Wiring harness

[PUPTLAM]

Me again. I just bought my first LandCruiser, a 74 FJ40. The advise I got already about my brakes was great, so I decided to try you guys again.
After 31 years of different people cutting and spicing into my wires I have given up on fixing it myself. I found one wire coming off the battery with 9 additional wires spliced into it. My question is other than "Painless" does anyone else make a wiring harness and where can I get it from? Simplicity would also be a factor. I am a sheetmetal worker, not an electrician.
I am running a warn 8000 lb winch, 4 KC lights, and fog lights. I will also stick in a cheesy stereo at a later date.
Thank you in advance, This is a great discussion group.
PUPTLAM

 

[Polak]

This is a broad question. What is your end product, a restored cruiser or are you modifying it?

I just finished chasing all the gremlins out of my '75 FJ40's wiring harness while making a few modifications.

I too had contemplated the Painless kit, but was advised against it.

In the end a good friend (Spaceghost) and I took a wiring diagram, an assload of GM Weatherpak conectors, and a box full of wire and removed 95% of the splices and 100% of the shorts. THANKS MIKE!

My advice, either way, is to take your time and take it wire by wire.

AJ

 

[72cruiser]

after doin some work on my electrical stuff (with much more to be done....argh) i would talk to somebody that knows some stuff about wiring/electirical and ask them to explain some basic stuff to you so you can try and work on your 40.

i am goin the same route as polak has, doin one wire/circuit at a time and i'm definitely learning more about my cruiser and i like that.

abt the painless kit, i know a lot of people have done that, but the impression i remember abt it is when a guy on the board (tommy) put one in his blue 45lv and it looked like he had to do waaaaay too much cutting and stripping, etc of the new harness so that there wouldn't be loose ends everywhere.

i'm sure some others will post up more stuff, and their opinions/suggestions will be much more valid than mine, ha ha


malphrus

oh, and get a multi-meter

 

[CRZRJames]

Check with SOR (and others) to see if they have a used factory wiring harness in decent shape. It will probably be around $200 if they have one. It will be money well spent.
Good Luck,
James

 

[dustin]

do NOT buy painless. go with an e-zwire setup. same thing, half the cost.

I did mine a couple years ago. sooo happy with the end results. no more fires, bright lights, etc.

-Dustin

 

[Mace]

www.ezwiring.com

great company. I have one in my junk..

 

[bsilva132]

centec is another one that is reasonably priced. if you do a search here there is lots of discussion on the ez-wire and centec harnesses.