3SGTE Swappers: Stop extending your wiring harnesses 32", Or whatever it's supposed to be.... Options

[Dr_Tweak]

That's right folks, you don't need to do it. Consider this pic of a stock 6th gen Celica wiring harness laid side by side with a Dr Tweak 3SGTE/6th Gen wiring harness (this harness is plug and play and uses the stock hole in the USDM 6th gen firewall):



Only a few plugs need to be extended, around 10 or so wires.

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Just another reason to leave the headache behind and send your wiring harnesses to Dr Tweak
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-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 27, 2006 - 4:18 AM

[Dr_Tweak]

This isn't anything new, I've always done my harnesses like this, but this is the first time I had a completed conversion harness and a stock 6GC harness at the same time to lay side by side and show everyone. (Thanks itchyb, I was waiting for you to post that! LOL)

There's more to it than just swapping over a couple different plugs. This job take me a FULL day of hard, steady work to complete, and the shop I've been hired at charges $75 per hour. The owner wanted me to up my price to keep things cost-effective, but because I want to keep offering Celica owners these harnesses at an affordable price, I'm taking less money and keeping the price the same. That way the shop still makes some and it's not too expensive for all of you.

Thanks to you guys who appreciate the work done here For some reason, some people have the idea that you just have to cut and connect a wire here and there and BAM, it's all done, pay up please. When you pay for a wiring harness to be done by me, you are paying for:

About 10 hours of labor
Knowledge and experience from done tons of harnesses
Use of good equipment and techniques
A lifetime warranty and free unlimited tech support

Sure, somone might be able to figure out how to put the hanress together on their own, or follow a how-to (there are some out there already, by the way, though I don't agree with the methods used), but are the connections professionally made? Shrinkwrapped? All excess wires removed? Plug and play (start on the first try)? Using as few joins as possible? Does the a/c work? Lots to think about.

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 28, 2006 - 12:48 AM

[phattyduck]

About 10 hours of labor
Knowledge and experience from done tons of harnesses
Use of good equipment and techniques
A lifetime warranty and free unlimited tech support

Anybody who thinks this is not worth at least $600 needs to take lessons in economics. (and what are you charging, $350? $450?)

I'm an electrical engineer with lots of experience, and I can't begin to explain how much of a challenge doing a professional harness for a (modern) car is. I'm doing my own for the challenge (not to save money or time, that's for sure!), otherwise I'd send my harness out to Tweak.

-Charlie

(for all those that doubt, I'm personal friends with a few shops that do Subaru engine swaps - I'm even the electrical "tech support" for one... this stuff is a challenge, and I'm glad someone has stepped up to the plate)