So, i bought a 99 Ram 4x4 longbed for 500 dollars. Engine runs like a dream. Only problem is that it was burned in the rear of the interior by the drivers side door and up along the inside of the cab. All burned wires are at the rear. I want to replace the damaged wires but i CANNOT find any information on what to even purchase or a proper wiring diagram. Any help would be appreciated!

 

Maybe going to a junkyard and finding a similar year/model and pulling the whole harness?

 

I tried but where i am the junk yards have just that. Junk. I was hoping it wasnt permanently connected to the underdash harness but i havent had time to check.

 

Please post some pictures of the damage along with the truck in question. It gives people a better idea in forming an opinion and offering suggestions.

 

Ok i will add them later today. Thank you!

 

Sorry i havent posted pics yet, truck was in the shop. Limited slip in the differential broke apart. They didnt fix it and im hoping i can figure that out and not have to buy a new one as well.

 

It's sounding like your $500 truck would make a good donor for someone else. Either that, or take the money you'll spend repairing this truck, use that to buy a better basket case, and then use the one you have for parts to make a whole truck. Then scrap the rest for some extra pocket change.

 

This should not be that hard to fix at all. Find the wires just before there burned, then follow each wire separately to the other end were its good, cut out the burned section and replace it with new wire. Solder and shrink wrap the connections at both ends and your done.


Now for the interior. If there is a pic n pull near you, you can go there to find replacement parts, if not, check out ebay, you can find parts there. if you don`t see the parts you need you can contact the seller (most of the sellers are wrecking yards) and ask them if they have the parts you need. I have done this, and have always found what I needed.

 

limited slip could run 700 to 900.00 having a small shop, that knows what they're doing, do the work. Other possibility is doing complete rear end swap from a salvage yard. Where there's a will, there's a way.