TheOtherEric

I guess I pulled a bozo move when I removed the handbrake tray and saw this loose wire. Trying to determine what it's hooked up to, I ended up disassembling the handbrake lever, and now I have no idea how it goes back together. Can anyone tell me what this wire hooks up to? It doesn't seem to attach to that copper strip sticking out of the handbrake, which I also don't understand. I can't figure out how pulling the handbrake causes the e-brake warning light to come on. Is that copper strip supposed to rest against that adjustable plastic piece behind it?

Confused in Chicago.

chris walrod

Thats the trigger wire for the 550hp NOS powershot fogger system the PO had on the car while he drag raced it

Since its insulated, may be a switched power, not sure what for. Check and see if you ebrake light is working with it disconnected. Show's you how much of a help I am..

TheOtherEric

Nope, the light is definitely not working, although I don't know if it's because this wire is disconnected or because I bent up the copper strip thingy that probably does something.

WarpMan

Eric,
The wire should connect to the plastic part from below. The copper piece acts like a spring and rides along the surface that is scratched up in your photo.

It looks like this installed:


The copper part looks like this:

TheOtherEric

Aha! Thanks a ton Yuji! So it looks like there's a piece of copper strip in the middle of that plastic block, and the wire connector must be connected to the bottom of that strip. Thus, when the brake is down, the copper strip on the handbrake is in contact with the copper strip in the plastic block. My plastic block doesn't have that copper strip in it, which explains my confusion. Well, fortunately, the part number is printed pretty clearly on the part!

Forever993

OE,
Are you hacking up your car already? Why did you take that apart anyway?