Removing excess wiring
01-22-2010, 10:22 AM
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There's ground wires you can remove, there commonly hooked to a single ground ring that's attached to the crossbar that goes across the bottom of the dash.
Remove them, because if one gets near a live wire it can cause a short. Remove every wire that you can.
Remove them, because if one gets near a live wire it can cause a short. Remove every wire that you can.
01-23-2010, 11:15 AM
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Your not going to save alot, I wouldnt do this mod and expect quicker ETs. However if you save a little here and do a couple other mods that only save a little it will add up in the end. Im going to start this on my 98 Z28 once I get it running. That way I can be sure that any problems are not caused by something else.
01-23-2010, 12:27 PM
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I only saved a couple pounds, but every pound counts. This definately isn't something I'd tear your car apart to do. I just did it because I have the seats, carpet, and all interior panels outta the car right now while I'm working on other weight reduction plans.
01-23-2010, 12:59 PM
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subscribing........i am in the process of doing mine right now and have a couple of questions pertaining to the thread. is the bcm the box under the dash just above the steering colum? also, i have read that eliminating the cigarette lighter will cause problems with the diagnostic port under the dash. is this true? can i safely remove the wires wrapped in yellow tape labeled sir circut? 
i mainly just want to avoid any problems with the little anti theft chip in the key causing my car not to start. thank for any help. great thread 
i mainly just want to avoid any problems with the little anti theft chip in the key causing my car not to start. thank for any help. great thread
01-24-2010, 01:38 PM
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subscribing........i am in the process of doing mine right now and have a couple of questions pertaining to the thread. is the bcm the box under the dash just above the steering colum? also, i have read that eliminating the cigarette lighter will cause problems with the diagnostic port under the dash. is this true? can i safely remove the wires wrapped in yellow tape labeled sir circut? i mainly just want to avoid any problems with the little anti theft chip in the key causing my car not to start. thank for any help. great thread
i mainly just want to avoid any problems with the little anti theft chip in the key causing my car not to start. thank for any help. great thread doing stuff like this isnt easy, but it makes things cleaner, simpler, easier to work on.
im compleatly redoing my entire harness from scratch. it actually makes things easier to do it this way, but only if you're willing to significantly simplify the car.
