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    Hardtop instalation after fresh paint

    that would work perfectly. and its $6 for 30 feet. i didnt realize it came that wide.
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    Hardtop instalation after fresh paint

    I will be putting a car cover over it, and im not worried too much about marring. the paint is going to need ALOT of wet sanding to remove some firstimers orange peel in the paint. I was thinking moving blankets between the paint and the hardtop?
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    Hardtop instalation after fresh paint

    Hi Everyone. I just finished a respray of my truck less than a week ago. I need to put the hardtop back on becasue i am leaving for a month. I just need it on there for storage (so it needs to be assembled but not super rock solid. Ive got no other place to put it and need to keep any oregon...
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    Hard top rear bolt hole spacing

    Hi all, I am away from my truck right now and I want to make a bracket for my rear hardtop to straighten it out while I repair and weld the top corners. Could someone please measure the areas highlighted for me? TIA.
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    Full Painless Harness and new headlights.

    I went ahead and snagged the TBP H4 kit, it was on sale. Comes with the harness. Figured it was a good first step. Thanks for all the help.
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    Full Painless Harness and new headlights.

    I just installed a full painless harness and new switches and i am wanting new headlights. Do i need the nightlighter harness from wild horses if i am going with new LEDs or H4 bulbs? Also does have one have a budget way to upgrade these lights. I see some reasonable prices but i know someone...
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    Yes, we ran all of the "Testing the System" checks on page 71 of the Painless manual.
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    eric0o1- Thank you for your help. I will get some pictures posted before i fly out for the weekend, So i will be reading and answering questions but not hands on. - I will check the black/green #933 and black/yellow #916 to the fuse block when i get home...
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    I am very new to all this wiring. Testing with bulbs and jumping solenoids is a bit confusing to me. Ill dig into it for sure and see how to do it! Thank you all so much. Its raining in Oregon now, any my rig is outside. But ill keep checking and looking as I can to try and keep my replies up..
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    how would i test for a bad switch? I guess i have the old one, it worked before i pulled it out. I could just use that.
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    Thanks for all the replys. I checked all the fuses, none have popped in the fuse block, the mega fuse and the inline fuse from the alternator to the solenoid is good as well. I checked the back of the cluster. There is no yellow wire there, there is one going into the ignition. The only open...
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    Chasing a Dead Short (Fresh Painless Harness)

    Hi All, I am looking for advice on chasing a dead short (first time wiring, and its been a rough experience even with a painless plug and play harness) -Should I remove all my connections, plug in and test as I go until I find an issue? -Or test and unplug and I go until I find issues? I...
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    Hi all. Thanks for all the tips. It's pouring rain where I live and the truck is outside right now. So electrical work has been paused. Hopefully, I'll get back to it this weekend.
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    It is all installed with the maxifuse in line. And being testing with a battery charger which is internally regulated.
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    This I need to check. I have been checking continuity. But not for power, rain just stopped my work for least the next little while here in Oregon. But I agree. I don't seem to have power coming from the fuse panel. And based on the painless diagram I don't see how it gets there.
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    What white wire? Maybe it is that crazy simple!
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    Fuses and mega fuse are in. The ammeter wire is the black and yellow that runs through the loop and the black and yellow connects to the alternator at A on the ASI diagram for a 3g alternator...but I need to triple check they are right.
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    Painless Wiring Nightmare, completely stumped!

    I decided to swap in a full painless harness and all new switches to my bronco and i am getting zero power anywhere when i get to the final test step. I have a 3g alternator upgrade, with connections from a late model for as stated in the install guide, connecting the yellow of the connector to...
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    Circuit Breaker v. AMG fuse and holder

    Im going to be moving the wiring around in the future, and then remaking the cables to fit the new placement. So buying all 1/4" would just make life simpler for me. Im following the instructions for the painless alternator swap.
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    Circuit Breaker v. AMG fuse and holder

    Hi All. I am wondering if anyone has any knowledge about the pros and cons between these two. I am using them between by 3G alternator and starter solenoid as recommended in the Painless instructions. I currently have a 150 amp AMG fuse and Bussman holder. I noticed that the holder isnt well...
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