Experience with this kit

[JSR69]

Found this on Ebay. Has anyone tried them and if so, what was your experience?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Compa...QQcmdZViewItem

[Madspeed]

No experience with it But
you do notice it does not have any ends allready terminated except for the few Known conectors?
Are you willing to trim it and terminate it?
not to mention are you going to do the perverbial HACK job and use Butt conectors or buy the right stuf and use factory terminals and plugs? (that can get costly)
I have seen a Painless kit in a truck that looked like 5H1t with all the conectors hacked together with red blue and yellow butt conectors.
I thought Why would you even bother.
Do yourself a favor get the AAW setup or somthing thats completly terminated and setup like you want it

Srry if I am so harsh Id hate to see you spend all that time and be dissapointed in the outcome

[Pro-Tour Heavy Chevy]

I have to agree with MAD, There's allot of Crap out there and though this may be a quality piece? You have to be honest with yourself and your abilities and what kind of end result you want. AAW offer three type of harness. Factory fit for OE types with few mods, these harnesses are completely terminated for plug and play. Then theres the Classic update series which fits the PT crowd quite well and can be modified and routed anyway you need and comes with all the terminals.
Then there the Highway series which is completley modular and requires you to be allot more resoucefull and allot more skillfull.
This is one area of your car you DONT want to take "short" cuts on.
FWIW In my line of work I have seen a simular harness from China and the wire grade is....well this is a family site so I'll leave it to you to decide.

[Martin71RS]

I bought this kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EZ-WI...QQcmdZViewItem
some time ago and just started working on it.
Only thing I needed extra was 56series connectors (which I got through AAW) to re-use my OEM bulkhead connector.
I am very pleased with the quality (I studied to be an electrician/work in engineering) and it is good value for money.
I had to alter some stuff anyways for how I want things in my car, so a plug and play kit was not needed for me.

I cannot comment on any other kits cause I simply never had them in my hands.

A plug and play kit will be great for a lot of people since electrics appears to be an area even some skilled mechanics are afraid of....

Martin

[JSR69]

Thanks for the input guys. I'm no where near ready for wiring yet, but wanted to get some input. Sounds as though I need to contact AAW when I'm ready.

[DusterRT]

I bought this kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EZ-WI...QQcmdZViewItem

I wired a truck using one of those (all black version; it was a Dodge so the coloring probably wouldn't have matched anyway), and I was happy all around with the quality and price. The wires are all labeled so it's easy to keep things organized. IMO it would be good for a first-time job, it falls sort of between DIY and Plug-n-Play.

[parsonsj]

AAW kits are awesome. Everything you need, plenty of wire, right gauge, etc., etc. I used their Highway 22 kit and loved it.

Recommended!

jp

[vintageracer]

I have used this wire product in the past and was very happy! Understand that I also have invested in the proper tools for using GM weatherpack connectors and/or the proper terminals and terminal covers to do the job properly.

The weatherpack connectors housings are cheap if you buy them used from several of the Nascar used parts vendors in NC. All you have to buy after getting the connector housings are the male/female pins and rubber insulators that come in a box of 100 quantity. This makes for a fabulous wiring job! It is a little time consuming at first then becomes second nature to use the connectors with practice. I solder all the wire/pin connections before I put them in the weatherpack housings. I would not use any crimp type connectors or butt connectors that are sold at Home Depot.

As far as tool investment, you will need a weatherpack crimping tool, quaility wire cutter/stripper and a weatherpack pin removal tool.

I have also used the firewall weatherpack bundle connector. Look at a late 80's Caddy fleetwood in the JY on the pasenger side. Great for going through the firewall. You can make EVERYTHING removable and isolated if you want. You can make things such as your distributor unhook at a connector. Make a gauge pod wiring harness that unplugs at the connectors instead of at each gauge. The only way to go on a race car and great for a street car.

If you are unwilling or unable to PROPERLY TERMINATE your connections, buy a prefab wire harness. NO BUTT CONNECTORS!

If you are willing to spend a little time, learn a little knowledge and invest in the proper tools, buy this harness and make a great custom wiring harness to properly meet your needs and electrical loads required by the car. Do NOT forget about the proper use of relays for switching high current items.

[AAW]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.
And if I can be of assistance, let me know.

[Zohtuhduv]

To early.