where can i get a wire harness

[1948 dodge fink cigar car]

anybody know where i can get a new wire harness, i need one for the whole car, it runs but almost all my wires are bare and my radio alrady caught fire...i need the WHOLE harness from motor to brake lights...my car is 100% original

thanks for any help

Edited January 10, 2011 by 1948 dodge fink cigar car

[ggdad1951]

try:

http://www.riwire.com/

[deathbound]

Also try:

http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/

[Booker T]

I second the suggestion for Rhode Island Wire. Their harnesses are expensive but their product is great. I went the route of buying bulk wiring from them and just wiring from scratch because but I have seen their complete harnesses for some OT cars and they looked great.

[PatS....]

You might consider Ron Francis as well.

http://www.ronfrancis.com/

[DLK]

anybody know where i can get a new wire harness, i need one for the whole car, it runs but almost all my wires are bare and my radio alrady caught fire...i need the WHOLE harness from motor to brake lights...my car is 100% original

thanks for any help

Last spring when I decided to tackle this project I went through many old threads on this board and decided to do the front half of my car wire by wire because of the high cost of a Rhode Island or RNZ harness. I bought spools of wire from Brillman Co (recommended here) and it seemed like a simple enough job. I pulled out all the old wires and started in. Unfortunately I ended up getting some wires incorrectly connected. So I put my car in winter storage with parking lights and turn signals that do not work right. As I look to 2011 I really should redo the wiring to the back of the car as well as fix what I already messed up. When I got an estimate from RNZ a couple weeks ago (big $$$ just for the rear) it once again put a damper on any thoughts of going the professional harness route. My suggestion is if you do this yourself you need to do a better job of labeling the old wires than I did. Putting on and soldering the connectors after cutting your wire really is not that difficult. And if you are sticking with 6 volts err on the side of heavier rather than lighter guage wire.

[Young Ed]

Dave I was just wondering if you'd been working on the dodge after that other picture of a similar car towing a huge trailer. Let me know if you need any help.

[Frank Elder]

Last spring when I decided to tackle this project I went through many old threads on this board and decided to do the front half of my car wire by wire because of the high cost of a Rhode Island or RNZ harness. I bought spools of wire from Brillman Co (recommended here) and it seemed like a simple enough job. I pulled out all the old wires and started in. Unfortunately I ended up getting some wires incorrectly connected. So I put my car in winter storage with parking lights and turn signals that do not work right. As I look to 2011 I really should redo the wiring to the back of the car as well as fix what I already messed up. When I got an estimate from RNZ a couple weeks ago (big $$$ just for the rear) it once again put a damper on any thoughts of going the professional harness route. My suggestion is if you do this yourself you need to do a better job of labeling the old wires than I did. Putting on and soldering the connectors after cutting your wire really is not that difficult. And if you are sticking with 6 volts err on the side of heavier rather than lighter guage wire.

YNZ not RNZ:)