Rewire Your Truck

The guys at Strictly Broncos liked how the loom protects the wires and makes it much easier to secure the whole deal out of the way, and we have to agree with them. Just be sure that the loom allows the wires to reach their destination, and that you allow for future installations--like leaving the end of the radio power wire exposed if you plan on installing one in the future.

This particular Bronco had an NP435 four-speed swapped in, and as such we couldn't find the switch for the backup lights. Since these lights are good for backing up on dark trails and lighting campgrounds, we decided to wire them in with a dash switch that would allow you to turn them on as you please. We used this old brake-pressure warning light as the reminder light when the lights are on. Hopefully the bossman won't think it's a map light and drive down the road with his backup lights blazing.

We installed the fuse box in the ashtray to give it some easy access. This involved a bit of cutting on the box and the tray, but since the box doesn't need to be grounded it worked fine. The Peeping Tom picture in the old speaker window was our idea, but you can feel free to copy it.

In order to make the boss's boss's rig the grooviest on the trail we added a few extra special features. After a trip to AutoZone we installed some air horns that would scare a steam whistle, plus a red dome light to protect the driver's night vision. The final step was the disco ball to help the boss's boss with the ladies. Look out, it's party time!

As we were leaving the shop we realized that the passenger-side front tire was rubbing on the bent front bumper. A tow strap to a telephone pole and some low-range reverse straightened out the old tubular piece. With that, the boss's boss's Bronco was ready for Moab, or a night on the town.