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Jul 15, 2012 | 11:31 AM

michellers

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Wiring Harness

Need to replace all of the wiring on my '47 1.5 Ton. Looking at picking up everything from MAC's. Any other recommendations? Experiences?

Jul 15, 2012 | 03:10 PM

christurney77

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I am going to use an E-Z wire set-up.

Home of EZ Wiring

Jul 15, 2012 | 04:07 PM

newold46

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I went with mac because I was staying as close to stock as possible. It went well and don't forget to get your connectors too. You will need somewhere around 30 of them,(extras never hurt) plus one big one. Hmm let me see...

These

And this.

Jul 30, 2012 | 09:50 PM

bread320i

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Where did you use the large brown sleave connector?

Jul 31, 2012 | 07:58 AM

petey shoes

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i used a bob drake harness--fabric covered--25 years ago. fit very well. looks authentic. works very well. only issue i had was some connections were not crimped tight. i installed a fuse block as well.

Jul 31, 2012 | 09:48 AM

newold46

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Where did you use the large brown sleave connector?

There is one wire (horn?) that is a lot bigger than the rest. I only needed the one for that. I also forgot to mention dielectric grease to keep out the moisture.

Jul 31, 2012 | 10:15 AM

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Wiring Harness

Never used them but I've heard they sell high quality stuff:

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Jul 31, 2012 | 11:56 AM

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Wiring Harness

I've wired about 6 Trucks totally complete front to rear. Mac's or Caarpenter's have very good quality Wire Harness, and there colored coded to factory specs. So you can use a shop manual for reference on the color codes.

The Dielectric is both a good moister, & corrosion preventive measure. For what its worth when inserting the wire ends into the connectors good idea is to use a pair of neddle nose pliers. Put these at the back of the bullett end and push the wire into the connector, as they are a tight fit as they should be, and dielectric sure helps.