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As I look into this box of wires. I see alot of 6v this and that. switches etc. I would love to see every friggen wire and switch brand new, and also add new things. Is this a logistical nightmare or pretty straight forward stuff ?. I know for sure on this one I,ll have to hire someone. My question is besides the heater connection ( still chilly at night ) can I follow these wires and clip and gut them yet or should I wait for someone to asses this ? Electrical was never my gig, I,m allergic to shocks....lol. Thanx Guys ! Cheerz !

I would think you would only add to the "can of worms" for your wiring person by cutting away the orginial stuff. The old wires can help him with such things as where the wires need to be routed and colors. If you are going to hire someone, let them do the work.

yes, don't rip out the old before there's a complete plan for the new - especially if yer gonna ask me to do it!!

can't be wose than what I'm faced with, including the screwdriver bits for fuses

Bill

What do you want the electrical to include when its rewired? How close to having those features was it when the existing wiring worked?

What I'm saying is if the wiring it has now would not do what you want to do when it was new, preserving it now may not have not have any value.

I do my own wiring, and typically I start by cutting everything away and just tossing it out. I do it that way because I'm confident the choices I make in rewiring it will be better than the ones I'm throwing away. If you can't come to that same conclusion you probably want to keep the current stuff at least until someone evaluates it.