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Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:00 pm

all the wires are all messed up and such as my car wont shut off unless the head lights are off and the blinkers dont work the gas gauge has a short that i cant find. so i want to replace all of it and start over witch harness would you suggest and should i pay some one to do it or should i do im pretty electrically inclined but im not sure how much work is involved whats your suggestions

Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:23 pm

you can do it yourself if you buy the kit because with the kit it includes the easy instructions on where to put the wires. I suggest you get the harness from wolfsburgwest. I bought some from that place and i am very happy with it.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:31 pm

Its work to install, but not all that hard. Usually they come with install instructions...

A lot of the harnesses out there are from the same manufacturer, Wiring Works. Don't buy the cheapest out there, get it from a good seller.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:58 pm

about how long is the job

Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:43 pm

Have your original wires been hacked up?

If not, fixing broken spade terminals and cleaning contacts is a lot easier than replacing the whole harness. You may have a bad light or emergency flasher switch which does not come with a new harness.

jim

Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:46 pm

PutsOut wrote: about how long is the job The main harness would have took me about an hour to complete but i didnt know i had the instructions. So if you are good at reading instructions then i bet you will get it done in no time.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:35 pm

can you buy a harness with absolutely everything or do they have a diagram that has all the lengths of the wires because its probably cheaper to make my own.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:38 pm

PutsOut wrote: can you buy a harness with absolutely everything Yep almost everything since your bug is 1970. I wouldnt make the wiring if i were you. It will only take even longer. Just buy the kit.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:39 pm

WW has complete harnesses. Here's one for a '70.
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113971011J
While you might be able to make your own, I'd recommend buying it since the wire colors will be correct as per the originals.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:43 pm

Harnesses come ready to install. They're about $2-300. You have to really want to make your own...

Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:02 pm

I've seen ads about main harness and then for complete harnesses...whats the difference?

I just want whats needed I guess the basic...but need help figurniog which one...

I'm restoring my '71 SB and want to start this after we pull the motor.

Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:08 pm

Complete harness is just that... nose to tail.

Main harness is from fuse box to engine compartment. Does not include any wiring for lights.

Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:08 am

Do you need it all?

I am in the process of carefully extracting the harness from a '73 std. It has diagnostic wires but only at the back. Most is the same as a '70. I was going to keep it but I don't really need it all as my '71 Super is in good shape.

Of course I have all the switches etc. as well.

jim

Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:32 am

PutsOut wrote: can you buy a harness with absolutely everything or do they have a diagram that has all the lengths of the wires because its probably cheaper to make my own.

the only thing it comes with is wires, a handful of connectors a pair of plugs for the headlights, and instructions

Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:40 pm

I'm gonna be removing all the old (unknown) wiring from my '71 super, and replace it I guess with the complete wiring harness.

Any suggestions as to where to go to buy a complete set?

Paele

Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:37 am

why don't you read the thread and maybe just maybe there might be something somewhere about where to buy one.

Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:31 am

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why don't you read the thread and maybe just maybe there might be something somewhere about where to buy one.
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Yeah I saw that about wolfsburgwest..and I'm sure there are other vendors that others have gone with..but thanks :wink:

Paele

Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:56 pm

Vendors don't tell you who makes their harness so it makes it a little tough to choose where to get it... although most are made by wiring works.

Wolfsburg West always has quality stuff. From what I have read, Mid America sells the wiring works harness. CIP probably has a good price... Could probably search '71 Super harness' or something similar and see what others have used too.