Hi there guys,

 

As the title really, getting rid of the original with 1 from the states. Anybody got any tips and pics to give me more of an idea of what I'm doing LOL.

 

Cheers

why are u changing it...does it work ok as is...also i dont know but if your changing to a uk loom you may have to change the ecu aswell..again i dont know about that one but im guessing the us ecu is programd differently for emissions so it might throw some codes..

As far as i know the looms are interchangable , there,s a couple of wires that,ll need either shortening or just tucking out of the way due to being longer for LHD like the brake fluid sensor wire .

This might help a little bud

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?159577-Replacing-complete-wiring-loom

as boldy said im pretty sure they are more or less identical apart from the extended area for the left hand drive. i think from memory of what i was redaing there are one or two connections not required that would have been used in the us market for la emmission controls.

Boldy, cheers for the link mate, really helpful. In your opinion is it a simple job to do? Electrics I tend to stray from usually haha.

 

Z32Bolt, you Gaz and phil need to come over and give me a hand haha

It,s an easy enough job bud , i,d label all the connectors and photograph how and where the wiring runs around the engine and bay to give you some references when fitting the new one , at least if you compare the old labelled loom to the new loom you can see if there are any spare connectors that won,t be used as well as sussing out any that might be overlength , i,d then still mark the new loom with the corresponding marks as the old and your piccys should tell you how it goes back in .HTH

Good advice there mate, might do it tomorrow

Oh and make sure the blue connector,s is sitting correctly in the ECU and don,t overtighten it , that can cause some strange problems !

i've heard its one of the best things you can do to the z as after all the original loom has been in there a while. there should be a noticeable difference. mikey did his ,he was more than pleased with the results

Boldy, cheers for the link mate, really helpful. In your opinion is it a simple job to do? Electrics I tend to stray from usually haha.

 

Z32Bolt, you Gaz and phil need to come over and give me a hand haha

 

lol all in due time bud, i know gaz is very busy atm and im on the cusp of putting lots of hours into my own zed. however the good news is phil is back in the uk lol. seehow it goes may have some time over the bankh holiday get a few of us together.

Spoke to Gaz the other day, said he was busy, told me his news, not good.

 

Easter weekend ain't good for me, the wife is due then haha. May crack the loom tomorrow or next weekend.

 

Got a lot of work to do to it before JapFest mate.

The engine part of the loom is a case of carefully disconnecting and pealing back unit all is undone, however where the loom goes through the bulhead is a different matter, there is a bracket/ retainer that must be undone from inside and the heater/air con unit needs removing for this.

 

Jeff TT

Cheers Jeff, the link boldy posted up has some pics of the bracket and what to remove. Feeling a lot more confident about it now.

A few pics of when I changed a loom a few weeks back.

 

Jeff