Re-Routing harnesses in the fender wells? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Siizzzoooo · 04-15-2005, 01:51 PM

I figure a bunch of you guys have done it to avoid your tires from rubbing on the harnesses, so what did you do to pull it into the engine bay?

or are there other options?

95Blue240sx · 04-15-2005, 02:21 PM

im kinda confused by your sig, you have a s14 kouki now?

Siizzzoooo · 04-15-2005, 02:30 PM

yes, might be gettin another one too

papershot · 04-15-2005, 02:33 PM

put it sandwiched behind the fender, way easier than rerouting through the engine bay.

95Blue240sx · 04-15-2005, 02:36 PM

yeah the koukis are a PIA to re-route. iEATrice had to cut and resolder his because the harness plug was tooo big to fit through the hole. The zenkis have it easier because the plug does fit through the hole. Good luck.

Siizzzoooo · 04-15-2005, 02:37 PM

Do any of the wires need to be extended at all? or is it a matter of unplugging, then enlarge the hole, reroute it, and plug it back in?

KOUKI KA-T · 04-15-2005, 02:50 PM

I can tell you tomorrow. I gotta do this myself and it's on my list of to-dos for the weekend. I ordered a set of 17x9+22's and want to try and run 245's up there

Siizzzoooo · 04-15-2005, 02:56 PM

sweet! I might run 225/45s if i were u

KOUKI KA-T · 04-15-2005, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Siizzzoooo

sweet! I might run 225/45s if i were u

I shuldn't have to but if I do I'll run the meaty 225-45 azenis sports... but I'd rather roll the fenders and move the harness and fit the 245's... I know Orion and a few others run 245's up front on 17x 9's+25, I just don't know if they had to fuck with the harness or not.

projectRDM · 04-15-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 95Blue240sx

yeah the koukis are a PIA to re-route. iEATrice had to cut and resolder his because the harness plug was tooo big to fit through the hole. The zenkis have it easier because the plug does fit through the hole. Good luck.

Harness is exactly the same in size and has the same plugs for all S14s, there's no need to cut anything. It pulls through from the otuside, but you don't have to unplug a thing to move it.

All you need to do to relocate the harness is cut the OE clips, drill a few holes in the upper lip, and reattach it above the lip. Takes literally 5 minutes with the fender off.

KOUKI KA-T · 04-15-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by R240NA

Harness is exactly the same in size and has the same plugs for all S14s, there's no need to cut anything. It pulls through from the otuside, but you don't have to unplug a thing to move it.

All you need to do to relocate the harness is cut the OE clips, drill a few holes in the upper lip, and reattach it above the lip. Takes literally 5 minutes with the fender off.

Saved me a headache, thanks man.

projectRDM · 04-15-2005, 07:52 PM

There's another way to really move the rearward part if you want the room, there's a triangular section of steel just below the ledge, cut it out and run the harness in it's place, that will pull it up real tight at the back and give all the clerance you'll ever need.

I might take pics tommorrow if I feel friendly.

KOUKI KA-T · 04-15-2005, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by R240NA

There's another way to really move the rearward part if you want the room, there's a triangular section of steel just below the ledge, cut it out and run the harness in it's place, that will pull it up real tight at the back and give all the clerance you'll ever need.

I might take pics tommorrow if I feel friendly.

I will try that if I can do it without removing the fender....

sdtouge · 11-20-2005, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by R240NA

There's another way to really move the rearward part if you want the room, there's a triangular section of steel just below the ledge, cut it out and run the harness in it's place, that will pull it up real tight at the back and give all the clerance you'll ever need.

I might take pics tommorrow if I feel friendly.

were you ever able to take pics?

Dr.Baby · 11-21-2005, 12:01 AM

my friends
this is how we do it usually
i cut out some like R240NA said
works fine, never had problems ever w/ this way

my car is this way. moved fuse box back to rear of car (s14)
no wiring at all really thru the fender area or up top..just wiring for motor and to headlights

BOMEX180 · 11-21-2005, 12:15 AM

I need to do that to my car. Tires are eating up soem of the wire covers.

chmercer · 11-21-2005, 12:53 AM

baby, can you give any details on moving fusebox? i want to do that. this is boxy btw.

Dr.Baby · 11-21-2005, 01:19 AM

actually this is dousan_pg on baby's computer
we moved everything
relocated and extended

its actually a pretty straight forward job, just takes some time to extend/shorten/make sure it works.

*NemeGuero* · 11-21-2005, 03:09 AM

that's a lot of wiring to move. You feel it was worth it? How many wires did you have to extend? and where did you run the loom? Pics of the fuse box in its current location?

nrg · 11-21-2005, 03:27 AM

why move fuse box to the rear of the trunk? that is alot of work. moving it into the glove box/under dash area would've been more easier. btw, this is called wireless engine bay. just some names for people to remember heh.

95Blue240sx · 11-21-2005, 09:33 AM

^^^also key words to search.

Where would you put it under the dash? What if something went out, think it would be pain to get to it? In the trunk there is tons of room.

Shawn_of_the_Dead · 11-21-2005, 11:15 AM

glove box sounds like a winner to me. I am gonna have to search for that.

Dousan_PG · 11-21-2005, 12:11 PM

who said i put the fuse box in the trunk???
its behind the passenger seat in the 'cubby hole' (i have no rear interior)
no i wont put it under the dash
my friend did that, regreteed it
and i cant
roll cage. hello!
glove box? no ma'am, thast for ECU

where i put it work sperfect and doesnt interfere w/ any space

worth it? yes
how many wires. dont remember wasnt that much
pretty straightforward job. mike at garage works helped me out it was my first time

he had done it on his car and some others.

anyways. i like mine. do what you will
i have no room under dash for such nonsense

ill probably go painless kit anways. s14 is les and les on the street.

*NemeGuero* · 11-21-2005, 04:08 PM

PIIICCCSSS!!!!
Purty please?

sdtouge · 11-21-2005, 05:10 PM

then if you want to run the wiring through the engine bay, and unplug it from the interior, is it neccesary to pull the dash? i havent gotten to check it out yet as im in the dorms and my car is at home, but this is going to be one of my thanksgiving break projects.

thanks
pics showed great details thanks

Dousan_PG · 11-21-2005, 06:09 PM

no pics
my car isnt that nice
see it in person

actually i would get pics if i had a digital camera...but i dont!

cheez80 · 11-21-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sdtouge

then if you want to run the wiring through the engine bay, and unplug it from the interior, is it neccesary to pull the dash?

yes. the wiring harness runs to your steering column and attaches to all the crap there. i just did it last week -__-

04-15-2005, 01:51 PM	#1
Siizzzoooo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Murfreesboro,TN Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re-Routing harnesses in the fender wells? I figure a bunch of you guys have done it to avoid your tires from rubbing on the harnesses, so what did you do to pull it into the engine bay? or are there other options? __________________ 2004 Honda S2000 NFR \| 2007 Acura TL CBP \| Project *Coming Soon*

04-15-2005, 02:21 PM	#2
95Blue240sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Girls pee-pee when they see me Age: 41 Posts: 4,084 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 95Blue240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	im kinda confused by your sig, you have a s14 kouki now? __________________ Please leave me feedback

04-15-2005, 02:30 PM	#3
Siizzzoooo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Murfreesboro,TN Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yes, might be gettin another one too __________________ 2004 Honda S2000 NFR \| 2007 Acura TL CBP \| Project *Coming Soon*

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95Blue240sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Girls pee-pee when they see me Age: 41 Posts: 4,084 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 95Blue240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah the koukis are a PIA to re-route. iEATrice had to cut and resolder his because the harness plug was tooo big to fit through the hole. The zenkis have it easier because the plug does fit through the hole. Good luck. __________________ Please leave me feedback

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Siizzzoooo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Murfreesboro,TN Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do any of the wires need to be extended at all? or is it a matter of unplugging, then enlarge the hole, reroute it, and plug it back in? __________________ 2004 Honda S2000 NFR \| 2007 Acura TL CBP \| Project *Coming Soon*

04-15-2005, 02:33 PM	#4
papershot Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: CT Posts: 368 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	put it sandwiched behind the fender, way easier than rerouting through the engine bay.

04-15-2005, 02:50 PM	#7
KOUKI KA-T Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 1,085 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can tell you tomorrow. I gotta do this myself and it's on my list of to-dos for the weekend. I ordered a set of 17x9+22's and want to try and run 245's up there __________________ My car has been sold

04-15-2005, 02:56 PM	#8
Siizzzoooo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Murfreesboro,TN Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sweet! I might run 225/45s if i were u __________________ 2004 Honda S2000 NFR \| 2007 Acura TL CBP \| Project *Coming Soon*

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projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	There's another way to really move the rearward part if you want the room, there's a triangular section of steel just below the ledge, cut it out and run the harness in it's place, that will pull it up real tight at the back and give all the clerance you'll ever need. I might take pics tommorrow if I feel friendly. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

11-21-2005, 12:01 AM	#15
Dr.Baby Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 39 Posts: 604 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	my friends this is how we do it usually i cut out some like R240NA said works fine, never had problems ever w/ this way my car is this way. moved fuse box back to rear of car (s14) no wiring at all really thru the fender area or up top..just wiring for motor and to headlights

11-21-2005, 12:15 AM	#16
BOMEX180 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loma Linda, CA Posts: 402 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I need to do that to my car. Tires are eating up soem of the wire covers. __________________

11-21-2005, 12:53 AM	#17
chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 39 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	baby, can you give any details on moving fusebox? i want to do that. this is boxy btw.

11-21-2005, 01:19 AM	#18
Dr.Baby Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Age: 39 Posts: 604 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	actually this is dousan_pg on baby's computer we moved everything relocated and extended its actually a pretty straight forward job, just takes some time to extend/shorten/make sure it works.

11-21-2005, 03:09 AM	#19
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	that's a lot of wiring to move. You feel it was worth it? How many wires did you have to extend? and where did you run the loom? Pics of the fuse box in its current location? __________________

11-21-2005, 03:27 AM	#20
nrg Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,571 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	why move fuse box to the rear of the trunk? that is alot of work. moving it into the glove box/under dash area would've been more easier. btw, this is called wireless engine bay. just some names for people to remember heh. __________________ driftingisgay.com

11-21-2005, 09:33 AM	#21
95Blue240sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Girls pee-pee when they see me Age: 41 Posts: 4,084 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 95Blue240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^^also key words to search. Where would you put it under the dash? What if something went out, think it would be pain to get to it? In the trunk there is tons of room. __________________ Please leave me feedback

11-21-2005, 11:15 AM	#22
Shawn_of_the_Dead Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: In my garage.... Posts: 301 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	glove box sounds like a winner to me. I am gonna have to search for that. __________________ '93 Coupe BlkTp-SR '07 Chevy HHR - DD

11-21-2005, 12:11 PM	#23
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	who said i put the fuse box in the trunk??? its behind the passenger seat in the 'cubby hole' (i have no rear interior) no i wont put it under the dash my friend did that, regreteed it and i cant roll cage. hello! glove box? no ma'am, thast for ECU where i put it work sperfect and doesnt interfere w/ any space worth it? yes how many wires. dont remember wasnt that much pretty straightforward job. mike at garage works helped me out it was my first time he had done it on his car and some others. anyways. i like mine. do what you will i have no room under dash for such nonsense ill probably go painless kit anways. s14 is les and les on the street. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

11-21-2005, 04:08 PM	#24
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	PIIICCCSSS!!!! Purty please? __________________

11-21-2005, 05:10 PM	#25
sdtouge BANNED Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 479 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	then if you want to run the wiring through the engine bay, and unplug it from the interior, is it neccesary to pull the dash? i havent gotten to check it out yet as im in the dorms and my car is at home, but this is going to be one of my thanksgiving break projects. thanks pics showed great details thanks

11-21-2005, 06:09 PM	#26
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	no pics my car isnt that nice see it in person actually i would get pics if i had a digital camera...but i dont! __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira