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  • _Keith_
    Advanced Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 128

    #1

    Harness on the firewall

    So I purchased the is and m plastic wire ways and panels.
    I'm having one hell of a time trying to get the wires inside them and put them together. Anyone have pictures of what they did or removed? Some routing info would be great.
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    87 325i Coupe - Sold
    95 M3 Track rat - Sold
    87 325i Vert - Sold
    87 325is S52 swap - Sold
    99 M3 (Estoril) - Sold
    03 525i Touring - Current
    03 325i Touring (Mtech Conv) - Current
    88 325i Vert - Current
  • Farbin Kaiber
    Lil' Puppet
    • Jul 2007
    • 29502

    #2
    Bundle everything tight with tons of zipties. It will fit.

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    • _Keith_
      Advanced Member
      • Jan 2011
      • 128

      #3
      Yea I had it that way. Started cutting some off to loosen them up so they would move around more.

      Anyone have pictures?
      87 325i Coupe - Sold
      95 M3 Track rat - Sold
      87 325i Vert - Sold
      87 325is S52 swap - Sold
      99 M3 (Estoril) - Sold
      03 525i Touring - Current
      03 325i Touring (Mtech Conv) - Current
      88 325i Vert - Current

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      • mpowerful
        E30 Fanatic
        • Jul 2013
        • 1273

        #4
        Your on the right track. Takes time bundling, moving, ziptieing, trimming. You just have to keep at it until it all fits. When i did my swap this was the one thing that took up the most time. Lots of zipties.

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        • SmokeE30
          E30 Mastermind
          • Jun 2009
          • 1730

          #5
          I just did this last night and didn't take pics but basically once you have gone through and removed all the wires and everything you don't need, start bunching wires together with zip ties moving from the driver to passenger side and eventually you will have multiple groups of wires zip tied together every couple of inches, then shove them all together and zip tie them to the hold downs in the cover, it takes time but I does all fit somehow.
          Shawn @ Bimmerbuddies
          Bimmerbuddies LLC
          717-388-1256
          2971a Roundtop Rd, Middletown PA 17057
          bimmerbuddiesllc@gmail.com

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          • _Keith_
            Advanced Member
            • Jan 2011
            • 128

            #6
            Having a conversion harness is not helping
            87 325i Coupe - Sold
            95 M3 Track rat - Sold
            87 325i Vert - Sold
            87 325is S52 swap - Sold
            99 M3 (Estoril) - Sold
            03 525i Touring - Current
            03 325i Touring (Mtech Conv) - Current
            88 325i Vert - Current

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            • M3PO
              E30 Addict
              • May 2012
              • 537

              #7
              Yep, it takes a lot of work and zip ties. You're doing it right though.

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              • _Keith_
                Advanced Member
                • Jan 2011
                • 128

                #8
                Started over again today. Trying to get the conversion harness hidden nicely. Argh
                87 325i Coupe - Sold
                95 M3 Track rat - Sold
                87 325i Vert - Sold
                87 325is S52 swap - Sold
                99 M3 (Estoril) - Sold
                03 525i Touring - Current
                03 325i Touring (Mtech Conv) - Current
                88 325i Vert - Current

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