Got a shy friend that will be setting his newly
restored cab back on to his newly restored frame and
he's asked me to throw some questions out to you guys
about the pre-made wiring harnesses.
He's looking at the one Classic Parts of America sells
that is made for his '50, 3100. He will be converting
to 12v with an alternator but that's about all of the
changes he will be making. Their claims are that the
harness comes with complete instructions and is
numbered for ease of installation. And it's only a
hundred and a half.
At the other end of the scale, Painless and several
others list harnesses for similar vehicles for
$400-$600. Obvious differences being, plastic wiring
with standard electrical terminals vs original color
coded cloth with period correct terminals, bare
necessities vs accommodations for power windows, door
locks, AC, surround sound stereo, electric wipers,
etc.
Never having installed one of the lesser expensive
harnesses, my question to you'all that have is, how
did it go? Was it worth the hundred fifty bucks and
were the instructions indeed complete?
Thanks
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
