wiring supplies, Wanna make a new lighting harness Options

[Sparky]

So where do I get the wire from? I'd like to use the same colors as in the factory harness example: the right side marker and right tailights are a shared gray wire w/red tracer on a '72.

I checked the McMasters-Carr site but found doodley poop.

Suggestions?

My best,
Mike D.

[lapuwali]

Waytek requires a sizable minimum order to do striping, much more than required to do several cars. They don't stock the stuff, it's custom. The only place I know of that stocks bulk tracer wire, esp. with proper automotive insulation, is a mom and pop called British Wiring. They're not cheap, but they're cheaper than Waytek for the amount of wire required to repair one harness. They also have the correct spade terminals to replace the factory parts, and they sell good crimpers. They'll sell you just a couple of meters of wire in any color you require, including with a tracer.

Digikey doesn't sell tracer wire, either, and doesn't even offer as many colors as Waytek does. They also don't sell much automotive grade wire. Most of their stuff is solid-core, fine for hooking up stationary electronics, but terrible for wiring a car. The insulation on their stranded wire isn't rated for particularly high temps, nor is it oil or fuel resistant.