Green/yellow wire in console

Chasing the “light” idiot light in the console cluster and found this little surprise lurking. Anyone with a diagram able to tell me what these two wires attach to? This is just how I found them, with insulation pulled back. 1987 us 3.2 cab. TIA
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It is the warning lamp panel. The rest of that wiring loom goes to the middle of the three connectors on the warning panel. No ABS on my car either.
I also checked, and one wire is hot with the ignition on and the other isn't. I'm amazed it hasn't bounced off something metal and taken out a fuse or worse.

 

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That’s interesting, because that terminal on the white connector where it should attach is empty. I’ll have to pull the connector and see if it looks like it might have been attached. Thanks very much!

 

So I twisted the wires together and pushed them into the connector and now the alternator light is on when the ignition is hot, so that must have been the issue. You guys are great! Thanks for the help! Now if I could get that darned idiot lamp to shut off ....

 

Beats me! It’s the first time I’ve had the panel out in the year I’ve owned the car. It came out easily, so I don’t think they pulled loose when I removed it, but anything’s possible.

 

Thanks to all for the help. Sheltering in place today will involve some soldering, lol.

 

Opened up the connector today and there is no evidence that those wires were ever connected. The clasps on the metal end inside the connector don't appear to have ever been crimped over to hold the wire(s) in place. I find it hard to believe they have been bouncing around in there for 33 years, but maybe they just walked out of the connector when I removed the plate.

By the way, I'm continually amazed how Steve's "shot in the dark" is superior to anything I come up with in broad daylight, lol.

 

The offending wires have been soldered together and reattached to the connector. I gained the desired operation of the alternator lamp, so hopefully all is now sorted. Unfortunately, this did nothing to cure the "lights" warning lamp that is currently driving me nuts (it is a short trip, believe me!). Going after all the connections with contact cleaner today to address the problem after changing out all the bulbs didn't work. Thanks again for all the help and the impressive amount of knowledge.

 

Second one from the bottom, that just says “lights” and tells you you have a problem with an exterior bulb. From what I have read on this site, it is a fairly common issue. Changed all the bulbs with OSRAM units, no difference. I'm going to Deoxit all the connectors and check grounds next. Its actually kind of therapy during this insanity we all live in now...

 

Solved the warning lamp issue. When I bought the car little over a year ago, one license lamp was inoperative. After removing both and being horrified at the amount of corrosion on the fixtures, I went looking for new replacements. What I bought are the newer superseded units that look similar, fit perfectly and hook up the same way. What they don’t have, though, is the same bulb. The old uses a typical round glove bulb, while the new uses a tube style bulb for improved brightness. Apparently the diagnostic brain didn’t like the difference and triggered the warning. Put the old one back in, and dash lamp went out.