Thread: Rewiring a Series 3 - advice required

As an aside, is it possible to cut down a LWB chassis harness to fit a SWB, or would you just coil-up the extra bit of wire and keep it intake?

Originally Posted by TeZZaP

As an aside, is it possible to cut down a LWB chassis harness to fit a SWB, or would you just coil-up the extra bit of wire and keep it intake?

The only difference in the chassis harness between the long and short wheel bases is the length on the harness behind the fuel tank.

You have two options:

1. Where it exits at the rear cut the 21" out and re join. I always use soldered joins and individual heat shrinks with an final outside heat shrink to bind the harness back together.
2. Just feed the extra 21 inches into the chassis rail and it will coil itself up. The risk is that over time the bit where it is looped back on itself will wear through.

If you want to be pedantic about new wiring running inside the chassis rail then put the split flexible conduit over the harness before you insert it into the chassis. Then it is the conduit that wears first and not the harness wrapping.

Diana

Originally Posted by JohnE

yes definately a series 3 however its only the wiring for the chassis and by the looks of it, it appeas to be millitary, the give away is the fat brown wire and the red/yellow. Seems popular . bidding wise.

Purely out of curiosity, what's the difference between civilian and military?