Anyone wanna help me with this wiring hell I inherited?

[randizzle420]

Um not sure whats up with this shit yellow wire but it just runs straight down onto the middle of the floor at the back seat, then travels further on the ground between the passenger seat and center console and weasles it's way down into the radio area then goes deep into where all the wiring plugs are at if you removed the radio and goes towards the engine into the abyss. Idk I'm guessing it's to power the fuel pump but is it supposed to run like that are down by where the passenger door is along with the speaker wire?

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Now I have this boost controller for one I do not want the damn thing mounted where a radio should be especially sideways. I have zero idea if the thing is even hooked up. I'm doubtful as the guy couldn't finish anything he did on the car. Also the white and black plugs that aren't connected to anything is that for the radio? I want to put a radio in the car but as far as I see these are the only two things I see that can connect to anything besides the wiring with the speakers for the rear large speakers and front door speakers which have an end on the input side of the wires that look like headjacks. Not sure if that is gonna work with an aftermarket radio.

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Now this. I don't think theyre hooked up correctly or at all I'm assuming. I do like the three gauges on the A pillar but of course he just didn't finish something he was working on. I'm not sure what would be a good idea. Figure out how to hook up the gauges and add another one to the blank spot (not sure what kind of gauge to use either)

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[randizzle420]

Helpppp meeee. Can someone atleast tell me about the yellow wire in the first picture if that's supposed to be there and if it's safe and how is it supposed to be routed on the car? I'm worried my car might catch on fire or something from the hack jobs the previous owner did on the car. I seen pics of other fuel pumps and it looks nothing like how mine is setup. Also is that grey wire supposed to be there for something?

 

[DogWhistle]

No, the yellow wire and routing is not stock. If it gives you any peace of mind, the wire gauge looks larger than stock. However, having it disappear into the tank would make you concerned about the quality of the connections.

You’re profile is locked down so we can’t see what car you have. 1G?

Electrical wiring repairs often require you to figure out what the previous owner was thinking when they ran the wire. The problem with that is, very few hacks think clearly.

Two things would help here: Determine and share where and to what terminals the wire is connected to at both ends, and second, source the wiring diagrams for your car through the online Maintenance section here. The color of the wires will tell you where the wires were *supposed* to go.

 

[99dsmer4g63]

The speaker wire is not factory obviously. The other grey wire going towards the hatch is not factory either.

Do you know if this car has a fuel pump rewire done to it?

If it does it would make sense why you have the extra wires and if done correctly I wouldn’t be concerned.

The fact that is speaker wire is bit sketchy but if it is indeed for the fuel pump rewire, the only duty the speaker wire is doing is to tell the relay to turn on and off and not actually powering the fuel pump.

-Daniel

 

[randizzle420]

No, the yellow wire and routing is not stock. If it gives you any peace of mind, the wire gauge looks larger than stock. However, having it disappear into the tank would make you concerned about the quality of the connections.

You’re profile is locked down so we can’t see what car you have. 1G?

Electrical wiring repairs often require you to figure out what the previous owner was thinking when they ran the wire. The problem with that is, very few hacks think clearly.

Two things would help here: Determine and share where and to what terminals the wire is connected to at both ends, and second, source the wiring diagrams for your car through the online Maintenance section here. The color of the wires will tell you where the wires were *supposed* to go.

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[DogWhistle]

2g eclipse gsx manual. how do I unlock it?

Thank you. Send a PM to Ludachris or a moderator and they will tell you the steps you need to take.

 

[randizzle420]

The speaker wire is not factory obviously. The other grey wire going towards the hatch is not factory either.

Do you know if this car has a fuel pump rewire done to it?

If it does it would make sense why you have the extra wires and if done correctly I wouldn’t be concerned.

The fact that is speaker wire is bit sketchy but if it is indeed for the fuel pump rewire, the only duty the speaker wire is doing is to tell the relay to turn on and off and not actually powering the fuel pump.

-Daniel

This is what the previous owner told me "There wired to a relay to give constant 14 volts to make the pump run harder.. it was a old school way to not have to get a bigger pump back in the day and that's how the owner before me had it". Okay well I'm not sure what I should do with it. Why would I need the pump run harder? The cars power feels stock to me so not sure what good it's doing now. I'm not sure if the boost controller and turbo timer was installed to be used with it to get more hp. I don't think think the fuel maps or anything has been modified because it doesn't have dsmlink. If you want more power isn't dsmlink necessary to adjust your fuel and air ratio?

 

[Dericsh]

This is what the previous owner told me "There wired to a relay to give constant 14 volts to make the pump run harder.. it was a old school way to not have to get a bigger pump back in the day and that's how the owner before me had it". Okay well I'm not sure what I should do with it. Why would I need the pump run harder? The cars power feels stock to me so not sure what good it's doing now. I'm not sure if the boost controller and turbo timer was installed to be used with it to get more hp. I don't think think the fuel maps or anything has been modified because it doesn't have dsmlink. If you want more power isn't dsmlink necessary to adjust your fuel and air ratio?

There was a time that DSMlink didn’t exist yet. People hacked their maf sensors, and also were wiring in other electronics to trick the ecu.

What are your plans for this car? You could put it back to stock, and get rid of all this old school stuff. You could re do the fuel pump rewire in a more professional manner.

The boost gauge is probably useful but the o2 monitor and empty spot could be better occupied by a real wideband and an oil pressure gauge, if you’re looking to update the modifications and not remove them.

 

[randizzle420]

There was a time that DSMlink didn’t exist yet. People hacked their maf sensors, and also were wiring in other electronics to trick the ecu.

What are your plans for this car? You could put it back to stock, and get rid of all this old school stuff. You could re do the fuel pump rewire in a more professional manner.

The boost gauge is probably useful but the o2 monitor and empty spot could be better occupied by a real wideband and an oil pressure gauge, if you’re looking to update the modifications and not remove them.

Right now my main priority is just getting the car to pass smog. I live in California and in a county where we are smog exempt except that I have to get the car smogged once after buying it then I don't have to smog it again as long as I live here. I was reading that I can't have a boost controller or turbo timer. So I have to figure out how to remove those..I'm not sure if it's as easy as just disconnecting them then all is well and good. Maybe the most difficult thing for me right now is figuring out the catalytic converter situation. Right now it has a high flow cat with a straight pipe but previous owner gave me the stock exhaust with stock cat but believe the cat is probably bad because it had some flakes come out of it from the honeycomb and being almost 30 years old probably almost none will pass smog. I'll probably just swap out the high flow cat with the stock. Keep the straight pipe then near the end off and clamp a cheap universal muffler onto it and see if it passes. Also not sure if this will cause an issue but previous owner told me it has 8.2-1 compression.