I bought some wires for my Mustang at O'Rielly Auto parts a few days ago and the guy there told me that their generic brand is made by the same company that makes the wires for Motorcraft and teh wires I got for the stang sure look a lot like the factory wires. Anyone ever tried their wires for the SHO and if so did they work out? I am just curious because the wife is not gonna let me spend the bank to get motorcraft wires but if the guy at O'Rielly is correct then I should probably get some of theirs. If not they sell AC Delco and from searching the board here it seems a couple of people have luck with them. Not sure how much the house brand is but they have the delco wires for $44.99 which is still much cheaper than the motorcraft wires. Any input is appreciated. Seems I keep taking parts off my SHO to get my wifes working so when I fix the spun bearing my car wont have enough parts to run. I have already stole 4 spark plugs, one plug wire, one idler pulley, alternator, the climate control, back seat and the sun roof controls. Sheesh.
Plug Wire Question.
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Mr Anonymous
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The "this part is made by the same company that makes them for (insert car maker name here)" line is as old as the day is long. Once in a while it's true, but I'd never trust a guy behind the counter to be accurate with such info...
If I was in a very tight $$$ situation (which is usually the case! eek! ), I'd probably go for the AC Delco wires above any other aftermarket maker. I recently worked on a SHO with an intermittent misfire that had the Delco wires on it. I naturally immediately presumed the wires were the problem, but it turned out to be a faulty DIS module that would start to fail when it got hot. I was surprisingly impressed with the fit and apparent quality of the Delco wires -- enough so that I'll probably buy a set just to compare side-to-side with factory wires for size & fit, and might even perform some electrical testing. Here's a pict. of the Delco wires:
RockAuto.com sells the AC Delco wires (P/N 16-826Q) for $32.79 + shipping (and you can get 5% off your order using the discount code posted in the Vendor Feedback forum which would mean $31.15 + shipping).
If you go this route, let us know how they turn out for you.
<small>[ August 20, 2003, 01:11 AM: Message edited by: SHOooo ]</small>
If I was in a very tight $$$ situation (which is usually the case! eek! ), I'd probably go for the AC Delco wires above any other aftermarket maker. I recently worked on a SHO with an intermittent misfire that had the Delco wires on it. I naturally immediately presumed the wires were the problem, but it turned out to be a faulty DIS module that would start to fail when it got hot. I was surprisingly impressed with the fit and apparent quality of the Delco wires -- enough so that I'll probably buy a set just to compare side-to-side with factory wires for size & fit, and might even perform some electrical testing. Here's a pict. of the Delco wires:
RockAuto.com sells the AC Delco wires (P/N 16-826Q) for $32.79 + shipping (and you can get 5% off your order using the discount code posted in the Vendor Feedback forum which would mean $31.15 + shipping).
If you go this route, let us know how they turn out for you.
<small>[ August 20, 2003, 01:11 AM: Message edited by: SHOooo ]</small>
john l
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what is the part # for the ac-delco wires? i did a search and can't find it. thanks john
Mr Anonymous
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Uhhh, try reading the message just above the one where you posted your message...
john l
New Member
sorry i can't read.
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