DONT TAKE SHORTCUTS, please

[rp23g7]

Hey guys, what a fun day i had.

20 yrs ago, the previous owner of my wife's 41 Chrysler just "HAD' to get the car done for a show.  He took a shortcut with the wiring.

He routed the power window wires straight to the battery, even though there was a circuit for them on the fuse box.

He also routed the wires straight down the console next to the parking brake.

Well 20 yr old wiring doesnt like shortcuts, or being next to moving metal stuff.

The 41 almost burned today, because the wiring had shorted out on the parking brake, finding this out at 50 MPH isnt fun, neither is breathing all thesmoke or burning your hands on melted wiring pulling it out.

Remember, you may take a short cut to the junk yard if you take a shortcut to get your car done just because you may win some plastic stuff at a show.

[elacruze]

 

Inline fuses are so easy.
Glad to hear you're all intact.

[sixty8charger]

Inline fuses are so easy.    Agree

[rp23g7]

yeah, ordered new switches yesterday, and fuses, although i will probably wire it to the fuse box.  Saturday she won Best Custom, and 2nd Place Hot Rod at a local show, smoky smell and all.

[squeakfinder]

   Relay's not a bad idea for those power hungry motors. Makes it a little easier on the switch. Wonder if there's one in there.

    Glad nobody or the car got seriously hurt.