Guest rick458 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I have Many little glitches in the Electrical system to work Out on my 74 260, would it be faster and Better to just replace the old wiring with the Painless 18 circuit harness, or redo all grounds? Also if I change the wiring How do I make the joints, and do you use the GM style or Non GM style Painless Harness ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnymrp Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 ya i have this same question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid240z Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 That is the route I will be going with when I finally get moving with the work on my 240z. I'm in the buying stage of my buildup. Other members have done their own custom setups redoing the complete wiring harness but it looks alot simpler, time saving, and cleaner to go with a painless wiring setup. I haven't chosen which kit to go with though and will decide that when I get to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v80z Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I am facing the same issue. My last car had a painless 8 circuit. Seemed to work well. This car had a custom switch set with fuses that was grafted into the stock harness. Well I have since removed all the stock harness. I left the plugs on all the lights. Then I hung the harness from the highest tree and stripped the lighting circuits out of it. I am shopping for a painless set now. I will run light a couple aux circuits and whatever is needed for the engine. I thought about using the custom panel but it is not very clean. The painless is all fused and solid. Wiring for me will be the next challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 when I first rebuilt my 240Z i ripped apart a 78 280Z harness, deleted all the wires I didn't need, cleaned all the connectors and re-routed some of the harness to clean things up a bit. it worked great, but in my mind it was still 30 year old wiring and glass fuse technology. just last weekend I ripped every last wire out of my 240Z in preparation for a EZ wiring 21 circuit kit (http://www.ezwiring.com) from what I've read using the search function on this site, its quality is comparable to the painless kit at less than half the price. hopefully I will have it fully installed by my christmas break and can contribute to the already helpful write up about the painless kit located on this site. I will be using the stock connectors spliced into the ez wire harness using new metal plugs for the plastic stock connectors that are available through a few online retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Do it, it's easy! And you'll be more likely to know where the gremlins are having installing the whole system. The stock system is designed for glitches Or at lease that's what I came to realize when pulling it. Redundant grounding and all kinds of oddities. Go simple, you'll be glad later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj paul Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 when I first rebuilt my 240Z i ripped apart a 78 280Z harness' date=' deleted all the wires I didn't need, cleaned all the connectors and re-routed some of the harness to clean things up a bit. it worked great, but in my mind it was still 30 year old wiring and glass fuse technology. just last weekend I ripped every last wire out of my 240Z in preparation for a EZ wiring 21 circuit kit (www.ezwiring.com) from what I've read using the search function on this site, its quality is comparable to the painless kit at less than half the price. hopefully I will have it fully installed by my christmas break and can contribute to the already helpful write up about the painless kit located on this site. I will be using the stock connectors spliced into the ez wire harness using new metal plugs for the plastic stock connectors that are available through a few online retailers. Thanks for the info on that kit sparky. im gonna go with that too when i get the money. i hate old harnesses, they are ugly and heavy. ill tell you how mine goes as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rick458 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 If I go with a Painless or EZEwire what is the number of circuits I should buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 It looks like I'm going to do a custom loom for the ZX, considered a kit but they seem to be made for American cars with their plugs etc. Do like the idea of the kit wires being marked along thir length though, useful feature. The S30 wiring was not the best in the first place, by now it is.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxgtr Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I went with the painless PRF-50002 12-Circuit Pro Street Harness I thought 12 circuits would cover everything in a zxt. "hey seem to be made for American cars with their plugs etc" These use GM style plugs, if you re-wire everything (like me) I guess it isnt to bad, I do like the GM weatherpacks that come with their o2 and temp sensors. 12-circuit kit includes: Start ignition electric water pump radio electric fan electric fuel pump brake lights headlights taillight wipers turn signals emergency flashers horn coil charging mounting bracket, fuses, wire ties, grommets, terminals headlight plugs Some wouldnt be used with stock setups, I'll be using all of these and then some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuntry Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EZ2Wire-Universal-Wiring-Harness-painless-to-install_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34206QQihZ009QQitemZ190038508984 this is the kit im going to be installing. they have a 26 wire circuit for only $10 more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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