Subject: Day3. All wiring done! Author: kapone : member since February, 2006 : 1124 posts Posted on: 2009-10-27 14:56:39

I needed to run a whole bunch of wiring, and since the carpet was out, it made it easy. But it still took almost a day to measure, cut, wrap the wires and then route them along existing pathways in the car. Adding wiring in our cars is a snap! All of the existing wire channels/covers have notches on top for additional wiring.

And I ran everything along existing pathways AND under the existing wire covers, as I did not want to have any fitment issues when I start putting the carpet.

Now, I only needed to run a few wires as such.....but since the carpet was out...... I ran a few additional, for future expansion/mods. I covered up the ends of unused wires with electrical tape and then foam over that to make sure nothing touches anything that's it's not supposed to.

The wires/harnesses that I "needed" to run:

- The paddle shfit harness (just needed to redo it and make it slightly prettier)
- A 15ft USB cable and a 2 wire power harness, behind the Nav for the DVD drive
- 10ft USB cable to the center console for the SpaceNavigator
- Subwoofer remote cabel all the way next to the dimmer switch.
- 3 Wire harness to the steering wheel, for the camera toggle switch.

The harnesses that I added for future expansion:
- 1 Video and 2 Audio RCAs, +ve, -ve and turn on wires to the center console - For headrest monitors....if I ever decide to put them in.
- 2 Audio RCAs to the center console for Aux input
- 1 Video RCA and +ve, -ve all the way near the glovebox..for a ..front camera...just in case.
- 15ft USB, 2 wire power harness to the glovebox for the USB hub
- 1 CAT5-E to the glovebox, for a network drop.
- 2 CAT5-Es to the glovebox for switches. These will be the CarPC kill switches, and a couple of additional switches. All of these switches will basically be hooked to relays in the boot, so I'm not worried about the thin wires in the CAT-5 cables. The current running over them will be less than 250mA for any given wire, and they are rated for 1.25A at 12v.

Ah screw it...timne for pics....

I just used fabirc/nylon tape to keep the wires in place. The carpet is so heavy that they shouldn't even budge once it's in place.



The camera toggle harness (3 wire brown) and you can see the paddle shift harness as well (yellow and purple)





Center console area. Eevery thing was routed through the factory wire covers.







Glovebox



Harnesses and wires under the passnger seat area.



All going through the factory covers.





Under the glovebox



Wire ties to secure things where no channels were available.



The subwoofer control cable crossing over to the center console.



All passed through the hole in the rear firewall, to the trunk area.



Trunk.





Whew...now gotta go start putting the car back together.


2001 740i Sport, Silver/ Kinda Grey (undergoing an interior transformation)

• Carpet swap, Day 1 update. - kapone 2009-10-24 23:34:48 (51 views)
  • Day3. All wiring done! (pic) - kapone 2009-10-27 14:56:39 (98 views)
    • SOS!!! Mystery connector! - kapone 2009-10-27 19:48:56 (7 views)
      • Shifter or shifter wood console? (nt) - eaglecomm 2009-10-27 20:28:12 (12 views)
        • Doesn't look like it. All accounted for.... - kapone 2009-10-27 21:09:04 (3 views)
    • And the carpet goes in. (pic) - kapone 2009-10-27 16:31:35 (62 views)
      • Go snach some 750 rear footwell lights while your at it - Lurcher 2009-10-27 19:33:08 (4 views)
      • Your on a rollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (nt) - Edwin™ 2009-10-27 16:46:18 (11 views)
      • Nice work.. gotta love black! (nt) - eaglecomm 2009-10-27 16:44:06 (11 views)
    • Mouth agape, I'm impressed!! (nt) - JerrytheK 2009-10-27 15:12:05 (12 views)
    • That is going to be a bitch to get it all out again (nt) - Bimmerboard 2009-10-27 14:59:33 (22 views)
      • There's no way I'm taking it out. The car either gets totaled or a junkyard.. - kapone 2009-10-27 15:12:59 (8 views)
  • In regards to cutting, why don't you just cut it right in the center so both - ian 2009-10-25 22:48:42 (10 views)
    • Aint gonna happen. It is WAY too tight under the heater core. - kapone 2009-10-25 23:06:01 (7 views)
  • Day 2. (pic) - kapone 2009-10-25 12:11:27 (186 views)
    • New radio and Nav knobs... (pic) - kapone 2009-10-26 01:52:25 (87 views)
      • It's those small things that 'lift' an interior more then their size suggests. - RobinK 2009-10-26 08:11:42 (5 views)
    • Holy $hit..... (nt) - beechy 2009-10-25 21:48:20 (13 views)
    • Some Nav surgery in progress (to fit a DVD drive)...lots of pics (pic) - kapone 2009-10-25 19:46:51 (125 views)
      • And...the DVD drive goes in...yay! (pic) - kapone 2009-10-26 01:06:14 (87 views)
        • And how did you wire it up so it works?? (nt) - Edwin™ 2009-10-26 04:17:39 (18 views)
          • As I said, the drive will be connected to my CarPC, which will be in the boot. - kapone 2009-10-26 07:55:20 (13 views)
    • If you have ever wodered...what does it look down there.... (pic) - kapone 2009-10-25 13:59:36 (147 views)
      • If you haven't already cut the new carpet... I would cut it differently - eaglecomm 2009-10-25 17:22:00 (16 views)
        • The problem is the existing carpet in the car. - kapone 2009-10-25 18:20:42 (10 views)
        • Is that 'The Green Machine' in the background? Big Wheels rock! (nt) - eaglecomm 2009-10-25 17:26:23 (17 views)
          • Yes. My present to my 5 year old nephew... (nt) - kapone 2009-10-25 18:19:06 (11 views)
          • Forgot to reference the pic (pic) - eaglecomm 2009-10-25 17:27:16 (84 views)
      • I had no idea what the rear seat (floor) heater vents looked - sealbeach740 2009-10-25 14:12:13 (8 views)
        • lol..there's a whole vent piece that I already removed... - kapone 2009-10-25 14:30:09 (8 views)
          • Thanks - that should be interesting. Good luck! (nt) - sealbeach740 2009-10-25 15:04:23 (12 views)
      • I see some aftermarket wires left and right (nt) - Edwin™ 2009-10-25 14:06:45 (16 views)
        • That would be me...when I added a switch for the CarPC - kapone 2009-10-25 14:31:26 (13 views)
    • Yep looks like it, that piece goes under the heatercore (nt) - Edwin™ 2009-10-25 12:13:01 (13 views)
  • SOS....how do I remove the gas pedal?? (pic) - kapone 2009-10-25 10:25:24 (101 views)
    • You are a crazy man, A lot of work that is for sure. Cant wait to see what it - rg0115 2009-10-25 14:22:15 (12 views)
    • Give us a pic. I'm also interested (nt) - bmer_D 2009-10-25 11:10:12 (21 views)
      • It was #2 in this pic... (pic) - kapone 2009-10-25 11:26:39 (99 views)
        • Yeah I realised I asked the wrong posting. So you got the base removed?? (nt) - bmer_D 2009-10-25 11:28:24 (17 views)
          • Yeah, the gas pedal just slides to the left, once you push the tab down a bit. - kapone 2009-10-25 11:32:54 (10 views)
            • Cool you found out to slide it! (nt) - Edwin™ 2009-10-25 12:14:07 (15 views)
              • Yeah, the gas pedal, yes. The adapter plate....grrr..... (nt) - kapone 2009-10-25 12:20:55 (15 views)
    • Ok, got the pedal out! BUT...still SOS... - kapone 2009-10-25 10:43:30 (11 views)