Venders stretching the truth about "original"

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Don't you hate when vendors describe a part as "original" or just like original or other wording to indicate it is a replica of a factory part? I know I am picky but I am sure other more serious restorers must be pulling there hair out with this stuff. Here is a picture of an American Auto wire harness that runs from the firewall to the rear of the truck. Same firewall integrated grommet plug, but the wire used is 4 individual strands taped together every 8 inches or so. The original is a 4 strand ribbon wire. I ended up using a rear section of the original 52 year old factory wire and plug. I cleaned up the plug with simple green and water. The wire insulation has harden some but still pliable enough to not crack and brake if careful. I spliced in the new harness rear section onto the old harness to repair the section burnt in the fire. Luckily both ends of the harness uses the same plug so I removed old harness and flipped so the visible section will have correct appearance. The rear end of the factory harness will have a piece of the AAW spliced on the end to plug into the rear harness. That section is on the frame under the bed so not visible.