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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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hey guys i back... sorry i have been gone for so long but school was important for me so i could graduate and move on to bigger and better things....

so i found out the hard way that there was a short in my ignition acc. wire some were and my car went up in smoke and i thought almost lost it but pulled the ground cable fast enough. and i replaced the wire for the time being (but it is really ghetto) so i am looking for a new waring harness through my dash and to my alternator and starter cylinoyd.

any help is great thanks.
Old May 30, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Good for you to make school a priority. The easiest way to fix your wiring problems would be to go the painless way.
http://www.painlesswiring.com/
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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so now is this the whole harness from front to rear?
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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you probably dont need that whole thing. u probably need what i need.....apparently at least.......

in another thread i was told i need the headlight wiring harness as it contains wires going to the lights, solenoid, starter, etc......mine were all sliced on the alternator fan.....
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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You can get whatever you want. You don't have to buy the harnesses for the whole car, just the sections you need. You probably just need the dash to firewall harness unless you burned the harness for the engine bay.
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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well it fryed my plug in the back of my ignition so do youknow if it comes with one. also most of the wireing on it is crap so i dose not bother me a bit to do the whole thing
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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yeah, just the hundreds of dollars for wires bothers me when i need to do so many other things.
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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ya i agree. it burned most of my dash wires and all the way through my engin bay to my starter cylinoyd (+ side)

what do i need?
Old May 30, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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You need the under dash harness as well as the engine bay harness. If your headlights are still working, you may not need that harness, but it would be a good idea to replace that as well. Also, if you have a few more dollars laying around, you may as well replace the harness to the trunk.
Old May 30, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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You need the under dash harness as well as the engine bay harness. If your headlights are still working, you may not need that harness, but it would be a good idea to replace that as well. Also, if you have a few more dollars laying around, you may as well replace the harness to the trunk.
the thing about it is.....i think the headlights can still work even if the starter dosent or whatever...im so confused on this stuff myself i dont know what to reccomend......
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