Wiring Kits

Aug 10, 2003 1 Replies

I think i want to redo the wiring in my 1973 standard bug. I have a battery drain, the turn signals don't work (not because of switch) and everything just seems a mess. I think i could handle doing a kit. Do you guys know of any good ones? Or had experiance with these sort of things before? How much would a VW mechanic want to get the electrical fixed up nice?



Would this kit work

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? How manycircuits do i need? I think these kits are specific for VW's, but DAMN expensive
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Thanks ~Peace~Justin
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Justin, Don't know about replacing the whole harness, it shouldn't be that difficult, but try this first. I had a short in the rear passenger blinker and it would keep burning up the blinker relays, a slide-on connector was touching a little metal tab in the tail light housing. Played hell with me trying to find it, what I finally did was pulled out ALL the lights ,and with them sitting away from the car tried them all. Wouldn't you know it the short was gone. Put them back in one at a time and finally found the short. You also might want to take a dremel wire wheel to the tabs for your fuse box too. Made a heck of a difference with the headlights. Compared to $200 for a kit, a little bit of corrosion control is worth the effort. As far as kits go, they are great if your wiring is shot, but really look into what you have first as far as bad wires, it might not be as bad as you think. For that battery drain just make sure that none of your wires are worn through. You can also try unhooking different things overnight and seeing what shape the battery is in the next morning.

Not an expert, Petrie

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