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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2011 17:23:02 GMT -5
I am looking at some wiring harness choices, and I am not sher if I should get a wiring harness that are made for the Beetle and modify that for the Bradley or get a universal wiring harness and modify it for the Bradley? As always all advice is very appreciated!!!
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Post by big bob on Feb 7, 2011 17:40:43 GMT -5
i would use the search feature on this board. lots of posts written on this in the past.
best of luck.... bob
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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2011 18:04:30 GMT -5
Thank you big bob!
I have looked at many posts that have to do with the wiring, but I still have the same question.
Is it better to get a wiring harness made for the beetle or get a universal wiring harness?
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 7, 2011 18:07:32 GMT -5
Universal wiring harness.
You will pay alot more for a Beetle one and then still need to buy all the additional wires you will need.
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dean
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Post by dean on Feb 7, 2011 18:11:34 GMT -5
I agree a universal is the only way to go
Dean
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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2011 18:55:35 GMT -5
Thank you jspbtown and dean! I have found a universal wiring harness from EZ Wiring that should be good enough I think! It is 12 circuit, I think that should be enough! Hear is the web address if anyone is interested! www.ezwiring.com/wiring_harness.html |
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 7, 2011 20:04:50 GMT -5
I would suggest the standard versus the mini only because the standard is alot cleaner with the flashers that mount to the fuse panel instead of flopping around. 12 circuits is plenty.
Don't forget your ground wire, and ground wire system. You will need lots of extra wire.
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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2011 21:43:07 GMT -5
Thank you again jspbtown!
I was wondering which would be better and what you have said makes sense and I am going to get the stander size!
As for the ground system I think I will run a high flow 4 gauge wire.
I will bolt it to the driver side floorboard and run it up behind the dash using self tapping screws to hold it to the front wall then back down to the passenger side floorboard where it will also get bolted down for maximum grounding. Then using the same self tapping screws I will tie in all the ground wires to the main ground wire!
I am hoping that will be enough! Then again I may instead of bolting it to the passenger side just running it all the way to the battery, but I think that maybe going overboard!
What do you all think?
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 7, 2011 22:08:56 GMT -5
I don't follow. Your gonna tap into the wire along its path with self tapping screws? Why not just use a simple terminal strip or two?
And the self tapping screws....so your gonna have pointed screws either inside or outside the firewall?
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Post by Charlie on Feb 7, 2011 22:22:23 GMT -5
Sense you put it that way not a good idea after all! The way I had come up with was based upon a way my dad grounds his CB and HAM Radio equipment. I just modified it a bit, but you are right, if I really think about it it probably would not be such a good idea!
A terminal strip sounds much better! I will do that instead!
Thank you again jspbtown!
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