into. I’m having a hard time figuring out how this can be a light with only one wire that appears to be a ground.

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    ......Where the mount is screwed into.

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    It is a hood light, the wire is the power feed. It gets grounded through the mounting screw to the hood.
    The bulb socket has a mercury switch in it that closes the circuit when you lift up the hood.
    The ring terminal goes to the (+) battery side of the starter relay mounted on the inside fender.

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    Not sure but the 1986 may have the light mounted on the Drivers side. Because of battery
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    Interesting! Now I just need to find a bulb and see if the Mercury switch works.

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