Wiring Harness Info

I'm still struggling with what to do with mine - have a 12 circuit Painless Wiring panel (but not the wiring harness) with the mini-spade fuses and appropriate relays - probably more than I'll need in Speedie. Some mentioned using boat fuse panels but having them wired as accessory and always hot is often a pain. Many of the harnesses from VS still use the ancient ceramic open fuses and have only like 6 circuits! Found this link on dune buggy forum on the SAMBA. $75 for wire and modern fuse panel! Built in USA, power crimped and soldered, color coded and labeled with instructions.

http://www.dunebuggy.com/shop/index.mp?szAction=viewItem&iItemID=4&szReturnTo=FEATURED

VS has upgraded to the more modern fuses, I like their harness as it is easy. I do add in a relay for the lights. On some of the builds I also add an in line fuse for the radio and another for driving lights. ~Alan

I have used that harness on a couple projects and was pleased with the way it installed. They are cheaper on EBAY.

You will need another $100 or so in ground wire, primary wire and relays to make things work.

As an example: The large yellow wire with the crimped connector is your headlight supply wire. I personally route that to my headlight relay. I then go, from the relay, to the terminal strips you see in the pictures to distribute the power to the headlights, driving lights, dash lights, and license plate light. I do this because I like simple toggle switches in my projects.

I also use those terminal strips for common grounds.

Either way, you need the wire to run to all the lights. It is not included in the kits.

You also need to modify the fuse block as when you have the basic wiring done all you have left are two constant hot circuits.

Jeff,

Nice clean set up. Another thing I learned recently is to have the headlight switch use the first pull for low beams and the second pull for high beams - eliminates the need for a floor-mounted high-beam switch.

Jeff,

Very clean wiring indeed. Where is your wiring located? The operable heating vent is interesting. What is its function, fresh air?

Dave

Dave,
sorry for the confusion. The wiring was on a few projects I have completed in the recent past. One was a Bradley GT and the other a Meyers Manx.

The heater venter was actually a fresh air opening that they guy I built it for liked (no idea as to why). he asked that I keep it so I did.

Jeff