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Old 11-26-07, 05:50 PM
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Exclamation ECU wire damaged - all help is appreciated

So my friend's sc300 has no finger gaps in the front, and the front tire chewed through the inner plastic and damaged some of the wires coming from the ECU box (thank god it missed the air bag wire)

1. Does anyone have a pin readout diagram that can share with me?

2. what gauges are the individual wires?

3. any other things that i should look out for?

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Old 11-26-07, 06:09 PM
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The wires are color coded so why not just rewire and solder back together - or better still cut them all and extend the loom above the wheel arch (inside the engine bay) and then resolder them back together.
Old 11-26-07, 06:13 PM
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Yup not the first time it has happened to a member. Some have extended to relocate it to a safer position while others have made a custom skid plate.
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even cable ties can be used to pull it right up higher inside the guard!
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Originally Posted by lxsv8
The wires are color coded so why not just rewire and solder back together - or better still cut them all and extend the loom above the wheel arch (inside the engine bay) and then resolder them back together.
that is what we are planning to do. is there a specific gauge of wire for each of those wires?
Old 11-27-07, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
that is what we are planning to do. is there a specific gauge of wire for each of those wires?
if you wanna go gangsta, ask aliga for the driver side fender wiring. Use the original ones and solder them back onto each other. A local member had the same problem with the car being too low, and his car got stuck coming up the driveway! Car sticking out on the street and all.
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I've seen it a few times where someone lowered their SC just a little too much. A shop charged close to $300-400 to fix the harness(find then extend each wire one by one). It got chewed up pretty bad. At least he was lucky that the wires shorting out didn't kill the ECU.
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Originally Posted by AutoCoutureSC
if you wanna go gangsta, ask aliga for the driver side fender wiring. Use the original ones and solder them back onto each other. A local member had the same problem with the car being too low, and his car got stuck coming up the driveway! Car sticking out on the street and all.

any idea how much the harness is?
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Originally Posted by AutoCoutureSC
if you wanna go gangsta, ask aliga for the driver side fender wiring. Use the original ones and solder them back onto each other. A local member had the same problem with the car being too low, and his car got stuck coming up the driveway! Car sticking out on the street and all.
that was me...good thing the car died in my driveway!! haha...


Originally Posted by HoeBag
any idea how much the harness is?
Gazi hooked me up with a good foot or so of that wiring for around $60-80 shipped...worth every penny!
Old 11-27-07, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ACleanSC4
that was me...good thing the car died in my driveway!! haha...
good times...
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i have a few of these harnesses that you can use to extend yours.

hit me up if you need them, tell me the year and make of the car.

thanks.
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Originally Posted by lxsv8
even cable ties can be used to pull it right up higher inside the guard!
My friend posted this for me.

I already relocated the wire but the part that's beneath the metal wore through. I brought it back down and it hasn't rubbed so far. Kind of funny that I was trying to prevent my wiring from being chewed through and it chewed through once I relocated it. I went to Fry's and bought a bunch of wires and heatshrink so hopefully it'll be fixed this weekend.
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