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Wiring manual for front and rear tail lights

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by Corin, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. Aug 16, 2007
    Corin

    Corin New Member

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    Anyone got a manual on the tail lights on were to run them and do i need to buy the full on 300$+ wiring harness
     
  2. Aug 16, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Questions:
    1. Have you checked the technical library?

    2. Have you run a search on wiring harnesses? ;)

    Answers:
    1. There's wiring diagrams in color there.

    2. We discuss plenty of options for wiring harnesses here. A simple search for "wiring harness" will tell you plenty.
     
  3. Aug 16, 2007
    jzeber

    jzeber Well-Known Member 2022 Sponsor

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    I used EZ Wire harness. Great product, great service, great help line and very affordable.
     
  4. Aug 16, 2007
    Corin

    Corin New Member

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    Sorry im still not to formillier with this site ...
     
  5. Aug 17, 2007
    OrangeCJ5

    OrangeCJ5 Sponsor

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    Don't be sorry. We were all noobs here on the forum at one time. This is the best group on any forum I have seen anywhere on the internet and people here will help you until you get your project completed.

    Sparky is the site admin and the amount of info he has gathered up here is amazing and there is most likely a perfect answer to any question you have if you look in the technical library and use the search. After you try those two things, if you still have questions, post away.
     
  6. Aug 17, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    LOL, I gave you answers to the questions.

    As OrangeCJ5 suggested, in the future ask yourself those two questions first, if you still have questions, then ask away. :)
     
  7. Aug 17, 2007
    Sharps45110

    Sharps45110 New Member

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    Would there be any reason why I can't see the wiring diagrams? Something about my browser? Or are the links broken?
    Thanks,
    Lee
     
  8. Aug 17, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    They all work for me.

    What browser are you using and which file are you accessing? The .svg or the .pdf?

    You need a plugin for either one if you use IE, Firefox natively renders the .svg but you still need a plugin for the .pdf.
     
  9. Aug 17, 2007
    Sharps45110

    Sharps45110 New Member

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  10. Aug 17, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    See my previous post.

    From the electrical page: http://earlycj5.com/tech/electrical/index.php
     
  11. Aug 17, 2007
    Sharps45110

    Sharps45110 New Member

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    Hmmmmm.
    I can get the pdf's if I click on the "More" under the Electrical banner, but if I click directly on the wiring diagrams, it sends me directly to the svg file.
    Oh well, I got the pdf's, so that works for me. :beer:
    Thanks,
    Lee
     
  12. Aug 17, 2007
    Buildflycrash

    Buildflycrash More or Less in Line. 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    When I bought my CJ the only wires that were present were to make the engine run. I bought a new headlight swich that had a 30Amp fuse built in. From one hot bus I've wired head lights,tail lights/ brakes and radio. All very simple and I can't see where I'll need lots more wiring (horn,CB). I'm thinking of skipping the wire harness purchase all together.
     
  13. Aug 17, 2007
    Rmeak

    Rmeak 2 mile hi member

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    I have to agree. The electrical system on these Jeeps is very simple. I for one only planned on the basic electrical, engine and lights, so I saw no need to buy a harness. After getting these citcuits taken care of, I realized just how easy it would be to make a complete harness. All I did was string out wire to each location, mark it, throw a few loops around it with some tape. When I was done running all the wire I began taping the harness up, real simple. I may have put 30-40 bucks in my system, not too bad. But there are some pretty affordable complete harnesses out there, especially EZ's kits. Just my opinion
     
  14. Aug 18, 2007
    bergy9

    bergy9 Jeep Maffia, CJ 5 Chapter

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    After looking at how someone wired my 71, I went with the little extra money and bought a painless...just that painless. Great wiring diagram, as suggested which I also printed in color.
     
  15. Aug 19, 2007
    66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

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    I used a combination of factory manual and the book from the painless kit when I wired mine from scratch. didn't end up using the kit (still in the box), but the book helped out for routing tips.
     
  16. Aug 19, 2007
    66cj5

    66cj5 Jeep with no name

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    cheating tip: I used a 4 wire trailer connector on the headlight loom, that way I can take the grill/fenders off with out rewiring them. I also added one on the electric wipers on the windshield so that it could be removed easily.
     
    Last edited: Aug 19, 2007
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