Don't be foolish, go with the RI wiring harness. The connectors you're
talking about are Wade connectors. They are simply two female spade
connectors back to back. (Make your own.) The RI harnesses come with the
male spades that plug in. There's only a couple under the dash that
connector to the turn signal wiring and flasher, and another next to the
starter solenoid. If you must, RI( will sell you all the parts you need.
But don't do it, buy the harness ready to go. (I've done 5 of these jobs
in 55-56 Plymouths, tried one homebrew.)
>Dan -
>
>Why don't you make it easy on yourself and save some $$ at the same time.
>Go to a salvage yard that has another 55 and pull the harness from there.
>Label every wire before removing. Even if it turns out to be bad, at least
>you'll have a template to work from.
>
>Ron
>
>PS - RI Wiring does not have the correct connectors for our cars. They end
>up reusing the ones from the orig harness.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Morton <morton@RAD.UPENN.EDU>
>To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU>
>Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 2:12 PM
>Subject: [FWDLK] '55 Savoy -- where do I find the flasher? And other wiring
>mysteries...
>
>
>> If my turn signals worked, well, I'd have a clue. But since they don't --
>> I'm on the lookout.
>>
>> This car was rewired by an ex-television repairman, apparently. In places
>> there's ribbon antennae wire, and even a piece of coax! Maybe that's why
>I
>> hear "The Honeymooners" theme whenever I honk the horn...
>>
>> Seriously, I'm considering rewiring the car myself (already done a little,
>> out of necessity), and since the car will be a driver, I'm not looking to
>> make the Rhode Island harness investment. Are there any plans out there
>for
>> making harnesses (wiring run lengths, breakouts, etc.), and where can I
>find
>> them? Apart from the usual Roberts/Bernbaum/Kanters et.al., where's a
>good
>> place to get parts (e.g., lamp sockets, 6V bulbs, etc.)?
>>
>> adTHANKSvance,
>> Dan
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