Thread: Rewire 1980 K10
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Old 03-11-2011, 12:25 PM   #3
lindstromjd
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Re: Rewire 1980 K10

I completely re-wired one of my trucks a while back with an aftermarket harness, and I am NO electrician. Seems like a daunting task, but easiest way for me was to figure out which wires would be grouped together, and keep them close (like with masking tape labeled "headlights, tail lights, under-dash" etc).

Just do one wire at a time. No matter how tempting it is to do multiples; it will confuse the hell out of you eventually. And don't cut anything at all until you're positive all your lengths are good (run the entire wiring harness, THEN cut). I ended up re-positioning some of my wires when I was done because I didn't like the way they ended up getting routed.
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