My old directional/hi-lo switch caught fire and shorted out on my '73 911. I removed my steering wheel and took apart my steering column housing and swappd the switches. Here's my problem:

The switch has two bundled black cables that go in under the dash along with a single strand of brown & white wire (only about 6 inches long) with a female connector on the end. WHAT IS THIS BROWN & WHITE WIRE SUPPOSED TO CONNECT TO????

It wasn't connected with my old switch and I don't see any loose male wire ends under the dash that look like they need a connection.

Likewise, the bundled cord that has a 6 pin connector on the end also has a SOLID black 6 inch wire on the connector end of the cable. This 6 inch black wire also has a female fitting on it's end. And voila, I don't know what it connects to. On my new switch it was kind of taped back to the bundled black cord that it is part of, which leads me to believe that it is extra, or just pertains to cars with a certain option that mine doesn't have.

Even with these 2 wires not connected, all functions of my switch work perfectly. But it is bugging the daylights out of me and I want to do the job right. I would be most appreciative if anybody can tell me whether or not I need to be worried about these 2 wires. Best regards to all.