- Location
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
So if you have anything less than a Pro-X 4x4 or a Nismo Frontier or an Off-Road model and you swapped in a elocking M226 this is for you. Or its just one way of doing it I am sure there are better but this was about the most hassle I wanted to deal with.
OH, and I wont lie, this was kinda of a bi+ch. Nothing too hard just long and tedious.
Here's what we start with. Note where the Indicator light and the Solenoid female plugs are:
Next thang to get is the factory harness.Nissan Elocking harness, part number 24168-EA800 available at
http://www.enissanparts.com/nissanpa...&siteid=216803
You can cut off the end that's pictured and discard it.
Because I wanted a little utility in the future (gobble knows why) so I can unplug the thing I didn't directly wire the harness (cut off end) just into longer wires. I picked up this little harness at an electronics shop:
So on the non-dif side of the Nissan harness I stripped back the flex and stripped the wires as such:
Then I did the same thing to the little harness, and 'preloaded' some shrink wrap. LOVE shrink wrap:
Then I took the cheap way out and twisted the pairs together:
Then shrink wrapped the lot:
OK finished harness. Set this aside:
At this point I took some notes about how I was going to wire this thing up. After I decipher what I did I will post a nicer version done in Illustrator or something.
Next, I thought it would be a little easier to work on if I took this out:
Everything that unplugged I numbered so I could remeber where it went back (ok, im old so what)
So the dash now looks like this:
This is where I am going to put a helicopter switch and (2) LED lights. An Amber light, which will come on when the solenoid is energized. And a Green light, which will come on when the locker is engaged.
OK so hole is drilled and the switch is in place for a dry fitting. Wherever you put yours make sure there is room behind. On position
Off position:
And here they are with holes drilled and set in place. Set this aside for now.
Now to start running power and grounds back to switch, lamps and then harness. I'm tapping in here at my aux fuse block in the engine bay.
All buttoned up:
After pulling 4 wires through the firewall I am here at the console:
Here's the completed wiring at the switch and lamps (I will post a simple schematic soon):
After a lot of fun time running the 4 wires under the tranny hump and through the ebrake boot and underneath, wired up the new harness and plugged in, you have this: Time precluded putting some photos here but you can figure it out
On:
Off:
SO that's it! I am finally locked. It dawned on my today that I've never had a locked 4x4, but I've always wanted one. I've owned a Toy 4WD p/u, 4X4 Jeep Cherokee, Toy FJ55 4X4, Ford F250 4X4 Pickup, Still have a 1975 Land Rover and of course the X. None of them ever locked. But now I have a locked 4X4 I am so stoked.
OH and I gotta say having the (2) lamps is great. When I did a little test run, I could see that I powered the solenoid but it wasnt engaging. I rolled a little bit slowly in neutral and heard the locker engage and the green light came on. Conversely, when I powered off the solenoid I saw that it was still engaged, until I drove it slowly a little bit. Works like a charm.
OH, and I wont lie, this was kinda of a bi+ch. Nothing too hard just long and tedious.
Here's what we start with. Note where the Indicator light and the Solenoid female plugs are:
Next thang to get is the factory harness.Nissan Elocking harness, part number 24168-EA800 available at
http://www.enissanparts.com/nissanpa...&siteid=216803
You can cut off the end that's pictured and discard it.
Because I wanted a little utility in the future (gobble knows why) so I can unplug the thing I didn't directly wire the harness (cut off end) just into longer wires. I picked up this little harness at an electronics shop:
So on the non-dif side of the Nissan harness I stripped back the flex and stripped the wires as such:
Then I did the same thing to the little harness, and 'preloaded' some shrink wrap. LOVE shrink wrap:
Then I took the cheap way out and twisted the pairs together:
Then shrink wrapped the lot:
OK finished harness. Set this aside:
At this point I took some notes about how I was going to wire this thing up. After I decipher what I did I will post a nicer version done in Illustrator or something.
Next, I thought it would be a little easier to work on if I took this out:
Everything that unplugged I numbered so I could remeber where it went back (ok, im old so what)
So the dash now looks like this:
This is where I am going to put a helicopter switch and (2) LED lights. An Amber light, which will come on when the solenoid is energized. And a Green light, which will come on when the locker is engaged.
OK so hole is drilled and the switch is in place for a dry fitting. Wherever you put yours make sure there is room behind. On position
Off position:
And here they are with holes drilled and set in place. Set this aside for now.
Now to start running power and grounds back to switch, lamps and then harness. I'm tapping in here at my aux fuse block in the engine bay.
All buttoned up:
After pulling 4 wires through the firewall I am here at the console:
Here's the completed wiring at the switch and lamps (I will post a simple schematic soon):
After a lot of fun time running the 4 wires under the tranny hump and through the ebrake boot and underneath, wired up the new harness and plugged in, you have this: Time precluded putting some photos here but you can figure it out
On:
Off:
SO that's it! I am finally locked. It dawned on my today that I've never had a locked 4x4, but I've always wanted one. I've owned a Toy 4WD p/u, 4X4 Jeep Cherokee, Toy FJ55 4X4, Ford F250 4X4 Pickup, Still have a 1975 Land Rover and of course the X. None of them ever locked. But now I have a locked 4X4 I am so stoked.
OH and I gotta say having the (2) lamps is great. When I did a little test run, I could see that I powered the solenoid but it wasnt engaging. I rolled a little bit slowly in neutral and heard the locker engage and the green light came on. Conversely, when I powered off the solenoid I saw that it was still engaged, until I drove it slowly a little bit. Works like a charm.
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