Installing the directionals

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Installing the directionals

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And I'm looking through the wiring diagram, and more than a little confused.
I have the old, 1950's military style, and it lists a "light switch", a "distribution box" and a "directional switch". All are marked with letters. I assume the "distribution box" is the relay box
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and the "directional switch" is the steering column mounted lever. But what is the "light switch"? The back of what I thought was the light switch has no letters
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The receptacle on the back of the light switch has the pin numbers molded into the black rubber surface that the pins are setting in. Get a magnifying glass and clean the rubber and you will see them.
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You don't happen to have a pic of the back of the light switch, do you? The guy who sold me the jeep, did a patch up wiring job. They are stripped and clamped together like on a civilian car.
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This is the back of my light switch.
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I can trace the numbers from here
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Do I need to splice the wires from the relay box into the appropriate lettered wires on the back of the light switch?
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Also, my turn signal wiring diagram has gone missing, if anyone has one, please provide me with a link. I looked in your gallery Wes, and I couldn't find one.
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