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New wiring looms

Started by _Hamster_ , Feb 15 2013 03:25 PM

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#1 _Hamster_

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Posted 15 February 2013 - 03:25 PM

Im after a new wiring loom for my lj torana 4door with gtr dash. Just wondering if anyone has bought and installed one recently.
Currently looking at painless ones, im not sure if a 12 or 18 circuit would better suit my needs. And do they give you enough length in the wires to hide them?

thankyou

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#2 _cruiza_

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Posted 15 February 2013 - 05:12 PM

I helped someone with a painless kit, it wasn't. the owner had helped by using up all the extra wire so there wasn't enough and had thrown out the indicator and headlight relays etc as well and with it being an LX the kit didnt work with the indicator reverse lights and being for an American car had a few other differences as well

Good luck

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#3 _Yella-5000_

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 08:36 AM

There is another guy selling harnesses on Ebay new made to order. $85.

Link: http://nkaparts.com/...od&productId=62

I'm going to give it a go.

Edited by Yella-5000, 16 February 2013 - 08:38 AM.

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#4 N/A-PWR

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:17 PM

Not a New One Hamo,
But could make a New one from this:-
http://www.gumtree.c...ness/1006202458
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Edited by TORYPOWER, 16 February 2013 - 01:17 PM.

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#5 _Quagmire_

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:31 PM

There is another guy selling harnesses on Ebay new made to order. $85.

Link: http://nkaparts.com/...od&productId=62

I'm going to give it a go.

doubt they would suit hamo's intended application
think he's more looking for a full body harness
still cheap for what you get but

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#6 Statler

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:53 PM

Has anyone used CAE stuff?

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#7 _Hamster_

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Posted 16 February 2013 - 03:07 PM

Yea not a bad one that nka product.

I got an old one now with all the bits and things torypower most of its is useful (im hoping)

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#8 Mort

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 04:26 AM

Look forward to seeing how good the harness is, will save me a headache if it's any good.

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#9 _Yella-5000_

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:01 AM

Quag, yes I was wondering that, if an LJ, you won't have the LH bits to plug in to.

Mort, might be a while, but will do.

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#10 _Agent 34_

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 07:28 PM

I don't really know when it comes to aftermarket stuff, but some times it's not straight forward. IMO by the time you stuff it up, fix it, call your mate to help, beer and still not quiet right the cost can nearly match up a full new one from vin wire.

that's how i decided to get one made new, also i didn't have the full base working model as the GTR one was cut off at the fire wall, but had a full four door one.

I'm no electrician either, but they charge about 60 per hour, this helped when i did the math on what i had and how much work was needed.

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#11 _Yella-5000_

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 07:58 PM

They aren't that hard to work out, just takes a little time. Better than sticking in an old one I figure with old wiring.

Has anybody had any dealings with this NKA fella?

Edited by Yella-5000, 17 February 2013 - 07:59 PM.

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#12 robd74

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Posted 17 February 2013 - 11:19 PM

Try this bloke:

http://www.classicwiringlooms.com.au

He will also add additional wires into the loom for other things like alarm, etc. I found him to be very helpful. I never ordered the loom as I went a different direction, but maybe someone else has used him?

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#13 _Hamster_

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 02:45 PM

Yea ill get a new one or get someone to do it either way, just need to some up my options and find the cheapest. The wires that came with the car seem to be ok (everything worked) but it was with a standard dash, i want the gtr dash now so i don't know about this new wiring, plus a lot of it is pretty rubbish after having a good look at it the other day.

Might be worth me going around and asking what it would cost someone to do it. 60 an hour doesn't seem to bad but i have no idea how long it would take?

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#14 _Linesy_

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 01:47 PM

Hamo,

I am going through the same thing.

I looked around and finally settled on the 16 circuit RHD kit from Rebel Wire in the US.

http://rebelwire.com...p?cat=Wire Kits

It was cheap enough and looks pretty good but I haven't started the fitment process yet. I am confident enough to tackle it as have some electrical experience and a Auto Speky mate to call on to answer my questions.

Must say these guys were very good to deal with. Though the loom has no plugs, so they must be fitted.

Cheers

Linesy

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#15 A9X

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Posted 22 February 2013 - 02:32 PM

I used a painless kit on the Hatch, found it quite, well, painless.

Only hassle i had was self inflicted, i used the UC indicator stalk with wiper control and i also removed the ignition switch, i had Dave solder the changes to my wiring as i can't solder for shit.

otherwise, it went in well and is still going.