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dr.r 
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Posted: November 26, 2014 at 11:55 AM / IP Logged  
so what do you guys do with all the extra wires? All of the ones i didn't use are bunched up with a zip tie around them but it is a mess And hard to put anywhere out of the way.
howie ll 
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Run them with the existing loom. My partner de-pins but I don't agree because you never know if you have to mod anything.
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Posted: November 26, 2014 at 12:59 PM / IP Logged  

I cut the un-used wires at about 2.5 inches, then use various diameter heatshrink tube to bundle them into groups at each connector.  I keep a bag full of these trimmed wires handy in case I need to re-attach any that were cut at a later date.  This bag of wires came in handy yesterday.  It seems almost every wire was too short to get from the R/S assy to the vehicle wires on a 2003 Mountaineer install.  Must have lengthened 10 different wires to reach.

Here is bench prepped R/S assy for a Jeep G.C.install on Friday.

what to do with extra wire? -- posted image.

Soldering is fun!
howie ll 
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I cut the un-used wires at about 2.5 inches, then use various diameter heatshrink tube to bundle them into groups at each connector. I keep a bag full of these trimmed wires handy in case I need to re-attach any that were cut at a later date. This bag of wires came in handy yesterday.
Couldn't help it K exactly what I normally do I only changed to my first post after having to do the big D2D to W2W change around.
My lots in a Selfridges bag, what's yours, Bergdorf Goodman?
I can probably re-loom up to 4 DEI 5X04 units!
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Once I'm satisfied that the install is working the way I want it to, and has been debugged, I de-pin the unused wires and put them in a baggie in my stash. Makes the install cleaner. I'll admit, it'll be a little hard on the next guy that wants to make changes or additions but doesn't have a baggie of extra wires handy.
Maybe leave unused aux channel outputs available. But if you have (-) door triggers, do you really need to leave the (+) door trigger wire for future use? And I read a guy say "if I were a thief and saw a remote start under the dash I'd look for the activate wire, and cut the brake wire". That was a revelation. I will now always remove the activate wire if I don't use it.
There are as many "right ways" to do things as there are qualified people doing it. To each, their own.
howie ll 
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My new policy is to loom them all OR as Kreg says leave 21/2" but I loom them up in fabric Tesa tape as used by the German manufacturers.
There's no right or wrong way except to abide by neatness and as Davep says security.
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Posted: November 26, 2014 at 1:55 PM / IP Logged  

"Couldn't help it K exactly what I normally do I only changed to my first post after having to do the big D2D to W2W change around. "

I don't do too much in D2D, but I always have an entire spare unit on hand ( both R/S and bypass module ) for each on-site install, just in case.  And now, after a Passlock2 fiasco ( previous repair / install "technician" cut the Yellow Passlock2 wire and added 3 un-soldered resistors that got damaged by the tilt steering), I carry my bag of resistors & diodes, too.

Soldering is fun!
howie ll 
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Posted: November 26, 2014 at 2:01 PM / IP Logged  
Plus about 30 assorted relays, normal cube and PCB minis, never less than a 100 each 1N4004s and 1N5404, all the resistor packs I don't use.
3 Butane irons, 2 cans of gas and spare drill/screwdriver batteries, plus loads of AA and AAA for my LED torches. Plus spare PP3 for Bitwriter and DMM.
And loads of sorted fixings, screws, rings and fastons, about 8 sizes of heatshrink, oh who cares!!
dr.r 
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Posted: November 28, 2014 at 6:57 AM / IP Logged  
Wow !! Thanks guys, this is my own car and it has been working well. It is just a mess if you take the plastic off for the bottom of the steering wheel.

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