electrical rewiring

[Enigma]

Howdy

I am, or shall be in the very near future, rewiring my 73 fj40. The plan is to totally gut the wiring and redo it all because of the many problems its had.
So, whos had any experience with these 'painless wiring systems'? Are they worth the price. They sound like the hot ticket at least.

 

[nuclearlemon]

i have yet to find womeone that says painless is worth the money. many like ezwiring (which is what i am preparing to do).

 

[VETTE60]

I DID PAINLESS ON MY '67 FJ40, AND LOVED IT. IT TOOK JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET IT IN AND WIRED UP, AND IT WAS DONE. NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AT ALL. YOU CAN ORDER THE KIT FROM SUMMITRACING.COM AND THEY HAVE IT CHEAPER THAN ANY WHERE ELSE. THA TRICK IS TO LEAVE A FEW INCHES OF THE ORIGINAL WIRE ON EACH OF THE CONNECTIONS SO THAT YOUR OEM MANUAL WILL STILL REFLECT THE STOCK COLOR CODING. YOU WILL ALSO WANT TO SAVE THE DETACHABLE CONNECTIONS AS YOU NEVER NO WHAT YOU WILL NEED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JOB.

 

[awp_cruiser]

I installed a painless in my FJ40. I have a V8 and moslty tosssed the original switches for toggles. I kept the windshield wipers and the headlight switch but that is it. It took a while to get all the little things worked out but it wasn't 4 banana difficult. Just time consuming and a lot of trial by error. The wiring is nicly labeled and the fuse lock is pretty solid. Be sure to decide if you want to add complexity by using the 18 circuit. I chose the Universal 18 circuit instead of the LC kit for a couple extra fused circuits and I wasn't using the LC switches and guages. I got mine from Summit too. A good manual with the TLC wiring diagrams will really help.