FB ute wiring

[holdenutechick]

Hey guys I'm chasing wiring for my ute, most places have quoted $500+ for brand new wiring! I figured it'd be cheaper to get existing wiring from another ute, can anyone help me out?

[Trev]

Did any come with yours?

I have paid $1200 for a brand new everything re-wire in my sedan and a mate made loom for the wagon.
I like the idea of new wires .

[holdenutechick]

Hey Trev previous owner of ute took everything out of the engine bay and cut all the wiring so pretty much need wiring for everything! finding all the necessary parts and where they go its almost like putting together a jigsaw puzzle without instructions

[Harv]

Most of the older looms I have worked with have been OK in the main part of the loom, but pretty feral at the ends of wires - loose or missing connectors, frayed or cracked insulation. There's going to be a bit or work making an old loom into something serviceable, plus quite some time in understanding what went where (unless someone miraculously labelled it when they reefed it out).

Option a) - the restoration option. Get an old ute loom off someone (I'd imagine $50-100), and spend some time soldering/crimping new terminals if there are any feral ones. Grab a workshop manual and get your head around the wiring diagram (it's pretty well laid out) - I can scan or photocopy one for you once I'm back home again. You'll learn how the electrics work (not a bad thing) but it will take a couple of weekends to get it done.
Option b) - if the wiring is still mainly intact inside the cabin, think about getting a sparky (or yourself) just to do the engine bay. There really isn't much in there. This is also not a bad option if you want to go the alternator/halogen headlight/thermofan/airhorn route. I took this option with the EK - learnt a fair bit along the way.
Option c) - full rewire. $500(ish) doesn't sound too bad given the amount of stuffing around to do it. Make sure whoever does it either follows the original wiring colouring, or gives you a diagram/description of the colours they use. Less likely to have an impromptu interior fire this way (doesn't happen that often, but can be spectacular when it does... a few of the guys here, including me, have experienced it ).

Cheers,
Harv.

[holdenutechick]

$500 is for the wiring loom only

[tuffbwagon]

i paid like $130 for brand new wiring on ebay. just type in hotrod wiring and you should find them, they are universal (painless) type all the wires are labeled with what they are to suit ie indicators,headlights ect. they even come with a full fuse box aswell. already wired in. not too hard to install so long as you can use a crimping tool and a soldering iron. cheers wayne

[tuffbwagon]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/wiring-kit-1 ... 2a13a8bd21

[stinky]

$500 is for the wiring loom only

You should be able to get an excellent kit from $300-$400, careful of the cheap ebay kits as they don't have all the wiring out to the engine bay and lights.
Airide sell good kits, worth a look http://www.airide.com.au/index.php/cPat ... f32165c030

[stinky]

These guys are in the US but with the dollar being pretty good now, it should be a bargain.
http://www.ezwiring.com/wiring_harness.html

[Rusty EK]

I just used one of the EZ 21 circuit kits in my ute , cant fault it , was easy to install , every cable is printed the full length, what it is for , so no matter where you cut it off you still know what it is for .

All the cable has plenty of length to run wherever you need it , and is all good size cable , and everything is included that you would need .

[Tailgate]

hi i have a fb ute and fb panel van loom if wanted dirt cheap .

[zulu]

Tailgates offer sounds good

if you want an easy to install authentic copy of the original this mob do a good job, it's all labelled and very staightforward

http://www.vinwire.com.au/gh_list.htm

it is a bit exy though

Gary