[Healeys] New BN1 Wiring Harness

[Alan Seigrist]

Donald -

Regarless of what you decide to do, I highly recommend you talk to Peter at:

http://thewiringharness.co.uk/index.htm

And he will make the exact harness you need, to your spec.  Note that not
only the USD is in the toilet, but the GBP is conveniently in the toilet
too, so exchange rates are decent.

Peter is old school, knows everything, and close to retirement, so if you
want a harness from him, better get it now.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8


On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:56 AM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> Long time since we've spoken
>
> My BN1 also has a Brown and Black Harness.  So do other BN1 owners however
> the patten never seems to be the same.
>
> I did some research 10+ years ago and I was told by Ed and Leslie at
> British
> Wiring that when the wiring was originally covered that the quality of the
> black in the tracers cotton varied and while ALL the spools looked black
> when new some of the black cloth has faded to brown over that last 55
> years.  This is why for example the brown on my BN1 loom is more prevalent
> that the black and just the opposite on other BN1s I've examined.
>
> Think about this for a moment, a tracer in the black is supposed to be just
> that, a contrasting color to identify the harness.  As I stated Mine is
> more
> brown than black in some areas and vice versa in others and several other
> harnesses I compared are never that same.  What Ed told me makes sense.
>
> If you send "Rhode Island Wiring" your original loom they will match the
> brown and the black, for a price.  I did ask Ed at British wiring about
> doing the same thing and he thought I was foolish to try and match what he
> considered a defect in manufacture.
>
> Now I will say that Roger Moment and I are in total disagreement about this
> issue and he thinks that this Brown tracer was planned at the Factory.  We
> remain in disagreement to this day.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> In Conclusion, the BN1 wiring looms were supposed to be all black and I
> won't deduct at a Concours judging if they are all  black or black and
> brown.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt - AH Concours Committee