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#90726 03/25/2004 6:37 AM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 | I'm ready to buy the new wiring harness for my '60 GMC. Have any of you done this? I would like your reccomendation on who to get one from and what type to buy. I'm restoring it back to OEM style, not hot rodding it. I seem to be having a nit of a problem figuring out which one to order. A 12 circuit or 18 circuit type. Painless Wiring they say is an O.K. Company but it still a bit confusing.
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#90727 03/25/2004 7:40 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 | From what I've read, the Painless harnesses are "modern" harnesses and not OEM-style. You need one like Chevy Duty's.
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#90728 03/26/2004 2:41 AM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 288 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 288 | 59Redtruck is right, Painless makes a great modern harness as does EZWire. Chevy Duty or Jim Carter's would be the place to contact.
Chris 1955FirstSeries
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#90729 03/26/2004 4:36 AM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 | The parts that gets me is the rear side of the dash gauge cluster has a large "socket" plug that is deff. OEM. How would I get past that. Would I just connect the wires from the "new" harness into some sort of connector and use the old connector plug? This is what been stopping me from runnung out and buying a new harness. I know most are not refundable, so I don't want to waste my money.
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#90730 03/26/2004 6:54 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | Jake - if you buy a harnes from anyone who sez they're selling you a harness for a 60 GMC [might hafta call and see if they have GMC, not just Chev], it will have all the proper plugs required, regardless of the particular style of wire used - the "modernization" is usually plastic coated wire rather than older styles, and the style of outside cable wrap - also addition of "fancy" stuff like fuses and turnsigs and alternator, all of which you've prolly got anyway, or digital dash stuff - go for the best price from any reputeable supplier, unless you want a "perfectly OEM" restoration, and then look for that kinda harness
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#90731 03/29/2004 4:48 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 | >> Would I just connect the wires from the "new" harness into some sort of connector and use the old connector plug?
When you buy one of the OEM-style harnesses, they come with everything needed to replace every wire and connector in your truck. You get all new wires and connectors. Unless of course you want to save some of the old stuff... | | |
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