OldCarNewTricks
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- Oct 23, 2016
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- Oregon
Hello,
I am currently working on getting my 242 running. The injection and ignition wiring has mostly all been replaced, from the looks of it. However, the front lights have not been so lucky. There is a mess of bare wires on the front passenger side of the engine bay. This does include the wiper-washer pump and horn wiring.
My wipers are always on on the lowest setting, whenever the car is turned on, so I'm still trying to figure this issue out.
I was thinking about buying a package of 3m assorted color electrical tape, and then buy some good quality TXL wire in basic colors. Then I can just use the colored tape to mark the wires for future reference for cost savings.
What gauge wiring is best for the different lights? 14ga for head lamps, 16ga for markers, turn signals, horn and washer pump?
I think I will also take the extra step to add relays for the head lamps, and also add a relay for the fog lamps I intend to add in the future. It's usually recommended to place relays close to the source (battery) and run the better part of wiring to the trigger (3 stage switch), is this correct?
If anyone has any tips, tricks or experience, I'd love to hear what you have to say on this matter.
Thanks!
I am currently working on getting my 242 running. The injection and ignition wiring has mostly all been replaced, from the looks of it. However, the front lights have not been so lucky. There is a mess of bare wires on the front passenger side of the engine bay. This does include the wiper-washer pump and horn wiring.
My wipers are always on on the lowest setting, whenever the car is turned on, so I'm still trying to figure this issue out.
I was thinking about buying a package of 3m assorted color electrical tape, and then buy some good quality TXL wire in basic colors. Then I can just use the colored tape to mark the wires for future reference for cost savings.
What gauge wiring is best for the different lights? 14ga for head lamps, 16ga for markers, turn signals, horn and washer pump?
I think I will also take the extra step to add relays for the head lamps, and also add a relay for the fog lamps I intend to add in the future. It's usually recommended to place relays close to the source (battery) and run the better part of wiring to the trigger (3 stage switch), is this correct?
If anyone has any tips, tricks or experience, I'd love to hear what you have to say on this matter.
Thanks!
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