I screwed up real real bad . Passenger side firewall disaster

[Caliguy]

So I was trying to install the mopar Aux kit wiring harness.

All looks good. Coat hanger poked through.

Tried to pull the wires through.. one of the single wires that have the butt connector terminals ripped off. Crap. Maybe that part is fixeabke if I can find a new terminal connector or be able to open the old one and reinstall onto the wire. The least of my worries.

Well I knicked a wire inside the passenger side grommet and cut another wire in there. Double and triple crap!

I then removed the passenger fender and fender liner to get a better view and broke every white clip (I have extras, and broke a bunch of the black plastic push clips. Need to buy some)

I’m not mechanically inclined enough to figure out how to get to the harness, open it up and repair the wires.

This is going to be expensive at the dealer.

Currently check engine light one. Parksense not available. Sway bar disconnect malfunction, service 4wd lights are all on

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[jaymz]

Not totally familiar with the grommet you’re talking about, but it sounds like your easiest, but not necessarily easy option is to remove the fuse block, battery and aux battery to gain access. If that doesn’t do it, the ugliness gets worse.

 

[BullMoose1776]

I AM familiar with the passenger side wiring harness, and YES, removal of the batteries and fuse panel is absolutely your best bet to accessing that giant mass of wires.

I'd say, if you aren't electrically inclined, and haven't done much wiring, either you're about to become an expert, or shell out some dough to someone who IS an expert.

All kidding aside, if you aren't comfortable removing the entire fuse panel and two batteries you should not do it, because it's a simple task compared to repairing the main wiring loom of the vehicle.

Keep us informed. And Good Luck!

 

[Caliguy]

I AM familiar with the passenger side wiring harness, and YES, removal of the batteries and fuse panel is absolutely your best bet to accessing that giant mass of wires.

I'd say, if you aren't electrically inclined, and haven't done much wiring, either you're about to become an expert, or shell out some dough to someone who IS an expert.

All kidding aside, if you aren't comfortable removing the entire fuse panel and two batteries you should not do it, because it's a simple task compared to repairing the main wiring loom of the vehicle.

Keep us informed. And Good Luck!

I know how to connect wires etc. in just not good with disassembly of all the electrical components but after watching the genesis battery install video. I may try to tackle this tomorrow

 

[Punknhed]

make sure you mark where everything goes, and make sure to hook the aux battery up right..... i learned the hard way : (

 

[Punknhed]

oh and even with all that stuff out of the way its still a pain in the ass to feed wires thru fyi.

 

[BullMoose1776]

May need to double check that you have not popped any fuses. If you shorted those wires, you may have popped a fuse.

Ideally you (or your electrical guru) can repair/replace those wires and you'll be ok.

Meticulously follow that video, and then diagnose your issue.

Each of those wires coming into the fuse panel has a tiny number stamped on the corner, so double check that ahead of time, so you can see which ones go back and in what order.

If they do not, market each one as 1-N so you can reassemble correctly.

Once you get into that wiring harness go easy and be careful.

 

[BullMoose1776]

Shoot and share some pics so we can properly commiserate.

 

[BullMoose1776]

Just to be safe, park that jeep outside tonight. You don't want to be in the garage if there's a short.

 

[Caliguy]

Ugh I’m not looking forward to tomorrow.

I also need to find a new one of these little guys

 

[Caliguy]

make sure you mark where everything goes, and make sure to hook the aux battery up right..... i learned the hard way : (

I don’t have an Aux battery, I have the etorque

 

[XtremeRetard]

In which case disconnect the battery while its unattended..

 

[1996cc]

Look up my post about this. It’s an ugly scene, lol. I did the same and had to fix. Not impossible though…

 

[efreyman]

That’s a molex connector you broke. Although I was able to get the bundle through the firewall, I broke it trying to connect the orange wire.

 

[efreyman]

That’s a molex connector you broke. Although I was able to get the bundle through the firewall, I broke it trying to connect the orange wire.

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