Re: Randy Berger's 1956 Caribbean

Posted by BH On 2009/9/18 9:32:16

Randy -

Confused by your post, I looked at the parts book, as archived here at the site.

Gr. 30.387737 lists front door window regulator harness as follows:

P/N 472126 for 1955 sedans
P/N 472129 for 1955 and 1956 hardtops and convertible
P/N 6489038 for 1956 sedans

However, P/N 472126 is also shown in Gr. 30.50316 for the rear door of both 1955 and 1956 sedans.

Meanwhile, I believe the black plastic part is called a terminal body, listed in Gr. 30.38774 for front doors. P/N 472088 is shown for the four-switch unit. (I believe I have an NOS one, somewhere offsite.)

Unless I have my terminolgy criss-crossed, the phenolic insulator is then called the terminal body cover.

Curiously, Gr. 30.50319 lists two different designs for the terminal body for single switch unit of the rear doors. P/N 472087 is same as used in the right front door for 1955-56. P/N 6489447 is for 1956 only and only in used the rear doors, but is shown to be 1/16" longer!

Listings for two phenolic covers for the rear door also correspond to that difference in length. However, there is no such difference noted for either front door switch - even the right front single switch, which, again, is the same as used for the rear doors.

The plot thickens...