Any good ideas for custom wiring harness adapter

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  • nholm325e
    Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 78
    #1

    Any good ideas for custom wiring harness adapter

    I was wondering what is the best way for going about making the custom wiring harness adapter(engine harness to fuse block).

    1. Go to a junk yard and cut both ends off of a car and resoder the new wires into that.

    2. Do they sell universal "male" and "female" wiring harness connectors that are resistant to heat and moisture(kinda like a trailer hitch harness i guess) that would be able to connect and disconnect. Not sure how many wires it would have to hold in the end..15-20 wires?? (or have 3-4 seperate conectors that only hold like 5 wires would obviously work just fine too)

    ..any suggestions??

    Thanks, -Nick
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    • triggrhaapi
      Grease Monkey
      • Feb 2007
      • 350
      #2
      My electrician made a new like oem harness connection by pulling out all the pins from both connectors, and soldering them up and replacing the connector. Looks like it was factory.
      1987 BMW 325is | Frankenmotor S50 | Supersprint Replica Headers | K&N Intake | Gutted Stock Midpipe | Zimmermann Rotors | Stainless Brake Lines | Porterfield Racing Pads

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        • nholm325e
          Member
          • Apr 2007
          • 78
          #3
          yeah that prolly would just be easier sense i still have the stock wiring harness here.

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            • matt
              No R3VLimiter
              • Oct 2003
              • 3731
              #4
              Originally posted by triggrhaapi
              My electrician made a new like oem harness connection by pulling out all the pins from both connectors, and soldering them up and replacing the connector. Looks like it was factory.
              That's what I did also. I replaced the e36 motor harness connector with the e30 one.

              Got it right first try, too. :up:

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                • 325Projectz
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 1956
                  #5
                  thats the only way to fly. i hate those adapters... ugly.
                  91 m3

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                    • Mr.SWISS
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 1251
                      #6
                      Originally posted by 325Projectz
                      thats the only way to fly. i hate those adapters... ugly.
                      Yea I kno... Now I need to buy those damn covers and hide all this BS.
                      Originally posted by 325Projectz
                      don't listen to the diagram... listen to mr. swiss.
                      :nice:

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                        • mazur
                          Mod Crazy
                          • Jan 2006
                          • 731
                          #7
                          I cut the chasis connector off an e36 with plenty of wire length. I then bought the M20 engine side connector from the dealer with the right amount of male pins I needed. I then crimped/soldered on the pins on the ned of the e36 wires that were going to be used and then stuck them into the right spots on the M21 connector.

                          Here's a pic of it. You can only see the adapter since the other connectors are under the cover.

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                            • Mr.SWISS
                              E30 Fanatic
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 1251
                              #8
                              You ass..

                              Now I gotta paint my coolant res.
                              Originally posted by 325Projectz
                              don't listen to the diagram... listen to mr. swiss.
                              :nice:

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                                • Adrian_Visser
                                  R3VLimited
                                  • Jun 2006
                                  • 2823
                                  #9
                                  whats that black box on the pass. side by the strut tower?



                                  nvr mind, you got hids dont you. nice

                                  '89 Alpine S52 with goodies

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                                    • mazur
                                      Mod Crazy
                                      • Jan 2006
                                      • 731
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Adrian_Visser
                                      whats that black box on the pass. side by the strut tower?



                                      nvr mind, you got hids dont you. nice
                                      Yah. I wish there was a better place for it on the pass. side, but that's the most stable area I could find to mount it right now.

                                      I can't wait to drive my car again. It's gone through a lot in the past month.

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