Classic Mini wiring harness
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Classic Mini wiring harness
I have a 1962 Austin Mini and the wireing is starting to fail all over do to it being old and the crappy repair work done by previous owners. I was wondering if anyone has knows about any really good new wireing harnesses. I know that Mini mania sells some but all the pictures are the same and there are no descriptions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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first thing to do is to make sure you have a real 62 so you can get the right harness. Call Doug at www.heritagegarage.com and he'll help you ID it.
original style harnesses are a bit pricy, but they are the easiest to install.
If you are good with elecrical systems, you can get an aftermarket harness from your local hotRod shop under 200 bucks and DIY.
original style harnesses are a bit pricy, but they are the easiest to install.
If you are good with elecrical systems, you can get an aftermarket harness from your local hotRod shop under 200 bucks and DIY.
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I have a 1962 Austin Mini and the wireing is starting to fail all over do to it being old and the crappy repair work done by previous owners. I was wondering if anyone has knows about any really good new wireing harnesses. I know that Mini mania sells some but all the pictures are the same and there are no descriptions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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first thing to do is to make sure you have a real 62 so you can get the right harness. Call Doug at www.heritagegarage.com and he'll help you ID it.
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Since the car appears to have been modified, I would go with a hot-rod type harness. Painless sells a dizzying array of harness options.
I am in the middle of replacing the wiring harness in our '79 Spitfire. We went with a aftermarket harness specifically designed for the car, which has it's positives and negatives.
On one side, the wiring colors mimic the OEM design, so connections have been relatively easy.
On the downside, the fuse/relay block is huge and fitting it in the car was very difficult. For this reason alone, I've wondered if we should have bought a hot-rod harness (available in "compact" models) instead...
The guy is apparently a retired electrical engineer who builds the harnesses in his spare time for a number of British cars. Unfortunately, he seems to have sized the wiring per NEC which while fine for a house, is massively over-engineered for an automotive application. As a result, routing the wires through space originally designed for wires half the size has proved at times... challenging...
I am in the middle of replacing the wiring harness in our '79 Spitfire. We went with a aftermarket harness specifically designed for the car, which has it's positives and negatives.
On one side, the wiring colors mimic the OEM design, so connections have been relatively easy.
On the downside, the fuse/relay block is huge and fitting it in the car was very difficult. For this reason alone, I've wondered if we should have bought a hot-rod harness (available in "compact" models) instead...
The guy is apparently a retired electrical engineer who builds the harnesses in his spare time for a number of British cars. Unfortunately, he seems to have sized the wiring per NEC which while fine for a house, is massively over-engineered for an automotive application. As a result, routing the wires through space originally designed for wires half the size has proved at times... challenging...
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That would be awesome agro and thanks everyone for the help. I am thinking of converting it to a negitive ground so that will help with the wireing. Again thanks everyone for the help
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