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Originally Posted by jamala00
Some people are not familiar... but even if you are familiar... I think things that would come to my mind anyway.
Is the harness in a spot you can fix the wires decently? Or do you have to be a contortionist to get to them.
You get them all fixed (or you think you did anyway) and there are still issues? Do you take them all back apart to check them? Is it another component that is the issue because two wires shorted out?
Do you have the tools/scanners to troubleshoot any issues if there are issues after you "fixed" the wires.
Just me, but I would always know those wires were spliced and I'd never be ok with that, always concerned something down the road would be an issue. I also would have to disclose that to someone if I sold the car because that is just who I am and how I operate.
I'd have a dealer put a new harness in it. I don't own a $50k car/toy like this because I want to be cheap about a repair. That's just me.
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To each their own. I do understand your concerns …but let’s not underestimate the potential difficulty/ effort to remove and install a new harness. What if something else gets damaged in the process (clips, wires, connectors other)? Can you reasonably get to all the connectors? What else needs to be removed? How much time is it going to take?
From my perspective, I’ve worked on very small and up to multi million $ commercial / industrial control systems (under extreme pressure to get things back online, both repairs and installation). That teeny weenie, dinky little wiring harness is nothing that would impede me from at least giving it a go.
If you splice, seal and secure everything correctly, the final repair wouldn’t bother me at all. And, I’m pretty anal about my work. So, I’d have no problem telling anyone about the repair….just don’t think it’s a big deal, especially on a depreciating asset …unless there’s hope of placing it in a Camaro museum.
Anyway, there’s tons of people that have fixed their harness in place, whether it be from over size tires, incorrectly routed wiring near the drive belts or melted near or on headers. There’s no one size that fits all… do what makes you feel good.