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I removed and repaired the radiator on my 34 master sedan and now am blowing fuses in the headlight switch - I examined the original wiring and it's toast. The insulation has basically reached the powder held together by dreams level of insulation and is grounding on the wire surrounds to the headlights. With the fuse blown this only affects the headlight circuit and the car runs great (in the daylight). Is the pigtail section of the wiring harness available, would I be better off building from correct wire or is there a better option that I have not considered. I can usually find all my answers reading old posts- this is the best technical advice post ever!!- but seem to have hit a wall that way. Thanks for your help. - Sam

You can make your own headlight pigtails using the existing connectors that are in the headlight. It is easy to do.

Just Solder off the old connections? I believe they are hard wired to the piece (headlight plug) and the wire at the base of the plug may be the worst looking of all. Do these come apart or are they easily replaceable/cost effective?

Look Carefully at them and see how they are put together. I fixed one of mine by taking apart by heating up sauder. Pulling apart. Then by making a new silver sauder ball on the end of the wire. Eazy enough to do if you can sauder. Works great. I had to cut back to fresh wire only the length of the old sauder ball. (If I could sauder better I would not have to do that even) Aprox 1/4 inch or less.

I put a coat of clear poly-urithane paint over my cloth covered wires. That will keep the falling off cloth and rubber in place. In a pinch it will insulate bare wire with several coats. temp. repair only.