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Castlemaine Vic
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November 2002
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gze loom trouble in ae82
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Sun, 31 August 2003 13:42
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hey all
just having a bit of trouble getting the gze loom through the ae82 twinky's firewall, got the first few but cant get the yellow ones through, also, if i get it through it doesnt look like theres gonna be much length to plug the computer in, cos it will be right behind the heater box/fan.
any ideas?!
thanks
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Formerly TRD_RoLLa
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May 2002
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 00:14
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Hey,
You either have to extend the loom to fit into the OEM AE82 Loom gromet.
Or....
Create another hole into the firewall like the AE92 ECU gromet position which is more central than the AE82 position.
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 01:13
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i dont really wanna re-drill another hole for it, but then again , extending all those wires sounds like a big job as well.
what do you think would be the easyest and best way? cos if i have to drill a new hole i'll have to move a heap of shit to get in there, or if i extend all the wires. thats alot of soldering lol and heat skrink
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Formerly TRD_RoLLa
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May 2002
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 12:16
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Ok your options are as follows....
1. You extend the wires on your GZE loom which go into the cabin. (Trying to keep all the colours the same albeit optional on your personal preference) This may take a day to a week.
2. You use the existing AE82 loom hole but you will find that you will not be able to put the new ECU in the factory location. So you can relocate the ECU closer toward the passenger side. (eg. under the carpet)
3. You keep the factory ECU position and use a door handle hole type drill creator thingy (sorry dont know what its called)
and just create a new hole like the half-cut one. But make sure you position it well otherwise it will not clear the heater box and pipes on the interior side of firewall.
Then just plug up your old hole.
Hope it helps. 
I chose option 3. As it was the quickest and easiest whilst still retaining factory ECU position.
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 13:35
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you mean a hole cutter thing? circle saw?
yeh i went and bought one today actually  havent tried to drill a new hole yet, havent had time. but hope it cuts through alright
thanks
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Location:
sydney
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March 2003
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 13:37
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i have done em b4
u can just get the plugs on the ecu
u have to undo the small bolt holding part of the loom on the side of the manifold
then u pull abit on the loom
the only prob is the ecu hangfs in bad spot
best way is to drill a hole in middle of firewall just elow heater and beware of clutch hydraulic metal line
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: gze loom trouble in ae82
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Mon, 01 September 2003 23:43
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yeh im gonna drill a hole today, i have cleared all the pipes and shit so thats alright, the hole is around where theres little tab that holds the plastic on in the engine bay, should be alright i hope.
was the fire wall easy to cut?
ps.sideshow, didnt u get my e-mail yesterday inquiring the wiring?
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