914 resto help Options

[tonybolony]

Hi all , really desperate now , i have a 1972 914 with a 2.0 , i have had it all sprayed now and looks the part + added twin 40 webbers , but i need help on the wiring as its just shot i have bad eaths i cant get my lights to pop up, rear tail lights have no power to them etc etc , really this car needs totally re wiring, is there a place i can get a new complete loom , or wiring diagram , or does anybody in West Yorkshire rewire these cars ? totally desperate now , and loosing the will to live

[Drex]

When I was restoring my '62 bug
I had considered installing a new harness
but many advised me that the old harnesses
were much more robust
to just clean them up
make good contacts and grounds etc.
and that it would be fine.

Is this true of the 914s
Or are the new harnesses better?

Thanks

Drex

[mepstein]

When I was restoring my '62 bug
I had considered installing a new harness
but many advised me that the old harnesses
were much more robust
to just clean them up
make good contacts and grounds etc.
and that it would be fine.

Is this true of the 914s
Or are the new harnesses better?

Thanks

Drex

I bought a nos 914 harness. Wires are supple without any cracks in the insulation. On all my 914’s, the wires are hard and some have issues. I’m glad they still work but it’s hard to expect much from 50 year old wire that lived in sometimes extreme environments. I bet heat is the big issue, especially for the housing. Mice also do their share of damage.