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BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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06/06/09 11:46 PM
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Has anyone had engine harnesses made up by Bill Evans,out of Erie,Pennsylvania? I heard he does quality work,and does custom pieces,like MSD control boxes. Any opinions,good or bad,are appreciated!  Randy Borawski 
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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my A12 superbee harness wire from the bulkhead wasnt crimped properly in one of the wires and it caused my car not to start. it was in the engine compartment side, after going over all the wires we found the culprit.
i emailed bil evans and he said send the harness back, i was hoping for him to say ill send you another one out and then send me back the defective one after you get the new one installed.
oh BTW, its not close to concourse correct.
the ones from Frank Badalson and yearone are better concourse correct.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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my A12 superbee harness wire from the bulkhead wasnt crimped properly in one of the wires and it caused my car not to start. it was in the engine compartment side, after going over all the wires we found the culprit.
i emailed bil evans and he said send the harness back, i was hoping for him to say ill send you another one out and then send me back the defective one after you get the new one installed.
oh BTW, its not close to concourse correct.
the ones from Frank Badalson and yearone are better concourse correct.
concourse and CORRECT should NEVER be used in the same sentence 
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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I also had 3 crimps come loose at the bulkhead connector but I got one last week for another car that looks better. I would chect it at the bulkhead side befor you install it. He replaced the bad one I got from him with a new one and that one has been good for the last 5 years.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Sent a Bill Evans to Mike at M & H. Let's just say I was lucky I didn't use it. Go with M & H.
Did you expect him to tell you otherwise ?
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Maybe not the best game in town but I think theres a case of piling on going on now. 
Did you just join Moparts this morning ? 
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Still haven't ordered my harnesses yet!! I don't like,or feel comfortable,with a product that gets such mixed reviews!  I guess I'll have to do a little more research!  RandyB
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I use Bill's all the time (at least a dozen or more). I've had no issues with them, however Bill is a stubborn fart. Last year at Carlisle I purchased over $1000 worth of harnesses from him and he would even take $5 bucks off....Most vendors would knock 10% - 15% off a large purchase... 
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I just installed engine/forward/rear harnesses in my 'Cuda. They looked great,fit great and so far are working perfectly. He made me a custom engine harness and got the order to me quickly.
I would buy from him again.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Still haven't ordered my harnesses yet!! I don't like,or feel comfortable,with a product that gets such mixed reviews! I guess I'll have to do a little more research! RandyB
Then you will be stuck never buying any product from any maker EVER AGAIN , you can't please everyone no matter what a bunch of screwballs on the internet tell you .
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Sent a Bill Evans to Mike at M & H. Let's just say I was lucky I didn't use it. Go with M & H.
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Did you expect him to tell you otherwise ?
Never met him or spoke with him before and he repaired it for FREE! Did I expect him to say otherwise? I wouldn't allow it, I bought him lunch!
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Thanks everyone!  If I decide to go with Mr. Evans,I'll definately check ALL the crimps,especially at the bulkhead!  RandyB
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Thanks everyone! If I decide to go with Mr. Evans,I'll definately check ALL the crimps,especially at the bulkhead! RandyB
big mistake.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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06/12/09 12:06 AM
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Don't be scared off by these guys. If you like one guy then use him, but dont scare off someone else based on some random event. As someone said if Evans was bad we would all know to stay away from them. Fact is they have a good product. Maybe not the greatest out there, but go check out the prices of the other guys, maybe they can afford to put on a smile from you guys while taking your hard earned paycheck. I've seen the Evan's at plenty of shows personally and they have always been willing to answer questions. I guess personally doing an all day show out in the hot sun (even with a canopy) has to be tiring on anyone. Dealing with the public is not the easiest job sometime. Shame someone bought a $1000 worth of harnesses without a discount but life is tough sometimes. What would those same harnesses cost from the other guys? Bet it would have been a significant amount. Like I said, buy who you like. If you know so and so personally and always got good stuff from him and they were friendly to you, then go with your gut. But I think being fair to the other guy should be expected unless you personally have some knowledge of some serious poor workmanship. A suspected bad crimp sucks, but who knows maybe the installer was a little too rough.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Thank You all for your experiences and opinions! After talking with my good friend,Ron Wilson(Firefighter3931)I'm going with the M&H harnesses from Year One. He just re-wired his '68' Charger, and said the quality was excellent! Thanks again guys, I truly appreciate it! RandyB
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Thank You all for your experiences and opinions! After talking with my good friend,Ron Wilson(Firefighter3931)I'm going with the M&H harnesses from Year One. He just re-wired his '68' Charger, and said the quality was excellent! Thanks again guys, I truly appreciate it! RandyB
you made the right choice, you wont be disappointed.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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06/14/09 12:22 PM
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The only problem I saw with the YO /MH harness is that you had to use that ugly 4 pin ballast resistor that does not look rite on the older cars....OR did they change that part on there harness ?
That's only on the harness modified for electronic ignition.
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Re: BILL EVANS WIRING HARNESSES ????
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Not a problem! I don't run a ballast resistor with a MSD 6AL control box. Thanks guys! RandyB
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I am going with M&H this time, the Evans harness had issues with proper wire lengths at the coil which caused other issues with connections. 
I don't need connectors falling off a "brand new piece"!!! 
I'll check Year One on their stuff! Help!!! 
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