I'm contemplating buying one locally that's specific to Mopars, but wanted to see if there was any user feedback on the product before pulling the trigger. Has anyone used one of these?
Has anyone used a Ron Francis wiring kit?
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lemondana
BlackDart
No, But when I do need one, it will be a Ron Francis. They are expensive, but this is one case-you get what you pay for. He's been doing wiring harnesses since 1974 I believe. Your wiring harness will have a serial number on it. You ever have problems, get ahold of them day or night I understand, and they will help you thru your problem. I don't know of any other wiring harness place that does that. He has a huge paper catalog free. Order one and look through it. He probably has more streetrods on the road with his harnesses that anyone else.
I helped a local to me member here with one. I thought it was very nice. Really high quality. I liked most about it that it deletes the firewall connector.
junkyardhero
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i'll be doing one in a 68 barracuda here in a few weeks, i'll let you know how it goes.
i've done painless kits, and the RF kit looks every bit as nice, if not better. it's pretty inclusive and has most of the switches. the stand alone panel is nice and there's room to grow-- ie add relays for fuel pump/fan/efi.
what i really like is that it's color coded so you can use a factory manual.
i've done painless kits, and the RF kit looks every bit as nice, if not better. it's pretty inclusive and has most of the switches. the stand alone panel is nice and there's room to grow-- ie add relays for fuel pump/fan/efi.
what i really like is that it's color coded so you can use a factory manual.
IMHO...RUN, do not walk, away from these "universal" wiring setups (even if they are "Mopar specific") unless you have unlimited time and patience. M&H harnesses cost more but you can rewire the car in a couple days, and then follow the factory wiring diagram when you have issues down the road. I would never buy a car with one of those set ups under any circumstances.
abodyjoe
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ron francis kits are supposed to be pretty nice.. i've never used one though. if/when i rewire the dart i'll be using theamerican autowire classic update kit for it..
Demon499
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I used a kit from Ron Francis and I really like it. When I was ordering it I had said that I was going to run my battery in the truck and a nippon alternator.. So he had them put about 20 feet of the cable that ran from my alternator to the battery for no charge.
Thanks all for the input. I decided to go ahead and get this harness, partly due to price. I got it for $250 and it had several additional switches, relays, and outboard power access points on top of the standard kit. The wiring in the Dart is a Spaghetti Mess so this way I can remove it all and start from scratch.
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