Bigbaldybloke wrote:Don?t know if new wiring harnesses have the anti theft switch included, if they are sold as a direct replacement they should have. A quick phone call to the supplier should get you the answer.
Unless you have lots of electrical problems or want to replace your dashboard, personally I wouldn?t consider replacing the dash and front wiring harnesses just for this problem. The bullet connectors are on the left behind the glove box if you are on a rhd car, they should be tight to get apart and will probably look a bit discoloured and grey when you get them apart. They can be cleaned with fine abrasive paper and if the connector blocks are corroded or don?t hold the wires in tightly then replace them, try to get good quality replacement connectors as some on sale are apparently poor quality, I?ve bought some recently which were advertised as genuine Lucas and they seem fine.
Replacing a wiring harness sounds simple but is a time consuming job if you do it right, even when you have the dash out on the bench, and a new harness beside it, it can be a daunting task to swop every thing over, secure it in place and replace the dash and all the trim you have disturbed. If it is a problem with the wire and not the ignition switch or bullet connectors, I?d be tempted to loosen the dash and lean it back in situ to give access to run a new wire from the ignition switch via the tachometer and out through one of the bulkhead grommets on the right hand side to the coil as this would be the shortest simplest route and could be made to look neat and almost out of sight with a bit of careful route planning. Even doing this will need you to drop the steering column, disconnect the bonnet catch, choke cable, eyeball vent pipes and more, unless others have found another way for this?
Oh no - I wasn't contemplating replacing the loom, I only asked because mine has had a new loom in the past and I wondered if there was a connection in there somewhere that would have been where the original anti-theft switch would have been. Sorry I wasn't clear. You have given me further pointers though, for which I am grateful, they will help a lot and I need all the help I can get!
Cheers
Robbie