I'm putting in a new wiring harness in my '50 Commander. Any advice on whether or not to remove the dash to do it? I've never taken one out of one of these. It looks tighter underneath than others I have worked on. Worth the effort?
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In 1970 I removed my dash on my 1950 Commander to repaint the black lower part. It wasn't hard to do, but then I was much younger. I'd just remove the left round gauge cluster, and leave all the rest in place. If laying upside down on your back doesn't bother you, then you don't need to remove anything.
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Just remove the 2 instrument clusters. One is your speedometer and gauges. The other is either a clock or clock delete. You will find that is sufficient. If you have a radio you might want to drop it down as well. The biggest headache is the wire in the roof for your rear dome light. It will require removing the headliner and replacing it.Ed Sallia
Dundee, OR
Sol Lucet Omnibus
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Originally posted by raoul5788 View PostI'll try removing the clusters, sounds like a good approach, and the radio, too. Thanks!Jerry Forrester
Forrester's Chrome
Douglasville, Georgia
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And where does one buy a ‘50 Commander (Land Cruiser in my case) wiring harness and for how much?1950 Commander Land Cruiser
1951 Champion Business Coupe
1951 Commander Starlight
1952 Champion 2Dr. Sedan
1953 Champion Starlight
1953 Commander Starliner
1953 2R5
1956 Golden Hawk Jet Streak
1957 Silver Hawk
1957 3E5 Pick-Up
1959 Silver Hawk
1961 Hawk
1962 Cruiser 4 speed
1963 Daytona Convertible
1964 Daytona R2 4 speed
1965 Cruiser
1970 Avanti
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Originally posted by drrotor View PostAnd where does one buy a ‘50 Commander (Land Cruiser in my case) wiring harness and for how much?
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Any other suppliers, just for comparison’s sake?1950 Commander Land Cruiser
1951 Champion Business Coupe
1951 Commander Starlight
1952 Champion 2Dr. Sedan
1953 Champion Starlight
1953 Commander Starliner
1953 2R5
1956 Golden Hawk Jet Streak
1957 Silver Hawk
1957 3E5 Pick-Up
1959 Silver Hawk
1961 Hawk
1962 Cruiser 4 speed
1963 Daytona Convertible
1964 Daytona R2 4 speed
1965 Cruiser
1970 Avanti
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Any time I have to work under dash on older cars I remove the front seat and put a pad to prevent obstruction from digging into my my back a dog bed works well for me. you also may want to remove bottom of back seat for added room and comfort it can be a nice lay down job with proper prep work better than laying under car.
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I got mine from Studebakers West, total was about $360 including shipping for the chassis, taillight, and o/d harness. That's a lot less than most other vendors and the quality is very good. It's not cloth wrapped, but that's okay, it's for a driver.Chip
'63 Cruiser
'57 Packard wagon
'61 Lark Regal 4 dr wagon
'50 Commander 4 dr sedan
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This is helpful. Thanks.1950 Commander Land Cruiser
1951 Champion Business Coupe
1951 Commander Starlight
1952 Champion 2Dr. Sedan
1953 Champion Starlight
1953 Commander Starliner
1953 2R5
1956 Golden Hawk Jet Streak
1957 Silver Hawk
1957 3E5 Pick-Up
1959 Silver Hawk
1961 Hawk
1962 Cruiser 4 speed
1963 Daytona Convertible
1964 Daytona R2 4 speed
1965 Cruiser
1970 Avanti
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