Rewiring Buggy - Build Up Thread

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:21 pm

I am looking at re-wiring my buggy and changing some things around since I have to cut the top off now. Wanted to ask your opinions were on it. Should I do it all myself by going to the auto parts store and buying the wire and connectors? What gause wire would you suggest as well?

Should I look for a harness mostly completed and go that route?

The wild kids

Title Edited for Future Searching - MNAirHead. Thanks

Post by **Leatherneck** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:27 pm

For a woods buggy/sandrail I would say run it yourself. Look up delcity for material.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:33 pm

Any chance you can wait for just a few weeks.

1st OPINION .. do not buy the cheeeeeze ball $50 loom.. it totally bites.. mine has a constant short.. yes installed it correctly .

2nd OPINION -- pull your own wirewithout a harness.

Reason to ask if you can wait for a few weeks is that Bob2088 will be taking us through a build up. I'm volunteering with a couple of 18 year olds... we're planning a front to back wiring project that is running bulk quality wire.

Our commitment to Bob is to take tons of pix and give step by step instructions.

We do have diagragms and book suggestions.

Tim

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:10 pm

Not a problem at all. Was thinking about doing something similar myself and take pictures. Sure you will do a better job than I could.

The Wild Kids

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:46 pm

Let's both do them.. would help some folks seeing different methods.

I can host/post pix if it helps..

I'm here to help.

Ol'fogasaurus · Post by **Ol'fogasaurus** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:37 pm

I just tore all the wiring out of my glass buggy. I will re-wire it from scratch breaking dowon the circuits the way I think they should be. I will also eliminated a lot of them. More relays and smaller amounts of things on a single circuit.

I also will change the type of switches I am going to use, sealed switches (sand/water tight covers and lockouts) and add indicator lights. I will not use the self lit swithes again. Cheap, and they don't like the sand and moisture.

If you do this, make a wiring diagram and photograph what you have done.

Lee

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:07 pm

you might want to look into getting an 8 or 12 circuit prewired wiring harness. it might be easier for you. and it might be cheaper. i would look on ebay for it. IMHO i wouldn't buy bulk unless your going to run a very small amount of wires, the prewired harnesses are really easy. and i would run it through some kind of conduit too. just to protect it.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:39 pm

I just got a call from the young guys.. as it looks we're going to be starting "some" wiring this Sunday.

Bulk can be super easy especially for buggies etc.

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:24 pm

For now to get my buggy running again, I want to use a push button to start instead of using a key again. How do you wire it for a push button starter? You have 4 postions on the back of the key switch, BAT, ST, ACC, IGN. But with a push button or momentary switch you have only three postitions. Can some one post a schematic or something to explain it for me? Thanks

The Wild Kids

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:59 pm

power to one side of a toggle. other side of toggle is Coil acc and to 1 side of push button. other side of push button is to starter.

turn toggle on and then push the button.

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:07 pm

Thanks I was wandering if I just needed to interupt the starter wire with the switch. Thanks again.

The Wild kids

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:10 pm

no problem that is how i have mine in my baja so if you run into any problems let me know.

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:16 pm

Appreciate it 72bajaben. Going after parts tomorrow if I am lucky to get away for a few minutes. Just going to completely rewire everything, in the destruction stage at the moment. Going to see how MNAirhead and the crew do there and going to take pictures of mine as well. Have a few things that I want to clean up and get rid of twenty wires into one place. Thanks again.

The Wild Kids

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:44 pm

not a problem. i just redid mine so if you need help let me know.

The Wild Kids · Post by **The Wild Kids** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:24 pm

72 bajaben, Did you use a fuse box or just straight wire it. I have had problems in the past with fuse boxes being the trouble spots from vibration and rough riding. I am just trying to keep things neat and not sure if it is going to be possible for what I want to do. Thanks

The Wild kids