I'm contemplating one of those things that might make me a hated PO some day. As I am refurbing under the hood of my '74 Midget, I'd like to replace some of the electrical wires. Part of it is a few of the wires have pulled off of the connectors, and others looks like over the years they've been stressed enough that they will pull off some day if the wrong thing tugs on them (like an ... owner). I could definitely just replace the connectors, but the temptation is strong to just replace the entire wire. The harness isn't that pretty - I think a PO re-wrapped it at some point.
I actually have access to a lot of heavy enough wire from where I work (big high tech company), and have a hunch it's actually really high quality stuff as it's used for R&D development of equipment. I can't get every little major/minor color combo of the original harness, but certainly can get black, purple, brown, white, green, red, etc.
And that makes me think of rerunning some individual wires, replacing the connectors, etc.
So how do I know if this wire is "good enough"? If I assume it's high quality (insulation won't rot off, etc.), can I go by type (multistrand) and gauge and be confident? And I guess it's between me and my maker (or the next owner) if I don't use a precise blue/brown wire between the headlamp relay and the headlamp fuse and use just blue instead...
I actually have access to a lot of heavy enough wire from where I work (big high tech company), and have a hunch it's actually really high quality stuff as it's used for R&D development of equipment. I can't get every little major/minor color combo of the original harness, but certainly can get black, purple, brown, white, green, red, etc.
And that makes me think of rerunning some individual wires, replacing the connectors, etc.
So how do I know if this wire is "good enough"? If I assume it's high quality (insulation won't rot off, etc.), can I go by type (multistrand) and gauge and be confident? And I guess it's between me and my maker (or the next owner) if I don't use a precise blue/brown wire between the headlamp relay and the headlamp fuse and use just blue instead...