Re: Need a wiring harness
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10/27/15 02:15 AM
10/27/15 02:15 AM
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RapidRobert
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An option would be to purchase lengths of wires & do it your self. NAPA has the 1/4" male and female brass terminals 725147/725145 99 cents ea & install em in your old connectors. there are companies that will sell you exact lengths of wire in any gauge and any color including colors with tracers and you FOR SURE want to maintain the OE colors and you can go to a smaller gauge on some circuits as needed. I set the old harness on the floor and made a new harness next to it & soldered in one circuit then cut that circuit out of the old harness till the new one took shape and the old one dissappeared. You can alter lengths as needed just measure carefully.
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Re: Need a wiring harness
[Re: None2Slow]
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10/27/15 05:33 AM
10/27/15 05:33 AM
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Big Bad Bee
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I'm installing an American Autowire Highway 15 kit in my 70 Superbee great product with awesome tech support. Keep all your old connectors and buy a bag of male and female series 56 males and females and get cracking. I've heard Ron Francis is best but you pay for it. Owning an FSM is very important when adapting all your switches and connecting appliances.
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Re: Need a wiring harness
[Re: None2Slow]
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10/30/15 11:36 AM
10/30/15 11:36 AM
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The 20 kit says it has 7 extra circuits on it for adding options. They don't carry anything specific for your car though. I picked up an American Autowire for my Cuda but haven't installed it yet so I can't comment on the quality but I got the kit that can be used with aftermarket gauges.
Last edited by Yellow Fever; 10/30/15 11:38 AM.
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Re: Need a wiring harness
[Re: None2Slow]
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10/30/15 12:33 PM
10/30/15 12:33 PM
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IF going with a non factory harness American Autowire gets my vote. owning a resto shop we do a LOT of new harnesses from scratch. Painless is a JOKE IMO. Francis is OK but we use AA exclusively when possible. No experience with Evans, have had some quality issues with M&H. The main difference between the two AA kits as already stated is the number of circuits you'll need. hope that helps just reread your post that mentioned possible future additions go with the bigger kit now and you'll have the room if you need it
Last edited by TJP; 10/30/15 12:35 PM.
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Re: Need a wiring harness
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10/31/15 03:47 AM
10/31/15 03:47 AM
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Big Bad Bee
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I'm using the highway 15 kit. No reason to go for the 20 circuit kit unless you're running a ton of electronic items that need a dedicated fuse. A word to the wise. They already have a plug and play kit for the eBody and last time I called tech-support they said they were just about to release a kit for the B body. They are more expensive than the generic kits, but you won't have to retrofit any connections. The nice thing about these kits is you can make your runs look really nice and professional instead of what the factory gave you, which was a big ugly mess.
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