I started some cleanup today, there must be an excess of copper in Georgia, and most of it ended up in my car I think. keep finding wires that are not connected to anything.

Besides that, under the centre console I found an orange wire that goes nowhere. It comes out of the same part of the loom that carries the ciggarette lighter wires.

Any idea where this little sucker connects too?

It's the wire at the bottom of the picture, laying on the seatbelt. It's actually orange but in my picture looks more brown.

From the wiring diagram I have, it looks like it goes to a light (so you can find the lighter at night I guess).

Here are a couple of diagrams from PanteraPlace that show how it's hooked up...

Illumination Control
Cigar Lighter Wiring

It would appear that the orange wire leaves the cigar lighter lamp, and is then grounded. I can't say that I've ever seen the light they're talking about, but then again, my Pantera came without the lighter hooked up and the lamp may have fallen victim to the interior re-do by the previous owner.

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I can't say that I've ever seen the light they're talking about,

The light was an illuminated ring surrounding the lighter; actually part of the lighter unit.

I believe the stock color was orange; it did come, for other applications, in other colors.

Looks a lot like this one. You can just make out the orange ring. Common to Alfas of the same time period.

Larry

While you are scratching around in that area, you may find seatbelt wiring for the starter interlock. This may help.

Larry

Excellent, thank you.

My ciggy lighter looks like it came from a Mustang of that era and has no light ring, but at least now I know that I have a wire there that is hot when the car lights are on.

Great cars these, just getting into it but having a lot of fun.

Thanks Larry,

Yes, I wondered what the red/black wires under the carpet on the passenger side were all about. Didn't know abot the starter interlock. That must have been a USA feature?

Did the car actually have two inertia reels on the seat belts. The bracket low on the firewall behind the seats looks to be a perfect fit for a seatbelt retractor reel, yet so does the hole in the sill?

I know that early Camaro's had twin retractors, but didn't realise that some imports into USA may have had them also.

Here is original seat belt config in my 82.

I also had the lighter with the illuminated ring.

Can anyone post up pics of their '74 L with the retractors in the sills, and let me see how it attaches behind the drivers seat?