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Wiring harness needed....

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by 64CJ5, Jul 28, 2004.

  1. 64CJ5

    64CJ5 Member

    Who has the best deals on wiring harnesses? Need a complete one for my 64. Started to save it and decided If I am doing a frame-off why put back an old harness.
     
  2. do a search on ez-wire, I believe they are the lowest cost. centech and painless are other options.
     
  3. Project71-5

    Project71-5 BACON

  4. 64CJ5

    64CJ5 Member

    I have heard about "Painless", where who would carry these?
     
  5. 66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

    got mine from www.4wd.com color coded AND labeled every 5 inches.
     
  6. All the kits are similar, most places like www.4wd.com carries the painless kit, but its usually the most expensive. I redid mine with the centech kit (www.centechwire.com). The ezwire kit seems to be about the same quality for the best price.
     
  7. 64CJ5

    64CJ5 Member

    I will probably go with the one that is labeled the best (I am wiring challenged). Thanks for all the feedback!
     
  8. dhanrahan

    dhanrahan New Member

  9. Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

    When we wired the 46 last fall I ordered both a painless and ezwire... They were identical and for the money we used the ezwire.

    :stout:
     
  10. CT

    CT Member

    I made my own wiring harness for about 50.00 Used crimped conectors from auto supply store. I took one item at a time and in about four evenings after work I would take 2 to 3 hours at at time with the Jeep. Instead of taking the old harness out I would unhook the old wire and follow it the where it went and hook it up, then cut out the old wire. Kept it all running along the same path as the old harness.

    "Afterward I used a plastic wire loom cover to enclose everything and used zip ties to attach it to the inside of fender or frame. Also added some inline fuses to some areas that were not protected from a previous botched job. Not a rocket science type of project. But rewarding in knowing I did it myself, and saved a wad of cash that would choke a horse in the process. Of course if you use an off the shelf wiring harness, it would be fast work and save a few hours."

    Here si a website with some good info on rewiring jeeps.

    http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Tech/WiringHarness.html

    Let us know how you come out.

    Regards
    Cliff
     
  11. yzergod

    yzergod yzership pilot

    I'm not going to use the one in my '65!
    I'll make you a sweet deal on it! I think it is a Painless kit but am not 100% sure!!
    R) R) R)

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  12. manden68

    manden68 Member

    I used Painless on my Jeep and it worked well. But after I actually completed the job (I had a couple people help) I think you'd be fine making a harness and wiring the Jeep up yourself. If you've budgeted enough for wiring harness and don't mind spending that extra $250 I'd go with Painless. I ended up getting rid of (not using) probably 1/4 of the Painless kit - no AC, no 3rd brake, etc. I myself was intimidated by the entire electrical system of an old Jeep but I got through it well enough with the Painless. Good product just expensive, but you always get what you pay for.