Routing power lock and power window wires to doors
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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.
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.
Last edited by MikeB; 02-27-2011 at 10:15 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.