Our Original Design Series™ wiring harnesses are manufactured exactly as the wiring was made when your vehicle left the factory. These harnesses are made to the exact O.E.M. (original equipment manufacturer) specifications, using the original factory blueprints, and are factory-correct in every way. These are accurate reproduction, fully assembled, ready to install, “plug & play” (not “plug & pray”) wiring harnesses. You will NOT have to cut any wires, crimp any terminals, or make any modifications to these harnesses when installing them.
If you want to rewire your vehicle to its stock configuration, the way it was when it left the factory, the choice is simple. Our Original Design Series™ wiring is the right choice for you. It doesn’t matter if your vehicle will be a “driver” or judged at a prestigious car show, these wiring harnesses fit the bill.
You can also purchase additional wiring harnesses if your vehicle had factory-installed (not dealer installed or aftermarket) options. For example: air conditioning, power windows, rear window defogger, power top, etc. These additional harnesses will plug directly into the main harnesses as they did at the factory.
With our Original Design Series™ wiring, you have the option to either rewire your vehicle one harness at a time, rewire a specific area of your vehicle (for example, the engine compartment), or what we recommend, completely rewire your vehicle bumper-to-bumper by purchasing all the harnesses at one time; and save 10% off your entire purchase!
Do you want to retain most of your vehicle’s originality but want to make some updates/modifications, specifically:
If you’ve answered YES to any of these questions, we may have a solution for some year/make/model vehicles. Due to the popularity of these updates, we may offer a modified wiring harness, conversion wiring harness, or conversion device to accommodate these updates. In this situation, we recommend that you purchase our Original Design Series™ wiring and the appropriate conversion product(s). Please consult our online catalog to check availability on your specific make & model vehicle or call our technical support department for more information. For faster, easier installation, we recommend starting with an electrically sound foundation by choosing the Original Design Series™ wiring. Rewiring the entire vehicle as original. Then making the necessary modification yourself. Keep in mind that many of the added aftermarket systems or devices you purchase (like VintageAir™ air conditioning, aftermarket electronic ignition, updated gauges, sound system, lighting, electric fans, etc.) already come with their own wiring and instruction manual. All you would need to do is follow the manufacturer’s instructions on how to tap into our Original Design Series™ wiring harness to add those items.
Of the (3) different wiring series we offer (Original Design Series™, RestoMod Series™, or Classic Update Series™) our Original Design Series™ wiring harnesses are, by far, the fastest and easiest to install.
Our Original Design Series™ harnesses are fully assembled and manufactured (as original) as individual harnesses. Meaning, there is a separate engine harness, dash harness, forward lamp/front light harness, rear body harness, etc. These individual harnesses are sold separately, installed separately, and plug into each other to complete the entire electrical system of the vehicle.
These harnesses will install exactly as your old/original harnesses were. We recommend that you install your new harness as you are removing your old one. This way, you can be certain that the wires are routed as original and that the wires are going to their intended device or location. If the wiring has already been removed from your vehicle, we recommend the purchase of a factory “Assembly Manual” (not a shop or service manual). A factory assembly manual (if available for your vehicle) will illustrate how your wiring harnesses were routed at the factory.
Please see our FAQ page for more information about installation options.
Are you intimidated by automotive wiring & electrical? Not sure what to buy? We can remove much of the guess work with a catalog specific to YOUR Year/Make/Model vehicle.
“I am currently running one of your main dash harnesses in my car & I can’t say enough good things about it! Of all the parts I replaced during this frame-off (restoration), this was definitely the best.” Wark ~ Langley B.C. Canada
“Thanks for 3 great items: ’65 Corvette Engine Harness, Headlight Harness & Headlight Extensions. Fit was Perfect! Directions could have been followed by a child….Which my wife sometimes thinks I am.” Douglas Amick
“Great, fast service & delivery to replace my ’72 big block main engine harness & dash harness. All lengths, colors & connectors correct. All functions worked first time. Very satisfied customer.” John Fuller ~ Littletown, CO
“I am sure you hear this all the time, but I must say that the wiring harness I ordered for the rear lights on my ’66 Corvette was the best reproduction I have ever seen. It was perfect in every way. Keep up the good work.” Paul Pierce ~ Aliquippa, PA
Watch how Lectric Limited tapes an automotive wiring harness using an original (70 year old) taping machine. This process ensures your harness will look and function as factory-original. The harness being taped in the video is an Original Design Series™ Corvette forward lamp harness.
Let’s face it, no automobile manufacturer ever designed a wiring harness to last 50-80 years. As a matter of fact, your vehicle’s original wiring was only designed to last 10-20 years before it started to deteriorate! There is ample documentation to substantiate this claim.
Even if you think your wiring “looks good”, it’s probably not. Your wiring is made of copper wire with a covering of plastic (mostly PVC) insulation. This insulation is porous. Contaminants, like oxygen, moisture and airborne pollutants, eventually pass through the insulation to attack the wire; a condition called oxidation. There is no practical way to completely seal off the circulation of oxygen and moisture between the individual wire strands. Once the wire strands become oxidized, the internal resistance of the wire increases substantially. The same oxidation/corrosion factor will happen to the wire’s metal terminals over time; further increasing the internal resistance of your wiring harness. Even if you are lucky enough to find an N.O.S. (new old stock) wiring harness, the wire strands have probably deteriorated over time just by sitting in a bag on a shelf. For this reason, it would NOT be wise to purchase an N.O.S. harness. This is not a good thing for any electrical system.
If your wire has advanced to the next stage of deterioration by being brittle and cracking (especially evident in an engine compartment where high heat and moisture are constant), it is in immediate need of replacement. At this stage, a short circuit to ground is eminent. In a worst case scenario, it can cause a vehicle fire. Not a good day if your car is stored in your garage!
Get rid of your vehicle’s electrical problems, or potential problems, by replacing all the wiring with new wiring harnesses. But, before you buy a wiring harness for your show car, restoration, or weekend driver, ask yourself, “Is it a Lectric Limited wiring harness?“
Lectric Limited – We’re All About The Details!
Our extensive library of obsolete original manufacturer’s automotive blueprints insure that all our harnesses are built to the correct specifications. This is the only way to insure that you won’t have a problem with the installation or operation of your new harness.
We assemble all our wiring harnesses on a wire harness assembly board to insure that each harness is consistently made accurately, with the correct: break-out positions, lengths of wires at each break-out, harness fastener locations, and taping locations. This method of assembly also insures that your harness will fit correctly and reach where it needs to go.
Fully Circuit Tested! Every harness built by Lectric Limited is fully circuit tested using Cirris Systems digital circuit testers. To do this, our assembly boards are back-wired to a circuit tester. While your harness is being built, our digital circuit testers continuously check the following: continuity (or breaks in continuity), missing wire(s), mis-wires, mis-indexed wires, splice integrity, and scan for short circuits of EACH circuit of the harness. We are the ONLY reproduction wiring harness company in the world that circuit tests every harness we build! This is the ONLY way to ensure that your harness will work BEFORE you install in your car or truck. After all, you don’t want to have to tear-out a brand-new harness, after spending hours or days on installation, because it’s defective (and could be a fire hazard). Buy your circuit-tested wiring harnesses from Lectric Limited and you won’t have to worry about an incorrectly made wiring harness.
We’ve invested thousands of dollars into new state-of-the-art circuit testers to replace our older testing system. Did we need to purchase new testing equipment? Not at all. But since circuit testing is one of our best selling points, we want to be sure our testing standards are current. This way you can be certain that your harness will function perfectly BEFORE you install it!
Many original Packard Electric® terminals and connectors are quickly being discontinued. This makes it increasingly difficult to produce an authentic reproduction wiring harness. However, Lectric Limited is meeting this challenge by producing its own tooling and molds to replace many obsolete components. By doing so, our harnesses continue to meet the most rigid demands of the enthusiast. On rare occasions, however, we may require that our customers use a connector from their original harness to preserve originality and/or functionality.
If you need ALL the wiring for your vehicle, we can help.
