Where did you buy your wire harness?
 

Hello again, everyone. I am trying to figure out where I should buy a complete wire harness for my pick up.

Basics:

• 1966 Fleet long bed
• 68 350 under the hood
• A/C has been ripped out though I want to add a fan for the heater
• Plan on modernizing the tail-lights(LED), headlights and possibly the parking lights
• Will add a stereo system (nothing to fancy... I just wanna turn up some Trace Adkins)
• Will add CB radio
• Possibly adding a tow package

So far I have looked at:

1. http://www.americanclassic.com/asp/d...to&exyear=1966
2. http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/keepi...repanelsystems

What do y'all have wired up?

Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

Re: Where did you buy your wire harness?
 

EZ wire
http://www.google.com/search?source=...z+wire&aqi=g10

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I got mine from Ron Francis wire works 20 years ago. It was built for every thing I was doing to my truck.
Ben

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Mine is also Ron Francis, also installed almost 20 years old. If I were to do it over, I'd use Ron Francis again. Their products are spendy, but I've made numerous changes to my setup over the years and modifying the connections at the panel is easy. They were the originators of the aftermarket harnesses and remain at the top of the heap (imo).

Painless Wiring is far better advertised and very popular, although it lacks the flexibility of attaching the wires to the front of the panel (which was/is important to me). One thing I would do different if I was to rewire my truck - I'd mount the panel behind the glove compartment. It's much easier to work on wiring while sitting in the passenger seat, than twisting around under the dashboard. The older you get the more important this becomes.

Even if a Ron Francis kit doesn't interest you, I'd suggest looking over their website as they have a lot of good wiring tips.

On the other hand, if your truck is going to remain basically stock, there are replacement harnesses available which are much cheaper and retain the original simplicity.

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I have installed (2) Painless Wiring kits. Their instructions are very clear and their technical help line is very knowledgeable.

I highly recommend their products.

John

Re: Where did you buy your wire harness?
 

For a plug-n-play application, I use:

www.bowtiebits.com
www.lmctruck.com
www.classicparts.com
www.oldchevytrucks.com
www.truckandcarshop.com

Good luck with your wiring project and keep us posted on what you do.

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I used Rebel Wire kit on my truck. Very pleased. Ive used Painless on other projects. The Rebel kit is priced very reasonable. I was kind of scared it would be a piece of poo but it is a very nice harness.

http://www.rebel-wire.com/

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M&H
http://www.wiringharness.com/

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Good info everyone :chevy:

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I'm still in the process of putting in 3 harnessess i bought from Classicparts (formerly Chevy Duty). I got the starter/coil harness, alternator horn relay one, and the underdash with the fuse block. The ends were numbered and corresponded to a sheet they included telling where everything hooks up, at least on two of the harnesses. The one that didn't have any wire numbers was the underdash one. And i thought great, now what do i do. But once i looked at the harness and the enclosed sheet, it all made sense. They use the factory type connectors, so it just plugged in. This was a stock wiring harness for dash gauges, and didn't have a provision for the HEI. That's the last thing i still need to do. I've tested everything else and it all works great.
I don't know if it's USA made or not. I'm guessing not, since all three came to about $250. Hope this helps.

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I've heard great things about the Rebel Wire kits, and that's what I'm going to use on my truck. Made in USA, great price, and all the wires are labeled right?

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Glenn33, there's a guy here in town that's a distributor for Rebel Wire, Chris Moos of Black Magic Kustoms. He showed me one and it sure looked nice so I'll get one through him when I'm ready.

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I have one of the 9+3 kits. Great harness and priced right. High quality

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rebel wiring kits...do you have to splice and solder every conector to it? I see their cheap in price, but not model specific? any insight?

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no one else has used EZ wire

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That is what it is looking like to me... and is turning me off from buying it. I want a complete system. Rip out the old one and start running the new lines.

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Just keep in mind that unless you're going exactly back to all the original locations, you will end up lengthening the wires and splicing them. That is why I am going to get this system or another one...but so far the pricing on this seems the best...

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Well that is a given. But I was more worried about relays/flashers/harnesses that need replacing a few years from now. Say my flasher stops working; can I buy a Chevy replica, or am I limited to the manufacturer of whatever harness I buy?

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Ron Francis for mine too ;)

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I have a Rebel Wire kit in my Disaster. Great kit at a great price! I have a Painless kit in Fast Orange. The Painless kit has a nicer fuse box, but the Rebel kit has better wire. The Painless kit was also about $200 more...

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so basically i should save or salvage every connector for use on the rebel kits then?