510sAreHot Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 so the previous owner of my 510 wanted the car to be a race car. he did a whole bunch of weird, half-ass stuff including the wire harness... he did a horrible job keeping the wires clean and he had a whole bunch of bare wires showing in the engine bay :no: after thinking it over, i have decided to just start over with a new wire harness. whats the best wire harness upgrade for a 510? i have no electrical experience and my dad has little.. suggestions and tips would be nice Quote Link to comment
510sAreHot Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 i guess nobody wants to help me out haha <_< Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I think I might have a complete harness in a decent condition... I'll check this out tonight and I'll come back to you Quote Link to comment
510sAreHot Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I think I might have a complete harness in a decent condition... I'll check this out tonight and I'll come back to you okee Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Bare wires? Like, literally bare no sheath/cover? Or do you mean just wires hanging by themselves? If it's the latter, tape that shit up with other wires. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 When I get to it, Ill be running a Painless setup. Would give me brand new wires, enough to tuck, and I can run blade fuses instead of the glass ones. Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 the one I have is not as clean as I expected ... the painless kit is IMO the best option you have .. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I dont think i actually seen a painless setup hooked up complete in a 510 before its sold off. Japs use switchable ground on alot of stuff. USA use switacble POWER. MY wire harness is 40years old and still works find a intack 510 harness. But since this might be already down to bare minimum. Then I dont know what more to tell you besides a Painless. You have turn sig switch and emergency lights ect??????? what you got? Quote Link to comment
510sAreHot Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Bare wires? Like, literally bare no sheath/cover? Or do you mean just wires hanging by themselves? If it's the latter, tape that shit up with other wires. yes, bare, no cover or anything I dont think i actually seen a painless setup hooked up complete in a 510 before its sold off. Japs use switchable ground on alot of stuff. USA use switacble POWER. MY wire harness is 40years old and still works find a intack 510 harness. But since this might be already down to bare minimum. Then I dont know what more to tell you besides a Painless. You have turn sig switch and emergency lights ect??????? what you got? nope got none of those.. i got headlights, ignition, radio, dome light, and brake lights Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yes get rid of any bare no-insulator wires. The usual soluion is to purchase a good used complete harness. I've never seen a custom harness on a 510. Japan cars use switchable power. 1960s datsuns with switchable ground, isn't that british convention? 1970s datsuns use switchable power. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 1970s datsuns use switchable power? 510 headlites switchable gound 510 parking lights switchable power 510 horn hit horn put ground to relay 510 HIGH Beams ground in steering to switch ground in relay. I dont know when if there was a transistion in the 70s GGzilla MY 521 was swichable Power on Lamps 510 are HOT Good Luck youll need it If you can figure out the Blinker set up then I have confidence you can do it. If I ever was in your position I would use the Datsun Connectore as in the blinker harness and plug the Painless in to it. In case you find a another datsun harness you still have the orginal comnnectors on there.If you can understand what IM tryinng to say. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 510s were designed in the 1960s. As far as I know, no 1970 datsun designs use ground-switched headlights. Quote Link to comment
510sAreHot Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 So i guess i will go with Painless.. not tryin to get an old 510 wire harness. It will be such a bitch to hook up, maybe once i get the harness i will ask a fellow ratsuner to come help me <3 Quote Link to comment
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