69 Taillight harness

[cob428]

Looking for any pictures where the cloth wrapping terminates on the taillight harness. I sent my harness to Rhode Island wiring but have noticed on this sight they may not have the correct cloth wrapping. Any help would be appreciated.

Pete

[Bob Gaines]

Looking for any pictures where the cloth wrapping terminates on the taillight harness. I sent my harness to Rhode Island wiring but have noticed on this sight they may not have the correct cloth wrapping. Any help would be appreciated.

Pete

They don't stock the correct color combination of threads for the weave. I don't think it is asked for enough for them to keep it set up. I know of others that had to buy the correct combination of threads from them (I think )needed to make the weave look like factory . The generic black thread used by many repro harness makers is just plain wrong and is a deduction in concours if noticed by a informed judge. 

[cob428]

So is the deduction the same if there is no wrap at all? I have pieces that look just plain awful and really don't want to leave it on the harness. Do I completely remove it and tape the harness for now?

Pete

[Special Ed]

This has always been a problem and harneses unlimited PA only does black and roade island wiring sent my 5 wiring harneses back last week unfinished and they called me saying they are shut down and a new guy is taking over the business and he is calling me in november when they are back in business. There is a shop in LA area also doing harneses. I sent mine to a guy in virgina who has the machines ford used and he is going to do 1 of mine and send it back to me to inspect first before he does the other 4 so stay tuned we will see how he does and i always leave a little threads on the front end of wire so they can see the original type of threadings and color.

[J_Speegle]

So is the deduction the same if there is no wrap at all? ..............

Would expect the deduction would be less since its a color thread within the woven pattern so there should be create from what is there and correct verses not having anything.  IMO need to have, if possible within the amount of paints available in the section and the partial points rather than taking a full point possibly, room to reward the car that has more correct than the car missing all of it. Unless the wrap is completely wrong or has been replaced by a completely different style of wrap.

[Bob Gaines]

The wrong color is just one aspect of the covering. Condition and type covering is another. A black covering that the repro companies use can be modified to look more like original . You just have to think outside the box. It may not be perfect however that faux finish look can be made to look good enough to get a pass in DIV II or MCA Trailered concours without deduction just like other faux finishes are acceptable without deduction as long as executed well.

[Special Ed]

I should have my first harness back within a week i was told so will report.

[cob428]

Sounds great

Pete