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kent70ghia Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2020 Posts: 215 Location: Tacoma, WA
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Modern blade style fuse panel? |
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The wiring in my car is also in pretty good shape, and the only clown that has messed with the wiring is me , and the shop that did my autostick to manual conversion. I've had mynGhia since 1982, maybe inwill just do a refresh. I'm liking some of the ideas here with the fuse panel and extra circits.
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I need to hire one of ya to redo the wiring on my 70 . I'm thinking I will tackle a new harness one of these days. |
I thought about doing a new harness. But the wiring in my car is in good shape. It’s just had alot of hands on it…. Some skilled… some not so much.
decided just to clean it up and modernize it a little. Document as I go.
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Olli from NJ Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2007 Posts: 385 Location: Milton,DE
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Modern blade style fuse panel? |
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Summit has the best price on the American Autowire kit. I used this kit on my '70 Ghia that I just finished a body off on. I have used American Auto Wire on 3 non-VW builds as well. Good kits.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aww-510419
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MTT3107 Samba Member

Joined: September 20, 2021 Posts: 593 Location: KY
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Modern blade style fuse panel? |
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I have been thinking about this quite a bit, should I just clean up the existing wiring, and adapt a modern fuse panel, or just tear it all out and go all new with one of these wiring harnesses ?
And of course have been looking at that kit from American Autowire for a while now..
But as sexy as it is, for a Ghia, with it's relatively simple electrical requierements, I think it's overkill, and $ 600 is nothing to sneeze at..
I think I'll go with the "VW beetle deluxe harness" from Watson's Streetworks.
https://watsons-streetworks.com/product/rebel-wire-v-w-bug-deluxe-wiring-harness/
16 circuits and a modern fuse 12 fuse panel, and I have some money left over for other stuff.... |
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