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Custom Auto Wiring & Electrical HP1545: OEM Electrical Systems, Premade & Custom Wiring Kits, & CarAudio Installationsfor Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, Trucks & Restorations

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I like this book a little better than the SA Design book "Automotive Wiring and electrical systems" It shows more step by step instruction on wiring. But like I said in my review for the SA book if you are wiring a whole car from scratch it is not that much help. It has a lot of good info for someone who wants to learn what everything is and how it works but not so much on how to do it yourself.

I've wired a few simple hot rods and picked up this book hoping to expand my skills. Don't waste your money. There's quite a bit of "what it is..." but very little "how to..." Except for a couple of mondo-complex diagrams the author has cribbed out of an OEM manual, there are literally NO useful wiring diagrams in the entire book. In fact, most of his discourse and photos are from OEM situations. For the DIY hot rodder, you're out of luck. The author's writing is pretty choppy, too. I found myself going back over sentences multiple times trying to figure out WTF he was trying to say. The whole book read like a "writing assignment" given to him by his publisher. Sorry, thumbs down.

this book is a waste of money. it has no type of applicable instuction. the illustrations / photos are useless. i can see nothing redeeming in this book. it is by no means an instuction manual. even if you know a lot about automotive electrical systems, this book offers no increase in knowledge. and, if you know little or nothing about automotive electricity. , read this book and for the most part you will still know nothing. investigate your purchase, thats why the good old fashion book store is best ,you can see for yourself. don't take a chance on this one.