59ctd Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Where is the door wiring harness disconnect on these cars? 2008 2.5i here. Wife hit a deer tonight and both drivers side doors are toast. I've got a line on replacement doors same color. Wondering if I can just cut the wires out by the door hinge area or if the door harness plug/wires might extend into the car body. Trying to get new doors without having to splice together all the wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 The harness terminates by your left foot if you are sitting in the seat. Remove that panel and you'll have access to the round port where a connector is located for the door harness to the car harness. It is wrapped in foam to create a seal of sorts from noise. You should then be able to remove the rubber conduit and harness (which is actually to conduits that meet in the middle of the space between the door and body then wrapped in electrical tape) Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59ctd Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks jaylew. Now I know not to cut the harness at the door jamb. Is the rear door disconnect setup similar in that the plug is inside the car in the b-pillar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylew Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I would assume it is very similar. The plug for the front door is white and square, about 2"x2". Make sure to unplug the harness and have it pulled out of the body first before unbolting the door. For the rear, remove the lower plastic trip on the B-piller. You might (just a guess) have to unbolt the seat belt from the floor to get a better look at where the harness is. Either way, it won't be hard. For removing the front door, a ratcheting box wrench works best to get the hinge on the body while the door is still there, this way fender removal isn't necessary. Wagon is LIFE! - 265,000 miles and climbing Unofficial Build (Restoration) Thread Steering Rack Rebuild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59ctd Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks jaylew. Good info. Yeah, the front fender is already off of the donor vehicle so access to the hinge bolts should be easy. We actually got the driver side front fender from the same donor vehicle already on our legacy a few months back. I think I will try to find the rear door disconnect details in the FSM. I sometimes try to avoid the FSM since it is challenging to find the right info in a 6000+ page PDF. It is good to have though when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59ctd Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Doors are off. Replacements are ready. The hardest piece so far is to get the original door lock cylinder out. The lock cylinder wiring cable retainer inside the door is hard to get to and remove without breaking it. Edited November 2, 2019 by 59ctd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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