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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 | In working on my '63 C20 I decided to bite the bullet and replace the wiring in the cab. At first look everything appeared okay, but this week I started pulling the old wiring and I was very happy with the decision to replace it all. I found several wires with broken insulation and when I removed the dimmer switch it fell apart in my hand. The connector going to the dimmer switch was also melted on the bottom. Talk about peace of mind with new wires!
As a side note, I ordered all my wiring from Classic Parts. I just went with the reproduction harnesses since I just want to keep it original style at this point. All the harnesses are the right length and I'm very pleased with them. The only surprise was that there was no connector to plug the dome light harness into the fuse box. No big deal since the original connector was easy to remove and slap on. There were some minor color differences in some of the wiring, but it's a pretty small issue there. Now to get the cab washed up so I can get all the new stuff installed...
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1963 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside
1978 Chevy K30 Custom Deluxe
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I totally agree Mike....It's peace of mind! I had a Porsche 914 from Ca. a few years back. The insulation was like Bakelite. I had a scare with that one! I've seen a couple of cars burn up because of bad wiring (Not pretty!)  I'm going to be doing a rewire soon too. I'm quite looking forward to it!  Jock 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 321 | The experience with my '63 C10 was nagging on my mind. I almost did burn up that truck because of bad wiring. Just goes to show that just because it looks okay, it may not be. Plus, it lets us spend more time with our 'bolts 
1963 Chevy C20 Longbed Stepside
1978 Chevy K30 Custom Deluxe
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | I did the same thing with a wire harness from Classic Chevy parts in my 55 2nd. I have no complaints at all. The price was right and it all fits there were simple instructions (I am a simpleton), and works.
Best of luck
Dennis
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