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#85157 06/12/2002 12:06 AM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7 | I've never done this before, really........(have you ever heard that before???) but anyway,
My 53 needs rewiring, because there are so many wires hanging from everywhere! Is there a book, or article with steps to master this task? Or where is a good place to get a loom?
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#85158 06/12/2002 12:20 AM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 | If it were me I would buy a new wiring harness. They are available at Chevy Duty www.chevyduty.com and other places for around $ 100.. Harnesses include every wire in the truck, dash light sockets, new wires to the head and tail lights, starter circuit, etc.. A harness has all the wires bundled and wrapped for a nice neat job..
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#85159 06/12/2002 1:13 AM | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,179 Red dot, center of chest ... | | Red dot, center of chest ... Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,179 | I agree with 53 4 me, but one word of caution. I just rewired my truck using the Chevy Duty wiring harness. The directions are cryptic, to say the least, and you really have to pay attention to what you're doing. Furthermore, the harness is for the stock setup, so if changes have been made, those changes may throw you off.
For example, my truck has two horns mounted on the right side of the firewall, fed by a relay. The original horn was mounted in front of the radiator, without a relay. It took me a little time to figure out how to get the horns working again.
The original truck didn't have turn signals. If those have been added, you'll have to figure out how to adapt the wiring to fit your setup. I'm not saying it's impossible, just warning you that it ain't a 2 hour job. It'll take some time to get it right.
I was also changing my gauges, so that added an extra kink that I had to figure out. It's all done now (except the headlights because I'm cleaning the "buckets" up and painting them before I put them back together) and a couple of odds and ends.
BTW, the Chevy Duty harness worked out really well. It even has some extra wires you can use if you have (or want) turn signals. | | |
#85160 06/15/2002 3:50 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7 | Thanks for the info about rewiring.
I'm told that I can use the original 6 volt wires, even tho I have a 12 volt setup. Where do I need to place the resistors, and what size will I need??
Thanx again..........
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