Rewire Question

[Garry Beckett]

Hi All, I'm just in the process of putting a complete new wiring harness in my sons 65 2 door as it was quicker than trying to figure out all the faults & modifications that have been hacked into it over the years!!! The regulator box has been removed at some point (long ago by the looks of it) & all of the wires to it joined together as if to bypass it... the car has an alternator fitted... Our question is: Do we need to refit the regulator box, or was it bypassed & the wiring changed because an alternator is fitted... Many thanks in anticipation of a simple answer, as I hate wiring ha ah... Gazza

[mike.perry]

The control box is not necessary with an alternator, you should have bought a loom for an alternator which would not have all the spare wires

[bmcecosse]

As above - just use an alternator specific wiring harness. You certainly don't need to refit a Reg box.

[Garry Beckett]

Thanks for the replies all, music to my ears that I dont need to buy a reg box.. Wish I'd known there was an alternator specific harness before I purchased the regular one though!! Live & learn eh, but all good knowledge for when we do our next MM project Thanks again

[mike.perry]

You can specify whatever you want in the wiring harness, reversing lights, hazards, rear fogs, switches, gauges etc

[bmcecosse]

Send it back and get the correct one...no point butchering up a brand new dynamo harness to fit to an alternator car!

[Garry Beckett]

It would be nice to send it back, but I bought it several weeks ago & as its now in situ (more or less) its not 'as new' so couldnt be put back on the shelf... Naively, or maybe just hopefully! I thought it would be a case of just fit it in, hook it up & away she'd go... Not the case at present

[bmcecosse]

It would have been - IF you had bought the correct loom!

[bigjim]

whereabouts are you it would help with offers of help from anyone local to you if you posted it in your profile

[mike.perry]

Stick it in the for sale section and buy the correct loom from Speedy Cables, there may be other suppliers