I have a 67 with the seat belt reminder light. I’m presently have the gauge cluster out and noticed that the relay is just hanging and not mounted. Can someone please tell me where this is mounted? It has a tab for mounting.
Thanks,
Jim
Here is an image of the relay.
I think this was mounted on the base bracket for relays, next next to the fuse box. Sometimes they share a mounting point w/ relays.
1/4 hex head screw
Same question for a '70?
Kind of a side note. That metal bracket serves as a ground return for whatever is connected to it. Not sure if it’s carried over to the next model year but on my '68 it was situated between the fuse box and the steering column. It seems to rely on screws bolted to the firewall for grounding. Suspect in my opinion. It had a measurable resistance to ground instead of being exactly at ground. 10 Ohms vs 0 Ohms for the electrical savvy. I added a dedicated ground strap from the bracket to a more substantial ground connection. I believe I tied it to on of the large steering column bolts using eye loops as that measured better. The brightness of my dash lights was greatly increased after this “Mod”.
There should be a single black wire from firewall(ground) to the bracket. I believe it has eyelets on both ends.
10 Ohms vs 0 Ohms for the electrical savvy.
That is a very big deal depending on what is grounded there.
Totally agree. The meter I use to measure that 10 ohms is very low current (microAmps) and the high resistance will only be compounded with higher current levels.
It mounts on the lower dash under the radio on the driver’s side. There’s a little hole that mates with it.
Thanks!
On a 1967 Cougar, it is mounted to the long vertical side of the windshield wiper bracket.
On a 1968 Cougar, it is mounted using one of the screws for the K5 indicator relay.
