Door limiting strap annoying

[plex]

It's a really old thread, but I thought I'd mention a really easy solution to get the door harnesses out of the way. Unplug the door harness from its connector like you would when taking off the door. On the driver's side, rotate the plug 360 degrees counterclockwise, then plug it back in. On the passenger side, do the same with the plug in the clockwise direction. Now when you close the doors, the torsional tension will coil the harness upward as it bows.

This indeed is very helpful. Here are my pictures before/after (actually driver and passenger) but you get it.

The first one (passenger) is twisted upward and out of the way, while the second one (driver) is the usually pointy towards driver. I can also confirm this twisting method is completely harmless to the cables and door limit strap, and does not change how door open/close functions at all.

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[Slowpoke]

Never noticed. Now it will bug me...

 

[Sippican]

Ya, I noticed it right away. Been looking at it for months now, hoping a solution will jump out at me. Im going to try turning the plug 360 and see what happens.

 

[plex]

Ya, I noticed it right away. Been looking at it for months now, hoping a solution will jump out at me. Im going to try turning the plug 360 and see what happens.

It works very well, before the twist it actually shaved my left leg like a hipster...now the space is free up, I can actually use my dead pedal.

 

[melendez69]

It works very well, before the twist it actually shaved my left leg like a hipster...now the space is free up, I can actually use my dead pedal.

So....I can stop using Nair?

 

[Billyraff]

Enjoy the strap, my new ram 1500 door slammed open and hype-extended with 60 MPH winds last month when I opened it. 2 weeks in the body shop, new paint, hinges, and plenty of $ later..

 

[Sippican]

It works very well, before the twist it actually shaved my left leg like a hipster...now the space is free up, I can actually use my dead pedal.

Yep! Works great! Turned the plug 360 degrees, and now the strap stays close to the door. No more rubbing my leg! Thanks the the 'no cost' modification!

 

[3illy]

It's a really old thread, but I thought I'd mention a really easy solution to get the door harnesses out of the way. Unplug the door harness from its connector like you would when taking off the door. On the driver's side, rotate the plug 360 degrees counterclockwise, then plug it back in. On the passenger side, do the same with the plug in the clockwise direction. Now when you close the doors, the torsional tension will coil the harness upward as it bows.

I tried rotating counterclockwise which didn't really work. Then I tried rotating clockwise and it worked great! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I should point out that when I rotated the plug, I did it while holding the plug so that the female sockets were facing me which is probably not the intended start from orientation you were expecting. For others reading this thread, suffice it to say, if one way doesn't work - the other way likely will.

My third Jeep mod. 1 was a don't follow me sticker, 2 was a cargo liner. This one cost me nothing and is the best yet!

 

[wolfdog]

Hmmm, 2 JKU's, many CJ's, never noticed?? JLU is 27Jeeps later, no sense, no feeling I guess?? Now that I know, I wonder?

Melendez69, you can keep the Jeep but don't give up the Nair yet! lol

Go Jeep!!!

 

[brazos]

Noticed it once or twice. Ignored it since. All good.

 

[wolfdog]

Yup! No sense, no feeling!! Knew I should not have commented or read this post!!

Just went out and tried, guess I won't need any of Melendez69's Nair either, damn I would read this! lol not so much!

Go Jeep!!!

 

[WhatExit?]

Just found this thread - I'll give it a try. I do wonder if/how twisting the wire will put a crimp in it when the door is opened wide. Any concerns about this?

 

[Roky]

Just found this thread - I'll give it a try. I do wonder if/how twisting the wire will put a crimp in it when the door is opened wide. Any concerns about this?

No issues... I’ve had mine twisted for almost a year now. I just turned it a half a turn, unhook it turn strap over and re hook it. Works great, keeps strap up against the door. I’m in shorts 99 percent of the time so this irritated the crap out of me.....

 

[wv18jl]

So tell us more about this 3.0L...

Yeah, I'm curious too ...

 

[CarbonSteel]

It has bugged me from day one, but have been living with it. I will try the twist trick...

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