All,
Feeling the plight of our 93-94 brothers who can't buy a new harness when the EGR cooks theirs (NLA), and having both a '94 and '96 harness in the shop, I got to thinking.
After spending a few hours comparing the two harnesses side by side and looking through the schematics for both, I can say with some certainty that a harness conversion is not too far fetched.
It isn't a small amount of work, and quite a bit of repinning/splicing would need to be done, and the color codes wouldn't all necessarily match the FSM (a conversion chart would be supplied), BUT there is a lot that wouldn't have to be touched and the later harness has all but 7 of the connectors that the earlier one does. The big question, of course, comes down to cost. new harnesses aren't cheap and I would be adding a fair bit of of my own work on top of that to make the conversion.
What would you be willing to pay for a brand new harness made by Toyota and modified to fit the 93-94 models? How many 95-97 owners are investing in new OEM harnesses while they are still available? I've invested in some nicer electrical tools, and would be willing to invest more to make this every bit as reliable as one would expect from the factory. Just want to get a feel for the market before diving in too deep.
Feel free chime in with questions or concerns or thoughts.
Thanks,
Drew
Feeling the plight of our 93-94 brothers who can't buy a new harness when the EGR cooks theirs (NLA), and having both a '94 and '96 harness in the shop, I got to thinking.
After spending a few hours comparing the two harnesses side by side and looking through the schematics for both, I can say with some certainty that a harness conversion is not too far fetched.
It isn't a small amount of work, and quite a bit of repinning/splicing would need to be done, and the color codes wouldn't all necessarily match the FSM (a conversion chart would be supplied), BUT there is a lot that wouldn't have to be touched and the later harness has all but 7 of the connectors that the earlier one does. The big question, of course, comes down to cost. new harnesses aren't cheap and I would be adding a fair bit of of my own work on top of that to make the conversion.
What would you be willing to pay for a brand new harness made by Toyota and modified to fit the 93-94 models? How many 95-97 owners are investing in new OEM harnesses while they are still available? I've invested in some nicer electrical tools, and would be willing to invest more to make this every bit as reliable as one would expect from the factory. Just want to get a feel for the market before diving in too deep.
Feel free chime in with questions or concerns or thoughts.
Thanks,
Drew