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droyal3001

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Well I think that I'm over my head.. I just pulled my wiring harness from my car a 1985 gt convert.. Can I buy a new harness are will i have to go back with the on that came in my car? was i bad shape.. please someone help!!!!!
 

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Which harness? Some you can buy new, others you might have to search for on CL or ebay and they might be in the same shape.
 
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I have a 1985 gt convertible were would I find a diagram of that model
 
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Repair manual would have wiring diagrams, either a Haynes or Chilton.
 
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you can buy te painless wire hardness. its not cheap but easy to install. i wish i had the $ to do use them when i did my 4c to 5.o swap myself. i am still trying to figure out why my blinkers and wippers dont work lol. if you can help with that please let me know.

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fromer owner of 1968 mustang, own 1990 lx 5.0,1989 lx, & a 1995 v6 . the one im swapping is the 1989 it has trick flow intake, mac shorty pipes,off road h-pipe, flowmasters, pro 5.0 shifter, t-5(5yrs. old), msd ing 6a & matser blaster 3 coil, mds spark plug wires 8.5, no smog, elec. fan, rebuit engine, 3.73 gears, underdrive pulleys.
 
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thanks guys for oyur post.. I really appreciate it .. i called painless they said they only had a wiring harness for 67-70 but they did have a 12 volt harness for a hot rod whatever that means..LOL very new at this so if anyone knows if that would be good please let me know...
 
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