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> Center Console Wiring Harnesses, Any interest in new hand made ones? (may turn into GB)
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post Oct 2 2012, 11:20 AM
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I'm curious if there is any interest in any hand made color matched 914 Center Console Wiring Harnesses p/n 914 612 151 10.

The wiring harnesses are NLA from the factory and the existing ones are in bad shape. I know a lot of people like to add them to their cars or wish for a better condition harness.

The wiring harnesses would come with bigger gauge wire so it would not be a problem to put LED's in the existing bulb sockets.

I would be willing to do a small number to end this year.

AutoAtlanta charges $145 for a "refurbished" harness.

What price would you be willing to pay for this?


Highlights:
Bigger gauge wire
All copper wire
Color matched plastic cover
Matched color casing (off my example)
Soldered connections
Optional New Bulb Sockets

The little black plug housing is NLA and you would have to do without. The black plug housing just makes it look more German.

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post Oct 2 2012, 01:33 PM
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Someone (not me) already makes them for less than the cost of materials Carrie.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-Center...5b1&vxp=mtr
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post Oct 2 2012, 03:22 PM
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Has anyone bought from this guy?

To be honest his work doesn't look like it is done to a high standard. His red wire is not colored matched and I would want to see his soldering work before it is double heat shrinked. What heat shrink is he using that causes him to run 2 layers of it to be effective as one quality layer?


Not trying to start a fight, just pointing a few things out.
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post Oct 2 2012, 03:39 PM
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It's is not complete either. I am sitting here with a '74 1.8 harness and looking at the picture.

The volt temp branch has: Black w/blue, Red w/white and Brown.

The clock branch has: Black, Brown and Black w/blue.

The oil temp branch has: Black w/blue, Red w/white, Brown and Green w/Black.
His harness? Nothing in the picture matches. Hell, are even the wires the right length? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)


The bottom line his harness is will not work because it is wrong at the core and he calls it a plug & play solution. How can it be plug & play when the oil temp branch isn't wired correctly?

So spend $38 + shipping with him from something that will not work or pay $145 to AutoAtlanta for a refurbished harness. Or I would be more than to make something up for a member here that will work and is correct or I suspect at less 3 other members could do the same thing.

Cold hard reality.

I am a little incensed that pictures of my work is rated as not nearly as good as this guy's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

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post Oct 2 2012, 04:45 PM
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I am a little incensed that pictures of my work is rated as not nearly as good as this guy's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Yes, you poked the damn dragon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif)
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post Oct 2 2012, 05:00 PM
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I am a little incensed that pictures of my work is rated as not nearly as good as this guy's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

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post Oct 2 2012, 05:02 PM
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Help me out. Where does this connect ? Where Does the
Missing black plug go? It's always good to replace wiring if the price is fair.
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post Oct 2 2012, 05:25 PM
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Oil temp. Wires Red, Green & Brown. Used to simplify installation on the line. Why take time on the line to push 3 wires on when you push them all on in one go. The connectors just slid inside.

If you have an old harness with black plug intact you could push out the old connectors and slide the new ones in. Not everyone is going to have a spare lying around though. It's one of those pieces you either have a lot of or don't have any or just have one.

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Did you click on the link and look at the picture? That will tell you all you need to know.
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post Oct 2 2012, 06:28 PM
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The ebay harness looks like decent quality. Maybe he doesn't have a white stripe on his red wire.

Your harness is not completed. How could a proper comparison be made.

Jeff was being nice enough to let you know that you have competition. it all comes down to your price point. If I were a buyer and the only noticeable difference was a white stripe, I may buy the lower cost product. He also shrinked over most of the connector. This is a better way to go if the connector does not have the correct plug.

BTW, you don't need larger wires for LED's. They draw only a fraction of what a standard lamp does.

My $.02 from an FCC and state licensed electrician for 25 years.
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