anyone ever used the painless performance universal jeep harness? Is it easy to install? how easily does it work with the engine harness? does any of it go to the computer? it has to doesn't it? how does that work? Does it come with a new fuse box? does the engine harness plug into teh fuse box or what?

Thanks

I looked a the painless kit when I rewired my CJ.. I ended up going with the centech kit..

I compaired the kits and found centech to be a better kit, Plus Centechs customer service is so much better then painless could even dream about.. Plus teh price is cheaper.


Just my 2 cents..

I know another member ripped out his painless and went centech and said the centech was a much better kit as well..

Steve

Any one have a link for them or another place to get the engine harnise for a 87 YJ, a friend of mine at work had a little fire.

Centech (http://www.centechwire.com/catalog/jeeps/index.html)

I installed a '76-up CJ Painless kit in my '71 back in '97. This was not a pre-terminated kit, but that was fine with me as I soldered all connections and terminals. I have no computer in the '71 so I didn't use that wiring. My install was on a glass tub, so I had alot of extra work involved with grounds.
Overall I found the kit satisfactory, but pricey for what you got. I had one question that their tech support was able to answer. Everything worked when I put power to it the first time. That amazed me, cause I had never done a complete rewire before. I have not had an electrical problem since. Well, at least not one that wasn't caused by my stupidity :(
I haven't seen a Centech kit so I can't draw a comparison. I've seen many opinions that say the Centech is superior. If I was buying a harness today, I'd definitely take a long look at Centech.
FWIW
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well it seems that neither painless nor centech has a kit specific to YJ's. its always CJ's. Painless however has a universal Jeep kit, so I figured that would work. I have a 4.0 that I want to put in, and I need something that will work with that. also, any ideas on some good guages taht arn't too pricey?

just how many circuits does a person need on a Jeep???? these are $57.95 at Summit, and all you have to do is be able to read a wiring diagram for your Jeep.



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Sold as a kit.

:rolleyes:There are TONS of goodies for the little guys... Does anybody know if either of these companies or any others make anything for the BIG FSJ guys:question: It makes me :mad: to think I am going to have to do this all from scratch!! C'mon, there are companies that make stuff for the Samurai. Any ideas, hints, something, anything:question: And a :mad3: :skull: for anyone with any stupida$$ comments about "buy a new/real rig"!!:flipoff2:

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Originally posted by tigger4x
:rolleyes:There are TONS of goodies for the little guys... Does anybody know if either of these companies or any others make anything for the BIG FSJ guys:question: It makes me :mad: to think I am going to have to do this all from scratch!! C'mon, there are companies that make stuff for the Samurai. Any ideas, hints, something, anything:question: And a :mad3: :skull: for anyone with any stupida$$ comments about "buy a new/real rig"!!:flipoff2:

Tigger4X :jeep:




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Call Centech and ask em. I bet they got something for ya. Or can put it together for ya reasonably. They'er pretty easy to deal with. A far cry from my attempt with painless:rolleyes:

Yeha I would call centech I talked to them a while back and they said that could accomidate pretty much anyhting. Tech support is VERY cool they are great people!

THANX BGCJ5! I just emailed them an inquiry about what I am looking to do. Hopefully they can help with the "Water Proof" connectors so I don't have to do any splicing!!

i used centech to do the 5.7L chevy i swapped in my 91 yj. they are a great company. reson i went with them is they actually build the harness for you. they dont have mass produced kits like the other companies( painless and howell) centech were the only ones that actually knew what they were talking about. it was the simplist thing to install and made the swap easy as hell. i wouldnt use anybody but them.