Fix for rubbing wiring harness on driver's fender well. (pictures included)

[aurora61]

For those people that are slammed/lowered and relocated their wiring harness, is there a harness on both the passenger AND drivers side? ...and if there is, do you guys relocate the harness on both sides?

I know its a silly question but searching didnt give me a definitive answer. I also cant check my wheel wells at the moment, so i just thought i would ask instead.

p.s. its for a s13

[placham]

When I put my Tein He's and Work Rezax 17's front 8" wide. I'm running S14 FLCA with S14 spindle. I bought coil overs used. I did not adjust the ride height. Made my tires sit right against the fenders, when I pulled my car out of garage and drove maybe 20 forward and back. It rubbed insulation from my wires on driver side (just the electric wire insulation that covers entire harness, individual wires were not damage.) But you could hear it rubbing, also there was paint rubbed off the inside of inner wheel well, part were your feet are. BUT IT LOOKED SICK, with S13 front looked like a toy, front was about to my knee caps,

Since then I raised it about 1" or 1.25". I'm still having problems getting onto drive up ramps (the ones you use in garage). So any lower than that, would be a PITA to work on it, if you have to do it multiple times or frequently. If I droped the car it looks insane.

To give you an idea I had about an inch of clearance between the bracket that holds the TC rods and ground.

To make it short, yes, tucking away or relocating your wire harness would be a good idea. Unless you like to work with multiple wires

[Clawhammer]

I just did this yesterday to the driver's side cause I rubbed through and melted like 8 wires together and it was causing my car not to turn off:







And just cause I think this pic looks cool:

[srpowered240sx]

did it fix your problem up clawhammer?

[Clawhammer]

Yep yep

[DJButton]

Thanks for the pics and info, saves me the time finding pictures, exactly how most people fixed it. Titled changed and moved to the proper forum!

[idahotuner]

my eilites rub. wit hthe 235/40 on the front. when i turn the wheel they hit the harness where it coems out of the firewall.

[aurora61]

i started the relocation process today...

i did wat clawhammer did except i cut a notch on the lip that the wiring harness goes above. This way, the wiring harness can sit more flush against the chassis.Also, i bent that lip up alittle bit to keep the harness from falling from its position just in case the tie wraps decide to fail.

However, i have one question: On the passenger's side, theres 2 tubes going along side the wiring harness (which i assume are the windshield washer fluid tubes). I didnt bother relocating them cause i never use the windshield washer anyways. However, on the drivers side, theres the hood latch release cable. Is there a rubbing problem with that cable? ...cause i really dont want to relocate it if i dont have to.

[Clawhammer]

As you can see in my pic I left the hood cable in the stock location as it did not seem to be a problem for me, however, I'm not running a crazy tire and wheel setup yet...

The washer tubes shouldn't be in the way but also shouldn't be hard to relocate IF they are.

I'll be doing the passenger side this weekend.

[placham]

Great, now you made me nervous with those pics. I will have to take a good look at my harness, just to be safe. Car is supposed to be picked up this weekend for paint.

Is that how the hood release cable should be? I was unsure, when I was putting mine back on. I ran it through that rubber grommet with the harness.

4th pic rocks my socks. If I had a fastback, I would defanatelly keep my pignose, or put the chucki bumper that I bought latter on. By Silvia front just belongs on a coupe I think, ( by I got a moded car from factory Onevia )

[idahotuner]

well i manegaged to rub through my wiring harness this weekend too. i thought i had it up out of the way but nolol so i will be fixing some wires.

[James Beam]

looks sick with the fenders off and bumper off

[mrgreeneyes]

just re-lowered my coupe and already killed the driverside harness. taped/ziptied my little heart out but it looks like the fender is gonna have to come off... thanks claw