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cjshaker · 01-23-2023, 04:42 PM

I'm sure you guys have dealt with the brittleness of the old wiring in these cars. I have several boxes of NOS wiring for my '37 Coupe, but 60-70 years on the shelf leads to the same problem....it's brittle.

I don't like and don't want to use the generic wiring kits for 'street rods', I like the look of the original fabric covered stuff. I just looks "right", and the modern wiring doesn't.

So there's a guy I found on Ebay (vintagefordparts) that sells reproduction wiring for my car, and it has new wire that is covered in the old fabric covering. It looks very nice and correct. Have any of you guys used something similar? Maybe it's available other places, this is just what I've found so far.

Here are a couple examples...

Dash: https://www.ebay.com/itm/190698844904
Headlight: https://www.ebay.com/itm/171781732200

I know eventually it'll have the same issues, but I figure I'll be dead by the time that happens

And if anyone has other alternatives to get the correct look, I'm open to suggestions. I'm also open to talking points about the shortcomings of the factory wiring. I want to do this once....and do it right.

01-23-2023, 04:42 PM	#1
cjshaker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Ada OH Posts: 169	'37 Coupe wiring replacements I'm sure you guys have dealt with the brittleness of the old wiring in these cars. I have several boxes of NOS wiring for my '37 Coupe, but 60-70 years on the shelf leads to the same problem....it's brittle. I don't like and don't want to use the generic wiring kits for 'street rods', I like the look of the original fabric covered stuff. I just looks "right", and the modern wiring doesn't. So there's a guy I found on Ebay (vintagefordparts) that sells reproduction wiring for my car, and it has new wire that is covered in the old fabric covering. It looks very nice and correct. Have any of you guys used something similar? Maybe it's available other places, this is just what I've found so far. Here are a couple examples... Dash: https://www.ebay.com/itm/190698844904 Headlight: https://www.ebay.com/itm/171781732200 I know eventually it'll have the same issues, but I figure I'll be dead by the time that happens And if anyone has other alternatives to get the correct look, I'm open to suggestions. I'm also open to talking points about the shortcomings of the factory wiring. I want to do this once....and do it right.