it must be a custom electrical job.

Gotta love that wiring . . .
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tbush

it must be a custom electrical job.

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the owner before must have thought that he was a electricion. if someone has a picture of what the wiring under the dashboard and where the radio is that would be really helpful!!!
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I don't think this is really what you want...

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What you need is Brad Artigue's wiring diagrams, from

http://www.artigue.com/wp-content/uploa ... 9_1980.pdf
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tbush

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i willl take a picture today of what mine looks like and you will see what i see when i talk about the guy thinking he was an electrician.
tbush

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what do you think of this mess?




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Hey - that's look standard - At least you can still make out three separate bundles of wires ? :D :D :D :) :) :)
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i hope that i can sort it all out. i have the diagrams. but the only thing is that almost all of my electrical stuff does not work anymore!!!! i blew one fuse and now the only things that work are my left blinkers... any advice?
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Trace one system at a time and remember most everything on the later model cars go through the hazard switch. This is yet another reason why the early model cars are the best! :mrgreen: (Inside joke not intended to bash newbies...just Ron and Craig. :wink: )
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Dont worry, by only making left turns, you can still get everywhere.
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Hey....you leave Ron out of this!Do I need to post the picture of you driving my 82 again???
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That's right Denise, it's not a person's fault if they happen to be born with high intelligence, good taste and discrimination.
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rlux4 wrote:That's right Denise, it's not a person's fault if they happen to be born with high intelligence, good taste and discrimination.
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you forgot unequivicable modesty, Ron.
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I didn't think I should overdo it Mike.
So I also left out: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean, and reverent.
And good looking.
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When i first got my 80 spider. I seen all the wiring there, went through it with antiques wiring, figured out that alot of my wiring was for the power windows (which my car doesnt have). Man i have cleaned up a bunch of the wiring looks alot cleaner.
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you slay me Ron.
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Tbush...take heart! Go at it one wire at a time and you'll do fine. Check out my before and after pics on my '82.

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