Electrical recycled wiring harness...

[champipple]

All, at a strange juncture with my rewire. have motor/trans/harness from a 93 fox and I'm looking to thin the harness down to the bare essentials for the ECU and the fuse box but uncertain as to what I can/should keep. if you were to recycle that harness what would your harness look like? I don't need stereo, power seats windows, gauge cluster etc. this 5.0 will get gt4p heads and intake with 70MM TB. all info is helpful. thanks

 

[96pushrod]

Personally I’d just keep all the wiring, it doesn’t really add much weight or anything and you won’t ever see it anyways.

Why don’t you need a gauge cluster?

It’s kind of nice to have everything functional if you’re ever in the position to sell as well. I avoid cars with hacked up wiring harnesses like the plague.

 

[champipple]

Thanks for the reply, I was on the fence but your suggestion makes sense, I just don't want to deal with all the extra wire. the gauge cluster will be completely different from stock but I could still use the wire into a new connector.

 

[General karthief]

Are you going to keep the data port?

 

[champipple]

im really out of my element with wiring and hoping I can coral ideas from this thread. keeping the port seems logical.

 

[General karthief]

Well yes, you are using the related sensors too?

 

[champipple]

I will use the sensors that are absolutely necessary. I'd like to cut other stuff out from the interior harness as well. like power seats etc. I really need a sensor i.d. chart so I can compare shapes.

 

[jrichker]

Personally I’d just keep all the wiring, it doesn’t really add much weight or anything and you won’t ever see it anyways.

Why don’t you need a gauge cluster?

It’s kind of nice to have everything functional if you’re ever in the position to sell as well. I avoid cars with hacked up wiring harnesses like the plague.

This is some of the best advice you can get. Take it and run with it.

 

[champipple]

thats a truck load of wires I many not need but thanks for the advice. as I pick thru this harness, I realize the need to keep more wire.