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Topic: I need a wiring resto shoppe recommendation . .
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70MachT-5
Gearhead Posts: 144
From: Pasco, WA (on the banks of the Mighty Columbia River)
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 01-13-2003 03:38 PM
   
Most of the wiring in our '70 mach needs to be looked at by someone with more experience than me and provide direction as to how to repair each loom.The underhood loom is unwrapped and there are several splices. The tail light loom is worn through the insulation in places and has been clipped, the door light and dome light looms are mostly ok, hood scoop turn signals are in need of diagnosis etc etc I appreciate references to trusted businesses. Thanks in advance. ------------------
MarkC ~ 1970 Mach 1 T-5
1965 Shelby Trans Am coupe (clone)
http://mustangsandmore.50megs.com/70MachT5.html
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Jeff
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: Moore, OK USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 01-13-2003 04:54 PM
As you likely know wire looms are expensive, i.e. the first one mentioned is the headlight harness and its list in NPD's catalog is $219 (or $239) depending on which one you have. Since your car is a '70 most of the wire looms are available as reproductions. The cost for full replacement is significant. The cost to refirbish your existing harness depends on many factors, condition, availability of replacement connectors, etc. I rebuilt my own ('65 harnesses) by removing them to the workbench, then methodically going over each of the wire runs to make sure it was copesetic or to see if it needed repair. All connectors were cleaned. All breaks were carefully spliced and soldered. Heat shrink tubing was used over any spliced and soldered joint. Since some connectors were damaged, I obtained a harness from a salvaged Falcon having the same color coding as Mustang. I used wire and connectors from the Falcon harness to repair the Mustang harness. When the harness was installed, it worked perfectly with one exception. The dome lights in the cargo area was shorted. This was due to replacing a lamp and not being careful about the central socket wire (folded over in the socket and shorting to its shell). All lamp sockets were cleaned, lubricated with silicon electrical paste (Radio Shack item) and all new lamps were used. The cost of doing this was very low and the end result equal to a new harness.
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