player1up
Well-Known Member
I've been putting off redoing the harness on my car for a while because I hate electrical work, not that I can't do it, but just tedious work.
Short of buying a harness that I'll have to modify/build to suite, should I just rebuild the spare harness that I have? ( yes should I, I know that I could but sometimes the question is should I)
The wires on the spare harness aren't hard and crumbly, just the connectors are old and corroded/rusty.
The theory is that if I replace all of the connectors ( with factory style packard 56 connectors crimped and soldered ) the harness would be as good as new, right? or does wire "get old". I understand that the corrosion can work it's way up the wire, but on one of the test wires, it looks nice and shiny just up inside the sheathing.
I plan on doing the modifications to the harness as I rebuild it, like provisions for ammeter bypass and voltmeter addition and such.
Does this sound like a good plan or am I just crazy?
Short of buying a harness that I'll have to modify/build to suite, should I just rebuild the spare harness that I have? ( yes should I, I know that I could but sometimes the question is should I)
The wires on the spare harness aren't hard and crumbly, just the connectors are old and corroded/rusty.
The theory is that if I replace all of the connectors ( with factory style packard 56 connectors crimped and soldered ) the harness would be as good as new, right? or does wire "get old". I understand that the corrosion can work it's way up the wire, but on one of the test wires, it looks nice and shiny just up inside the sheathing.
I plan on doing the modifications to the harness as I rebuild it, like provisions for ammeter bypass and voltmeter addition and such.
Does this sound like a good plan or am I just crazy?