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Routing power lock and power window wires to doors

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Old 02-27-2011 | 10:11 AM
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Default Routing power lock and power window wires to doors

The attached picture shows a front door travel limit strap with the sewn-on “tube” for routing wires. With the small factory “door ajar” wires and the blue/black power window wires that I pulled through, there is no room left for the bundle of 5 power lock wires (the large black sleeve you can see).

Any ideas here? Does an aftermarket supplier make something that would work? I can always tie wrap the power lock bundle to the strap but that’s kind of M. Mouse. Worst case, I’ll buy some nylon fabric and get my wife to sew a larger “tube” on the limit strap. No problem on the rear doors, because there are only two wires in the bundle.

Oh yeah, a big thumbs down to Electric Life for selling a power lock kit supposedly meant for JK. It is a generic kit with minimal instructions which don't say a lot more than something like, "You will have to get creative here to make these parts fit a JK.". The only thing NOT generic about their kit is 4-5 pictures and the above warning. There's no mention, of course, about the wiring being too big for the door strap.



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Old 03-16-2011 | 11:04 AM
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I pulled 5 14 gauge wires through my strap no problem and still probably room for a couple more if I really need to. Just straighten a hanger and stagger the wires and tape them on and pull through. It is much easier if you pull the strap off the door first.




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