Topic: 1980 Pickup Wiring Harness

[Yotaoverland]

I just got ahold of an all stock '80 4x4 4spd. It's a great looking truck, but the wiring is a nightmare. Instead of going through it all, is there an entire
harness I could buy and just get rid of the old crap that's in it.

Does anyone make an entire wiring harness for these, or should I make my own?
The only thing I've found online are the Painless universal ones.

[H8PVMNT]

They get pretty crusty but the early harness is pretty simple.  I think I'd take it apart and try to fix it up.  I know a guy who used the painless one in a truck and it was not at all painless...

[Yotaoverland [OP]]

Haha, I see. Well thank you for the reply.

[Yotaoverland [OP]]

Ignore these replies. I'm replying so that I have enough posts to be able to open a want folder in the for sale section.

[Yotaoverland [OP]]

one more.

[Yotaoverland [OP]]

And done.

[mudmaster]

I would use a new universal wiring harness as opposed to a hacked up 30+ year old one 

[Yotaoverland [OP]]

I would use a new universal wiring harness as opposed to a hacked up 30+ year old one 

Which universal one should I look for?

[mudmaster]

I have personally used a Painless one on a Jeep and it wasn't that bad to do. Try Googling "universal wire harness kit" and you can find a lot of different manufacturers to choose from.