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ewoody625 03-13-2010 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ackattack (Post 3857667)
I installed a painless kit on my 72 GMC and a EZ wiring harness on my 68. IMO the EZ harness is just as good as the painless (if not better) and it costs less.

Hmm, I kinda had my mind made up but if the EZ harness is just as good I'm thinking I should maybe try that route and save some bucks.

ewoody625 03-13-2010 11:40 AM

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So is it worth the extra money to have all the connectors pre-installed?

ewoody625 03-13-2010 03:19 PM

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The EZ wire harness is universal correct? Where as the painless harness I can get specific to 67-72 gm trucks?

blazed870 03-14-2010 10:34 AM

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I plan on doing a Gen III engine swap into my truck in the near future(already have engine/tranny/wire harness/ecu). Would this kit be a good choice for me?

winchster 03-14-2010 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ewoody625 (Post 3858170)
The EZ wire harness is universal correct? Where as the painless harness I can get specific to 67-72 gm trucks?

Yea, but the specific one costs way more than the "normal" painless kit. I used EZ over 10 years ago. Same wire, Same labels, 1/3 the cost. When I compare products and they are apples to apples, no way I'm paying painless for their name.

ewoody625 03-15-2010 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by winchster (Post 3859748)
Yea, but the specific one costs way more than the "normal" painless kit. I used EZ over 10 years ago. Same wire, Same labels, 1/3 the cost. When I compare products and they are apples to apples, no way I'm paying painless for their name.

I only see the universal kits on their website. Do you have a link or do I just need to call them? Are they the same price as their universal harnesses?

crakarjax 03-16-2010 12:21 PM

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$180 for a 21-circuit EZ to my door on ebay. Just do a search for "21 wiring"... the same guy has them priced from 180 shipped to $200 shipped for the same thing, so look for the cheaper ones.

jeep534 03-10-2012 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by fixit-p (Post 3856678)
That would really depend on ones skill level, I didn't think it was that bad. Reading the thread may make it seem that way but allot of that back and forth was really just getting on the same page (thats the toughest thing to overcome in ThreadShooting IMO). The schematic was simple but so is the system being installed. I don,t like how they distribute power from the alt to the starter, battery and cab but Painless does it the same way.

I am curious now what do you mean about about the routing of the power exactly

I like the klein crimpers and tomas and betts crimp connectors

Happy Hunting
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502ms 03-11-2012 07:37 PM

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I'm currently doing the Painless Harness, 18 circuit. You will speNd most of the time removing the old harnesses, And modding the firewall to accept the fatter harness
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Stickman 03-11-2012 08:06 PM

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235 is a great deal for a good product.It's what I used on my 72.
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502ms 03-11-2012 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Stickman (Post 5245692)
235 is a great deal for a good product.It's what I used on my 72.
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I paid 489 for mine
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Stickman 03-12-2012 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 502ms (Post 5246145)
I paid 489 for mine
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I hear ya I paid 450 more a couple yrs ago
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Psycho71 03-18-2012 11:47 AM

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I used an EZ harness on my '71. Mine was a bit more complex than a standard re-wire, as I have a decent amount of stereo stuff in mine too. All in all, I didn't have much trouble with the EZ kit. I used EZ's wiring diagram, and compared it against a factory wiring diagram, when I did the wiring on my truck. It took some head scratching at times. But everything worked the first time I powered it up.

I'm not trying to be negative here, but I think a lot of people's problems come from not completely understanding electricity/wiring/wiring diagrams when they undertake this task. There is more involved than just positives and negatives, like you encounter when adding stereo equipment. Understanding hot to read diagrams is key to doing a complete re-wire too. But some basic skills in this area go a long way to making the whole process easier.


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