rewiring ecu harness

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:06 pm

http://www.miataturbo.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3763

I started a topic on the miata turbo forums to get help from there but there aren't too many users and it takes awhile to get decent feedback..

maybe someone here can help.

here is a picture of the harness with the wires out the back of it. How to i get those bloody pins out???

They're clipped in there and aren't wasy to come out. how how how???

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:17 pm

Got this info from a different site, but it might apply to you too.

You can remove the wires without having to cut or damage a thing. That way, if you ever want to go back to stock, it's simply a matter of putting the original wires back in the original connector. Easy!

Okay, so you've probably looked no, and it's not that easy. Here's a cross section of what's going on. The clip is outlined in red, the connector block is gray, and the wire and spade connector are the gold and blue-striped thing.

You need to get something thin and sharp, and use that to pull the clip up so you can remove the wire. I use a sharpened bicycle spoke, but any thin pokey thing should work. Here's the above diagram, with the wire being removed. Cool, huh?

AJ · Postby AJ » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:53 pm

most good mothers, wives & the like will have one of, or all of these in the \"handy bits\" draw.........they are good for a variety of things automotive i've found over the years.............. :lol:

**disclaimer...........i accept NO responsibility for pain inflicted or broken bones & verbal abuse copped when said female gender catches you using these implements on your car.........advise to use carefully & secretly & DON'T put the bent ones back in the drawer, this can have catasrophic consequences :lol:

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:14 pm

thanks for that bevan...

I figured thats how it worked.. but the ones in this harness aren't eh wedge ones.. its just the thin bit of plastic that points down to stop it from going out again.

i think my best bet would be to destroy the stopper in there somehow ....

the areas where i'm ripping them out from I won't be using again ... so yeh .. maybe.. i'll keep at it... *sigh*

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:14 pm

Maybe look down the pins and see if you can see tabs sticking out. If you can, squeeze them with pliers and pull the pins backwards.

jules · Postby **jules** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:48 am

Best bet Astro is to get a cheap set of jewellers screwdrivers from Bunnings.

That's what I use. It's REALLY easy to do.

Jules

jules · Postby **jules** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:50 am

BTW it's COWL not CROWL :lol:

\"I AM THE CRAW SMART....NO NOT THE CRAW, THE CRAW!!!\"

Jules

sabretooth · Postby **sabretooth** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:30 pm

Whoops, I'd meant to say tweezers in my post too.

Astroboysoup · Postby **Astroboysoup** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:50 pm

hey jules, thanks for the tip with those screw drivers.

I went to the local $2 store and bought a set for $2.50! What a rip!

I thought everything was suppose to be $2!!!!

oh wells...

after a little bit of fiddling around with the harness at work i managed to get them out pretty easily by going with the wire from the back of the harness...

in goes the screw driver.. light tug and out comes the wire.

I've rewired the whole thing now and should have the emanage in the car this weekend for tuning.... ooooooooooh