DIY Wiring Harness: Where can I get the connectors? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

rmrtndl · 04-25-2005, 09:52 PM

I am interested in making my own wiring harnesses. The wire is easy enough to come by.

Anyone know where I can get the various connectors I need. I am looking for connectors for the headlamps, bulkhead connectors, and the ignition switch, and many others too numerous to mention.

Hints or tips would also be appreciated?

krue · 04-26-2005, 02:12 AM

Moved this so you'll get better response.

cableguy0 · 04-26-2005, 02:26 AM

the connectors alone will probably cost you as much as buying a complete hardness. and thats if you can find them all. lots of various pigtails are available in the help section of the auto parts stores

chickenwing · 04-26-2005, 08:27 AM

I am interested in this also. Mainly the bulkhead connector terminals.

shifty · 04-26-2005, 11:11 AM

Bulkhead terminals are available at NAPA. Go to the FAQ thread and scope out my HEI post - pictures of the bulkhead terminals are there, along with pictures of the catalog @ NAPA which has them and the NAPA part numbers. HTH.

NAPA part # 725145
Cost is around 30¢/each

Here's a direct link to the catalog pages and stuff:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=28

chickenwing · 04-26-2005, 11:40 AM

Shifty, those terminals are not for the bulkhead fuseblock. They are for nearly every other connector on the truck. The catalog pic looks familiar...

shifty · 04-26-2005, 03:32 PM

Oh yeah, that's right - you posted that for me originally, didn't you

I really appreciate it. You helped me prove NAPA dude wrong. I had the biggest **** eating grin on my face when I showed him pictures scanned from his own catalog and he realized the customer was right for a change.

incoma · 04-26-2005, 08:42 PM

Chickenwing helped me with that too. Now I've got a box of those connectors!!

A few weeks ago my dad gave me some odds and ends he was going to throw out. Carquest sells the connectors also, including the plastic casings/housings for the metal connectors to go into. They've got all sorts of pigtails already made. So if you need some connectors, chances are that they have those too.

Sweet72 · 04-26-2005, 09:15 PM

Assuming your considering fabbing all new harnesses from scratch, that'd be one hell of a job, especially locating the correct (new) connectors. A fella could reuse old connectors salvaged from several original harnesses, and maybe, just maybe find the correct contacts to rebuild them. The logistics are prohibitive on such a project unless you really like futility and frustration. I'm an electrician, and personally would much rather spend the money on a new set of harnesses.

04-25-2005, 09:52 PM	#1
rmrtndl Hey ya'll, Watch this! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 117	DIY Wiring Harness: Where can I get the connectors? I am interested in making my own wiring harnesses. The wire is easy enough to come by. Anyone know where I can get the various connectors I need. I am looking for connectors for the headlamps, bulkhead connectors, and the ignition switch, and many others too numerous to mention. Hints or tips would also be appreciated? __________________ Rick M. 72 GMC SWB Fleetside 25 Chevrolet Superior Series Truck 95 Mazda Miata 06 Dodge Charger RT http://ram92.ods.org/blog.html

04-26-2005, 02:12 AM	#2
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04-26-2005, 02:26 AM	#3
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,948	the connectors alone will probably cost you as much as buying a complete hardness. and thats if you can find them all. lots of various pigtails are available in the help section of the auto parts stores __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

04-26-2005, 08:27 AM	#4
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	I am interested in this also. Mainly the bulkhead connector terminals. __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

04-26-2005, 11:11 AM	#5
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Bulkhead terminals are available at NAPA. Go to the FAQ thread and scope out my HEI post - pictures of the bulkhead terminals are there, along with pictures of the catalog @ NAPA which has them and the NAPA part numbers. HTH. NAPA part # 725145 Cost is around 30¢/each Here's a direct link to the catalog pages and stuff: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=28 __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM. Last edited by shifty; 04-26-2005 at 11:12 AM.

04-26-2005, 11:40 AM	#6
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	Shifty, those terminals are not for the bulkhead fuseblock. They are for nearly every other connector on the truck. The catalog pic looks familiar... __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

04-26-2005, 03:32 PM	#7
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Oh yeah, that's right - you posted that for me originally, didn't you I really appreciate it. You helped me prove NAPA dude wrong. I had the biggest ** eating grin on my face when I showed him pictures scanned from his own catalog and he realized the customer was right for a change. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM**! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

04-26-2005, 08:42 PM	#8
incoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 865	Chickenwing helped me with that too. Now I've got a box of those connectors!! A few weeks ago my dad gave me some odds and ends he was going to throw out. Carquest sells the connectors also, including the plastic casings/housings for the metal connectors to go into. They've got all sorts of pigtails already made. So if you need some connectors, chances are that they have those too.

04-26-2005, 09:15 PM	#9
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Assuming your considering fabbing all new harnesses from scratch, that'd be one hell of a job, especially locating the correct (new) connectors. A fella could reuse old connectors salvaged from several original harnesses, and maybe, just maybe find the correct contacts to rebuild them. The logistics are prohibitive on such a project unless you really like futility and frustration. I'm an electrician, and personally would much rather spend the money on a new set of harnesses. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction. Last edited by Sweet72; 04-26-2005 at 09:16 PM.



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