Power windows and locks, Rusty Ground Buss

[Brad H]

I know it's an older thread, but I just encountered the same issue with my recently purchased '88 Burb. It only has 44k on it, sat for about 20 years. Lots of corrosion issues, but great base to restore after driving it a while.
Wondering if anyone knows where I might find new pigtails for the ground connections at the ground bus? All I've been able to find is using the same female spades in the pics, but all the ones I find are extremely hard to get on the bus. The old connectors are badly rusted and I'm concerned simply cleaning them won't leave enough material for a good ground.

 

[TotalyHucked]

I know it's an older thread, but I just encountered the same issue with my recently purchased '88 Burb. It only has 44k on it, sat for about 20 years. Lots of corrosion issues, but great base to restore after driving it a while.
Wondering if anyone knows where I might find new pigtails for the ground connections at the ground bus? All I've been able to find is using the same female spades in the pics, but all the ones I find are extremely hard to get on the bus. The old connectors are badly rusted and I'm concerned simply cleaning them won't leave enough material for a good ground.

Those female spades come in various sizes. That's exactly what I'd use (though I'd put a bit of shrink wrap on to help seal the end of the connector to the wire sheath). IIRC, I added a ground to that buss bar and the correct size spade was hell getting it on. I think it's designed that way so you get a real good, tight connection that can't slip off

 

[HotRodPC]

I know it's an older thread, but I just encountered the same issue with my recently purchased '88 Burb. It only has 44k on it, sat for about 20 years. Lots of corrosion issues, but great base to restore after driving it a while.
Wondering if anyone knows where I might find new pigtails for the ground connections at the ground bus? All I've been able to find is using the same female spades in the pics, but all the ones I find are extremely hard to get on the bus. The old connectors are badly rusted and I'm concerned simply cleaning them won't leave enough material for a good ground.

Not sure where to find these pigtails. If you find them, do certainly update this thread where you found them if noone responds.

No worries about using old threads. Honestly, we'd rather have all the same info confived to one thread and carry on with it to keep all the related info in 1 place and avoid duplicates when possible. We do have duplicates too but anytime you can add to an old thread, feel free to do so.

 

[Grit dog]

I know it's an older thread, but I just encountered the same issue with my recently purchased '88 Burb. It only has 44k on it, sat for about 20 years. Lots of corrosion issues, but great base to restore after driving it a while.
Wondering if anyone knows where I might find new pigtails for the ground connections at the ground bus? All I've been able to find is using the same female spades in the pics, but all the ones I find are extremely hard to get on the bus. The old connectors are badly rusted and I'm concerned simply cleaning them won't leave enough material for a good ground.

If the old bus bar and pigtails are difficult to work with, degraded, etc, consider just installing a generic bus bar and hook up all the wires.
Not sure if I understand the issue but it sounds like rust and tough to connect. Make it easier, not harder.