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4x4Poet · 12-02-2004, 09:45 PM

I have no experience with complete, replacement wiring sets/harnesses, but I was at a local customizing shop today and talked with the owner about an engine swap they'd done into a '60s F#$d. They also had put in a complete wiring harness tailored to the engine & vehicle combo. He said he used to use Painless, but once he compared them to Ron Francis stuff, he's used RF ever since. He said RF is admittingly more expensive but worth the extra cost.

He liked the overall quality, pre-terminated ends, new-style blade fuse block, and especially how each wire has printing on each wire's sheath every six inches or so saying what each wire goes to. So, if you are routing a wire away from its start or terminus, you can see at a glance what circuit you're working with. Does Painless do the same with their wiring harness wire sheaths?

Never heard of M&H. I, too, would like to view their website and know if they are the supplier of "factory original" wiring harnesses found in 67-72 Chevy truck part suppliers' catalogs.

12-02-2004, 09:45 PM	#17
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	I have no experience with complete, replacement wiring sets/harnesses, but I was at a local customizing shop today and talked with the owner about an engine swap they'd done into a '60s F#$d. They also had put in a complete wiring harness tailored to the engine & vehicle combo. He said he used to use Painless, but once he compared them to Ron Francis stuff, he's used RF ever since. He said RF is admittingly more expensive but worth the extra cost. He liked the overall quality, pre-terminated ends, new-style blade fuse block, and especially how each wire has printing on each wire's sheath every six inches or so saying what each wire goes to. So, if you are routing a wire away from its start or terminus, you can see at a glance what circuit you're working with. Does Painless do the same with their wiring harness wire sheaths? Never heard of M&H. I, too, would like to view their website and know if they are the supplier of "factory original" wiring harnesses found in 67-72 Chevy truck part suppliers' catalogs. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup. Last edited by 4x4Poet; 12-02-2004 at 09:47 PM.