Wiring Harnesses...looking for feedback
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I have used the Ron Francis and loved it! Its easy to use, wires are marked for ease of installation, you can dry fit and tie everything together without difficulty. Painless I have heard great things about but Ive never personally used. The only thing I didnt like about Painless is the wires are pre connected to the fuse box so youre committed to run one way. with Ron Francis you can pull wires wheichever way is easiest. Im building a 57 Merc and plan on using a Francis kit. cheers!
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Talked with the guys at EZwire and they do not have a "trunk mounted" harness with longer wires running to the front. Said if I was going to mount the fuse block behind the seat, it would not reach to the front and they had no suggestions on what they could do. Apparently, their harnesses are one size fits all. Looks like I may have to get one of the more expensive harnesses like RF or American Autowire. Going to check on the Rebel kit first, but...
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Talked with the guys at EZwire and they do not have a "trunk mounted" harness with longer wires running to the front. Said if I was going to mount the fuse block behind the seat, it would not reach to the front and they had no suggestions on what they could do. Apparently, their harnesses are one size fits all. Looks like I may have to get one of the more expensive harnesses like RF or American Autowire. Going to check on the Rebel kit first, but...
headlight, brights, turn, park, horn
Better then couple hundred dollars (in my opinion)
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I have always built my own wiring harnesses. Also, I never use a fuse panel, all of my circuits are protected by automatic reset breakers. All heavy loads, like the electric fan, headlights and A/C are also switched by relays located close to the load. Another thing I like to do is install a heavy, continuous duty relay to keep the Acc. load off of the ignition switch.
I've worked on heavy equip. and heavy duty trucks for most of my life and like the way most of them are wired, this is where I got a lot of my ideas that I try to incorporate into my wiring.
I've worked on heavy equip. and heavy duty trucks for most of my life and like the way most of them are wired, this is where I got a lot of my ideas that I try to incorporate into my wiring.
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Personally, I would never use a pre wired fuse panel again like the EZ kits have. The RF and AA kits are much easier and cleaner to install. The RF and AA kits cost more for a reason.....they are better. The wire used is of much better quality and they usually come with all of your switches that the cheaper kits do not.
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I was just looking at the Painless Wiring website. They have a $100 rebate offer on several of their harnesses. Several of the universal kits are included. I then went to Summit's website to check the price....a 12 circuit universal setup is $335 there. It'd be $235 after the rebate. Add something for shipping. That puts theirs a little below the Ron Francis kit and a little above the EZ kit.
The offer is good until the end of June.
Dan
The offer is good until the end of June.
Dan
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From: Moore (or less), OK.
Ordered the Rebel kit. Should be here tomorrow. Can't wait to get started on it. I got the 8 circuit for now and can expand it as needed. Don't need the third brake light or electric fan or radio.
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I am currently working on a 55 F100 and am using an ez wire harness, I must have missed something along the way, I can't find enough wires to attach to thr light switch. And also had isssues with the neutral safety switch and the brake lights. I am open for suggestions.
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I am currently working on a 55 F100 and am using an ez wire harness, I must have missed something along the way, I can't find enough wires to attach to thr light switch. And also had isssues with the neutral safety switch and the brake lights. I am open for suggestions.
what about the brake lights? they give you the two wires to go to the switch.. (they put it in the engine part of the harness, but you can move it.. I did, my switch is under the dash on the hanging brake pedal)
they do not provide a neutral safety switch wire, least not on the one I bought in 2002.
sam
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