Bedford Chops!

[BusyKiwi]

I put the main dash bunch in the dash area and worked from there kinda

If anything I only extended bits of wiring.
Starting from the back ...
I put the plug that joins the main loom in the engine bay and if memory serves the length was good to the very back panel (thats where i joined into the bedford tail light wiring), I left the reverse lights wire there incase i wanted to use it later on but removed all the other wires the commodore has (rear demister, boot popper ...), the fuel tank wires I just bunched up instead of shortening them.
pretty sure the engine harness was untouched
i mounted the main fuse box on inner guard (heaps of wires shoved into the guard area).
I think I extended the wiper motor wires, front speaker wires, shifter and trans bit.

A lot of it i was able to move around within the bunch and just retape it so it came off the loom where I wanted it.

It was a Calais so had all the bells and whistles, I have two interior lights in the van and already had door switches so wired all that into the commodore loom which is cool as the interior lights stay on for 10 secs or so after you close the door, also needed for the built in alarm. I have kept the wiring for the doors, but haven't used them yet, the plugs end at the edge of the dash, so if i ever wanted to put in electric mirrors, electric windows, central locking, door light the wiring is all done.

I've also added some things, the cig lighter for example ends up down by the shifter (is plugged), i left the plug there but tapped into the loom and put the cig lighter up on the dash, and also put in a dash light in the dash compartment (used a number plate light)

In short, a little bit here and there

[John Abbott]

Thanks for that Busy...I intend to utilise as much from the donor car as i can. When i do eventually get to start my van, expect a few dumb questions for a while until i can sort things out myself

[Bedfordcrazy]

A lot of work busy, but worth it if you want the luxuries. Because we gutted all the old worn out wiring, we are getting my sparky to build a complete new harness, it will have every last plug for all the gadgets. My sparky tells me it will be xy, but it will be heavy duty and will out last the van, and in years to come as all the new electronic gear comes out i will be able to just plug them in, and no rewiring to be done. And yes i will be having all the bells and whistles, i can't resist. lol  

george.

[BusyKiwi]

would be cheaper to adapt an existing loom

the VN commodore loom I used for example is made for the mtr/computer and has warnings for oil/brake/water .... which has to be programmed, thats on top of the warning dash lights, and being fuel injected ....

[Bedfordcrazy]

The problem i had with my VP was, that the only luxury item it had was the power mirrors, thats it, even the dash cluster was crap, so to get all the warnings and lights and stuff i just decided to create a whole new loom from tail lights to headlights. I am lucky my sparky only works on custom looms these days, and so far he has built me a new module to give me cruisecontrol. The other side of the coin is being in a wheelchair i have chosen to go new just for reliability, the last think i want is to be breaking down, so i am doing what i can to reduce that risk, by not overloading an old loom. I think my 06 cruiser has spoilt me also. 

george.