Im looking to redo the whole wiring harness, front to back. Ive been looking at Painless Wiring Harnesses. Has anyone ever installed one of these on their Riviera before? These things will put a dent in my pocket if i decide to buy one. Does anyone have any other suggestions as to rewire a Riviera? The current harness on it looks to have been "mickey moused" and I want to clean it up with fresh new wires. Thanks, Johnny
I haven't installed one in a Riv- but I've used all of their harnesses from Jeep specific to universal fuel injection. High quality and idiot proof....will take you a couple days to do it right and nice, but well worth it to be headache free for 20 years.......
M & H will make the exact factory harness from the factory blueprints for most cars even if it is not specifically listed. www.wiringharness.com. Call them in Cal. Most vendors are reselling harnesses M & H made.
Replacing the entire wiring in the car seems a bit drastic dont you think? I think it would be "painless" (pun intendedp) repairing what you have in the Riv. I bet you'll be chasing more gremlins after you replace the wiring then before. Get yourself a good digital volt/ ohm meter, a quality continuity tester and a set of wiring diagrams and have at it:TU: . I think the money is probably better spent someplace else on the car.
Engine harnesses on a 40 year old car are always worth replacing. They above the other harnesses are most likely to be damaged from heat and Mickey Moused. Many fires start because of them. Like Jim saaid the stock type is more painless than Painless. Factory Fit is another option. They install real easy and are pretty nice pieces.
Oh my God.......definitely go the factory made route. I can't imagine having to do that from a kit! :shock: I had extra harnesses from parts cars and repaired what I have using heat shrinkable tubing and taped it all up really nice. One culprit I found was dirty contacts on my fuse block......radio and power windows kept going out. ou:
i think i will go with jason's route. grab a diagram, a good digital volt/ ohm meter, and a quality continuity tester. Not only for the $$ but also because i can TRY to figure out everything on my own. thanks guys!
