Hi, need info on installing Buggy Harness on 73 Thing?

peterjager · Post by **peterjager** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:55 am

We had to remove old harness, thinking about installing Buggy Harness, also need help to wire up lights, turn signals since buggy harness does not include them?

Any and all help is greatly appreciated, this is the only thing keeping me from running the car.

Thanks Peter

Speedy Jim · Post by **Speedy Jim** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:26 am

I think you're asking for a lot of grief.
Why not buy a Std Beetle harness? It will be a near-perfect match/.

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Mattt · Post by **Mattt** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:36 pm

Better yet, just buy the Thing harness from Wiring Works. Someone on the Samba advertises them for slightly less than WW.

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:10 pm

If your goal is to have a stock wired Thing, I strongly suggest installing a Thing wiring harness. I am just coming to the end of three years of battling severe wiring issues on my Herr Kublemann. The only reason I was able to resolve the issue is that I insisted on keeping a stock configuration on the wiring so that the wiring issues could be resolved by anyone with severe expertise on the stock wiring. I have a fair amount of additional wiring for gauges and lights and such but they are contained in separate looms. I would not use the buggy wiring loom but would follow Matts advise or contact Mike Basso at Things Unlimited for a stock wiring harness. K-mann

Lo Cash John · Post by **Lo Cash John** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:45 pm

Don't even consider trying to install that harness in a thing. Just call Wiring Works (tell Bob I said hi) and order what you need. If you don't want to do it that way, then just go buy a lot of wire and design your own schematic. If that's above your abilities, so is the buggy harness. The Wiring Works kit goes in easier than ANYTHING on the market and is more complete. That crap from JC Whitney and West Coast Metric is just that...crap.

I've done two bumper to bumper wiring harnesses in the last month and W.W. is the only way to go. On a late model bug, I can remove the old harness and install the new one complete in about 6 hours at regular garage work speed. If I was under some tight-ass deadline, I could probably shave an hour off that. If you don't know anything about electrical systems, then have a reputable auto-electric shop do it; NOT A MECHANIC!!! Many mechanics are awesome at__________(fill in the blank), but are lacking when it comes to electrical theory/ohms law/etc. Afterall, do you call a carpenter when you need some wiring done on your house?