Wiring harness needed....

Who has the best deals on wiring harnesses? Need a complete one for my 64. Started to save it and decided If I am doing a frame-off why put back an old harness.

 

do a search on ez-wire, I believe they are the lowest cost. centech and painless are other options.

 

www.ezwiring.com

 

I have heard about "Painless", where who would carry these?

 

got mine from www.4wd.com color coded AND labeled every 5 inches.

 

All the kits are similar, most places like www.4wd.com carries the painless kit, but its usually the most expensive. I redid mine with the centech kit (www.centechwire.com). The ezwire kit seems to be about the same quality for the best price.

 

I will probably go with the one that is labeled the best (I am wiring challenged). Thanks for all the feedback!

 

Although its price may be a bit steep for you, you can buy a Painless 12-circuit CJ wiring harness (#10105) for $289, plus $10 for handling (they don't charge tax or for shipping):

http://store.summitracing.com/defau...;N=110&Ntk=KeywordSearch&Ntt=Painless

It's a pretty sweet and idiot-proof harness (and I'm an idiot when it comes to things electrical).

Good Luck!

 

I made my own wiring harness for about 50.00 Used crimped conectors from auto supply store. I took one item at a time and in about four evenings after work I would take 2 to 3 hours at at time with the Jeep. Instead of taking the old harness out I would unhook the old wire and follow it the where it went and hook it up, then cut out the old wire. Kept it all running along the same path as the old harness.

"Afterward I used a plastic wire loom cover to enclose everything and used zip ties to attach it to the inside of fender or frame. Also added some inline fuses to some areas that were not protected from a previous botched job. Not a rocket science type of project. But rewarding in knowing I did it myself, and saved a wad of cash that would choke a horse in the process. Of course if you use an off the shelf wiring harness, it would be fast work and save a few hours."

Here si a website with some good info on rewiring jeeps.

http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Tech/WiringHarness.html

Let us know how you come out.

Regards
Cliff

 

I'm not going to use the one in my '65!
I'll make you a sweet deal on it! I think it is a Painless kit but am not 100% sure!!
R) R) R)

 

I used Painless on my Jeep and it worked well. But after I actually completed the job (I had a couple people help) I think you'd be fine making a harness and wiring the Jeep up yourself. If you've budgeted enough for wiring harness and don't mind spending that extra $250 I'd go with Painless. I ended up getting rid of (not using) probably 1/4 of the Painless kit - no AC, no 3rd brake, etc. I myself was intimidated by the entire electrical system of an old Jeep but I got through it well enough with the Painless. Good product just expensive, but you always get what you pay for.