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philooo · 08-12-2015, 06:26 PM

I removed the dash bar and sent it to powder coating, the rust was driving me nuts

I n the meantime, I took the interior wiring harness and brought it inside for some trimming. I removed all wires related to Airbag and Radio. A couple of other useless sensors as well like the interior lighting. It was pretty easy to follow the electrical wiring guide. I opted for not opening the harness, but instead, cutting wires on both end and simply pull the wires out. It worked very well.

We'll see when it is time to restart the car

LOL

Here are some before and after shots and the thrash generated. The weight saving is definitely not worth it, but I got rid of all the unnecessary wires that was previously zip tied everywhere and annoying my OCD

I actually kept all the HVAC wires, in case someone want to add them back, in the future. Much harder to add wires than remove them !

In the process of mastering the wiring schematics I discovered the connector D29, located behind the radio, it offer power cables, switched and constant, plus CAN high and CAN low. I am curious to see if anyone connected their data acquisition system to that plug.

08-12-2015, 06:26 PM	#44
philooo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 13' Scion FRS Track car Location: miami Posts: 417 Thanks: 76 Thanked 107 Times in 84 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I removed the dash bar and sent it to powder coating, the rust was driving me nuts I n the meantime, I took the interior wiring harness and brought it inside for some trimming. I removed all wires related to Airbag and Radio. A couple of other useless sensors as well like the interior lighting. It was pretty easy to follow the electrical wiring guide. I opted for not opening the harness, but instead, cutting wires on both end and simply pull the wires out. It worked very well. We'll see when it is time to restart the car LOL Here are some before and after shots and the thrash generated. The weight saving is definitely not worth it, but I got rid of all the unnecessary wires that was previously zip tied everywhere and annoying my OCD I actually kept all the HVAC wires, in case someone want to add them back, in the future. Much harder to add wires than remove them ! In the process of mastering the wiring schematics I discovered the connector D29, located behind the radio, it offer power cables, switched and constant, plus CAN high and CAN low. I am curious to see if anyone connected their data acquisition system to that plug. Attached Images __________________ 2013 Scion Frs Track Car - Sold. Last edited by philooo; 08-12-2015 at 08:01 PM.