David, I've had experience only with the one from WireWorks. I believe I ordered it through Mid-America Motorworks, in Illinois (though it might have been WW -- I forget) for about $149. Mine was ordered for a 1970 German-market beetle, supposedly. They shipped a sort-of USA version.
It was well made, with properly crimped AMP terminals, but nobody would mistake it for factory. The color coding and tracers were not quite right: ground wires were dark brown rather than the factory light brown, frinstance. Their first instruction was not to remove the old harness first (which I'd already done, of course). I wish I'd known, as it would've made the main "fishing" job easier. There was no wire in my harness for the rear-window defroster (standard in all USA and most German 1970 models). The instructions were pretty sparse, but then, it's a 1-for-1 replacement job. Not space science, but requiring patience and accuracy. Your car came from the factory either with semaphores (if it's German) or with lower-front blinkers (if it's a USA model). They require different harnesses. You need to tell them little details like that, I guess. Overall: I got my money's worth and got a quality product. Like everything else, it takes three times as long as you expect, and you have to use your own smarts some. Having an experienced wiring person help you would be a big plus, but it isn't a necessity. Happy wiring. Bert Knupp in Music City USA |__n__ (_____)º (Ô\_|_/Ô) ü ° ° ü -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [vintagvw] wiring harness David Ellis In beautiful, historic Cane Hill, Arkansas _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
