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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:42 pm    Post subject: new wire harness for 66 Reply with quote

any helpful hints for installing complete new wiring...


looking at the one on the JBug site...
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=619330&highlight=wiring+harness

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=302107&highlight=wiring+harness

My recommendation is to buy the Wolfsburg West harness and also order the Bug Me Electrical DVD.

http://www.bugmevideo.com/volume9.html
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is an article I wrote a while ago:

http://1967beetle.com/wiring/

It gives you a better idea of the thought process to European wiring.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys...
doing this project with my son over the summer... he is 16 so this will be his driver. Been great to work on it with him....


[img]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1373719.jpg[/

Brakes and new wire harness a must!!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Add on the below to the end of the image line.

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To make that image in your last post work.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I grabbed the picture from his gallery.

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You have a very big glove box in that car. Laughing

If you replace your master cylinder consider switching to dual circuit. I had
a brake light switch fail so it squirted fluid. I still had brakes, lousy brakes, but still brakes.

Changing the wires is good. We like to blame fuel lines, but electrical is also an issue. I know I replaced the 40 year old wires, and 40 year old fuel line and 40 year old brake line when I started my project.

kamzcab86 wrote:

To my amateur fire investigation eyes (and as someone else already mentioned), it appears this fire started in the D-pillar.

This fire did not ignite in the engine bay; it started up front and spread to the rear via the interior:

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks still learning the site...

glove box on the list of to do's... but it is large

Dual Master is this weeks project. Actually using the link from Grampa Pete.

Will be ordering the wiring harness and studying up on install.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it also helps a lot to get the wiring diagram. here is a link, just click it and find yours. then study it for a couple of hours like i did till you understand it. it will help a lot. because you will understand how things are fed power and how exactly everything should be connected.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiringt1.php
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While we are talking about wiring harnesses, I added a 40 amp inline fuse under the back seat from the battery to all the wires in the front. The wire to the starter and alternator is not fused. My thinking is that should prevent fires. I started with 30 amp but the coil, radio, headlights, wipers and phone charger just about used up all those amps, the turn signal overloaded the 30 amp fuse.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Personally would not fuse that. When, not if that fuse blows again, it might be a very dark and winding road.... By the time you stop you might have gone over that cliff or into the side of one.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Eric&Barb wrote:
Personally would not fuse that. When, not if that fuse blows again, it might be a very dark and winding road.... By the time you stop you might have gone over that cliff or into the side of one.


That's a good point, I hadn't thought of that.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm installing a WW harness right now in my 67 and i'v found a few issues with it. so far:

The Red/bk wire to the R/R brake light was run to the front side of the harness. I had to cut that out and splice it into the rear left lead. The other Red/bk that is up front that connects to the Brake light switch with the 1-1 connector was fine.

However the the 2 tail light leads, Gray/rd and Gray/bk that connect to the fuse box next to each other, Well that Gray/bk was cut short and loomed next to the Red/bk for the brake lights. about a foot to short. so that had to be re-worked.

And the heavy Red wire that runs from the Generator - B+, to the Light switch #30 - - - put in the loom backwards. Loop should be on the rear and female in front. Nope, had to cut those off and re-splice them back.

All in all the harness, the rest anyway seems ok and the wire quality and connectors is excellent, for sure

Just my 2 cents
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