Does anyone know where i can get a new wiring harness for a VW beetle

Also my car is 68 chassi and 64 body, doe the 62 model harness fit.

thanks

Make sure that you pull a draw-wire through - attached to the old harness, when you remove it. It will make it easier to fit a new one. I think the RH drive harness is different to LHD?

im pretty sure 68 will have a lot more wiring than 62

Heh... prolly won't need a pull through wire on a convertible Greg !!!



RHD and LHD harness's are definitely different, and a 68 harness is definitely different to a 62 (regulator under the back seat... more fuses... emergency lights etc.)

You'd probably want a 64 harness really, tho a 62 would basically be the same I think (no real big electrical differences in those years AFAIK)

Have you tried the usual places here like Vintage VeeDub, Classic, Mick Motor's etc. ???

i found one at vintage wiring harness in melbourne but they only have 62 model, they said that they can add more wires if it needs it.
not sure what to do

no regulator as im running an alternator, so it should be the same...

According to my Gregory's manual the wiring diagram for a 62 and 64 are the same.

So you should be OK if your car is wired as a 64.... where are your high beam and ignition switches at the moment ???

Oh and Lee... 62 and 64 both have the regulator on top of the generator.

my high beam is on the floor next to the clutch and the ignition is near the ashtray

OK, cool - sounds like she's wired as a 64 then.

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Originally posted by Sides According to my Gregory's manual the wiring diagram for a 62 and 64 are the same. So you should be OK if your car is wired as a 64.... where are your high beam and ignition switches at the moment ??? Oh and Lee... 62 and 64 both have the regulator on top of the generator.

thanks guys, ill order the 62mod

It is not just volts that makes the wire require heavier gauge. It is Amps. So a 6 volt wiring loom can easily run 12 volts.

hi camo,
$479 plus $16 delivery

Camo, the 6V wiring would actually need to be heavier than 12V, because it has to carry twice the current (amps) to deliver the same power. This is why the car makers are keen to go to 48/60V in the near future. Running four times the voltage means that you only need 1/4 of the amps for the same power rating, so your wiring can be much thinner and lighter. This comes in handy when you're talking about 10kW alternators and similar things.

i just ran 7 core trailer wire down the back through the roof chanel. i run all electric gauges and thaco on a subaru motor and seams to be fine, whats more only cost me 30 for 10m or wire, a lot cheaper even after i bought solder shrink wrap and crips than buying a loom that didnt even have enough wires for what i needed.

only problem that it creates is knowing what goes where.

the dipper swich on the floor, does anyone know how it is ment to be wired up?

Camo,

for that money, you would be better off with the Watsons Street Works loom. Given the strength of the Aussie $, its a lot cheaper and no exposed terminals.

http://www.watsons-streetworks.com/vw.beetle.wiring.html 

Cheers

didnt das use one on his 63 that he did?

I just bought a wiring harness from Richard at V-Force.

Kev