Wiring help
01-07-09, 07:25 PM
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Wiring help
Been having some long-standing issues with the wiring (in general) on my car (stock harness to JDM engine). I know that I'll drive myself mad trying to muddle thru things and do this myself so I was wondering if anyone could point me toward a reputable person that would be able to do this for me and do a good job of it.
Obviously there are some budget issues, meaning i dont want to spend, say, 2k on this or anything if it can be avoided.
Anyone have any advice? It would sure be appreciated!
Obviously there are some budget issues, meaning i dont want to spend, say, 2k on this or anything if it can be avoided.
Anyone have any advice? It would sure be appreciated!
bummer.
01-08-09, 07:55 PM
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Thanks for the replies! 
car is a '90 S5 FC, previous owner did a swap with a JDM engine, and the wiring (so far as I can tell) is a mess. I have a whole bunch of issues that seem to be related to the wiring, (dash lights flickering, random starting issues, power drains) however, I'm not a pro and don't really know my head from my @$$ when it comes to wiring.
I guess it just makes sense to get the wiring issues that I have fixed before doing further upgrades. On the upside, I do have some $, however, the haltech wouldnt necessarily take care of the wiring behind the dash/console, correct?
car is a '90 S5 FC, previous owner did a swap with a JDM engine, and the wiring (so far as I can tell) is a mess. I have a whole bunch of issues that seem to be related to the wiring, (dash lights flickering, random starting issues, power drains) however, I'm not a pro and don't really know my head from my @$$ when it comes to wiring.
I guess it just makes sense to get the wiring issues that I have fixed before doing further upgrades. On the upside, I do have some $, however, the haltech wouldnt necessarily take care of the wiring behind the dash/console, correct?
01-09-09, 01:55 AM
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sounds like u need an alternator more then wiring help. make sure u have good ground connections, a good battery, and a good alternator then start tracing your problems from there. make sure your ignitor is grounded good. if ur having dash light issues its probably a loose connection. try those first then go from there. later
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I would completely get rid of the JDM harness, and plug in a stock harness. You can even make a NA harness work very easily. I have been through about 4 or 5 cars in my rx7 history, and I have changed harnesses successfully and easily through almost all of them. Read up, it really is simple. Ditch that harness all together and start fresh. Trust me I learned from fixing guanico's atrocity, it is 10x easier to start fresh than fixing something that someone who obviously has no clue what they are doings install.
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