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Old 02-08-13 | 07:06 PM
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I will be picking up another door from the salvage yard here soon before I get the car painted. I'm just curious as to what kind of a pain in the butt it's going to be switching the doors. I thought about just cutting the harness on the car at the yard to save some time there. But then I thought I would feel pretty stupid if I cut it and then find out there is a plug just inside the door or something.

So my question is.... Is there some kind of master plug either inside the door or the car to make it really easy to switch. Or will I be stuffing my old harness back threw the new door?

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Looking up part numbers real quick shows that (at least on 95 models) that they sell the individual door wiring looms with their own separate part number for around $150 apeice or so... By the looks of it you just may be able to unplug it and swap them out...

These cars amaze me for how far ahead of their time they are. My 95' was built in the end of 1994, and it already has OBD2 and can have the fuel pump replaced without having to drop the tank!
Old 02-11-13 | 03:18 PM
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Looking up part numbers real quick shows that (at least on 95 models) that they sell the individual door wiring looms with their own separate part number for around $150 apeice or so... By the looks of it you just may be able to unplug it and swap them out...

These cars amaze me for how far ahead of their time they are. My 95' was built in the end of 1994, and it already has OBD2 and can have the fuel pump replaced without having to drop the tank!
A lot of cars where like that. Look at volkswagens.
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I can't say many of the cars i've worked on from this "vintage" had all these features, just speaking from personal experience.. But the fuel pump access port is a wonderful thing as far as servicability goes, As I have worked on numerous cars as late as the mid 2000's that still required the tank to be dropped.
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I guess I'll find out in the next week or so when I pop the door panel off.

As far as the gas tank goes, I'm guessing the 95 models are different than the 91-94's. My tank is in the trunk, so no need to drop the tank at all. I haven't had to change the fp yet, but I believe there is the access panel right on the back of the tank. You can get to it from the trunk
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that's bc the tank is in the trunk area instead of under the car (never liked this design).

to the OP, when at the junkyard, peel back the rubber loom that wraps the wiring harness and see if there is a plug going into the car. i would image there is one, since this car is so overly designed. it may be easier to go from behind the front fender instead of trying to cram your hands between the door jams. remove the fender liner to gain access.
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that's bc the tank is in the trunk area instead of under the car (never liked this design).

to the OP, when at the junkyard, peel back the rubber loom that wraps the wiring harness and see if there is a plug going into the car. i would image there is one, since this car is so overly designed. it may be easier to go from behind the front fender instead of trying to cram your hands between the door jams. remove the fender liner to gain access.
I just replaced my driver side fender, and had that whole area apart. Now, I wasn't looking for a plug on the harness but I didn't notice one. I'll check it out again wed. I'll pull the lining off and look again as I'm putting in the megans!
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If your old door is from a 90-93, I would be interested in the outside door handle mechanism. My handle is broken. If your old handle is still OK and its off the front dr's side door, I sure could use it.
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I'll be at the yard next week. Assuming the handle on the car in the yard is good, I have no problem with that. But it will be atleast a week from now until I have the new door on the car and could get the other handle off for you. Just check back with me towards the end of next week.
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I doubt that the connectors would be outside the passenger cabin, from the diagrams i saw it looked like it was deep past the kick panels.
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