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Mar 18, 2017 | 03:43 PM

Jterr

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Electrical Wire Sizes

Anyone know where to find size (gauge) of wires used in electrical systems?
Need to know power window and door lock size from drivers side switch.
Windows look like 14ga locks 18-20ga.....

Thanks

I'm working on a 2003 F350 7.3 if it matters

Mar 18, 2017 | 04:35 PM

Yama4fitty

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Look at the number preceding the wire color and that will tell you the gauge of the wire. For example "14 WH/BK" would be a 14 gauge white wire with black stripe.

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Mar 18, 2017 | 05:12 PM

Jterr

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Originally Posted by Yama4fitty

Look at the number preceding the wire color and that will tell you the gauge of the wire. For example "14 WH/BK" would be a 14 gauge white wire with black stripe.

That is what I thought, but the wires going from switch to actuator are about half the size of the 14ga window motor size. These are out of a donor truck and the yard cut all the wires, wouldn't let me get the harnesses....