May 23, 20204 yr comment_600006 Well bummer about the seat heater controller thing. So the only option is to buy a new controller? Do they sell just the controller separate from the heating pads? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 23, 20204 yr Author comment_600009 Nope. Basically another $100 for a new harness and a spare set of seat heaters. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 23, 20204 yr comment_600014 17 hours ago, wheee! said: The problem wasn’t just missing the contacts, the power and ground wires were in the wrong places and the IC fried in the controller. The wires that did connect were wrong as well. I have ordered a new kit to replace the entire harness. I will definitely check the connections before powering it up. Wel, doesn't that just suck big time. They wouldn't replace the harness en heater under warranty? Seems rude, since it was their bodgy assembly process that caused it. Still a neat addition to the car. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 23, 20204 yr Author comment_600022 Wel, doesn't that just suck big time. They wouldn't replace the harness en heater under warranty? Seems rude, since it was their bodgy assembly process that caused it. Still a neat addition to the car.I have a habit of buying items well in advance of needing them. The seat heaters were bought off eBay about a year ago. No warranty or return was still possible. A risk you take, but overall I have saved money buying things this way. After 6 years of ownership and 5 years of restoration, I budgeted $500 Cdn a month for purchases, not including things like suspension and brakes etc that obviously went over budget. A good example of this is the seat covers I put in the car came from [mention]zKars [/mention] years ago and I just put them on this week! I have a shift knob I bought in 2014.... never been out of the package. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 23, 20204 yr comment_600048 6 hours ago, wheee! said: I have a habit of buying items well in advance of needing them. Same here, then I forget I already have them and buy them a second time. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 23, 20204 yr Author comment_600049 Same here, then I forget I already have them and buy them a second time.I’ve done that a couple of time’s... [emoji21] Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 25, 20204 yr Author comment_600194 So after 6 hours of wiring and pin checking, I have a functioning set of flashers! Hazards and indicators work now! Amazing what a 75 harness connected to a 74 sub harness and a 76 flasher button Can do once you figure out all the wiring changes... @zKars Here’s another one of those things that are similar yet not alike! Oh, and I found the fog light connections. They are on the 74 sub harness. Unfortunately, they do not pin out to the 75 harness and go nowhere. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 26, 20204 yr Author comment_600230 Details matter... added the gas flap and the rubber bumpers! Edited May 27, 20204 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 26, 20204 yr Author comment_600231 Oh look! Progress.....well, there is progress but you can’t see much of it outside the car...! Edited May 27, 20204 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 26, 20204 yr Author comment_600247 Excited to receive the new supra 3.0 larger injectors today! Then disappointed to realize I forgot I will need new plugs for them and have to redo the fuel injection harness... ? Edited May 27, 20204 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 27, 20204 yr Author comment_600268 Sometimes good ideas create so much work! I am installing a Gentex Homelink mirror in the car and will probably run a radar detector too, sooo..... How hard could this be? Well, the channel for the mirror mount is double walled and tight tolerances to run five wires... separate fused hot leads, one for Homelink always on, two for accessory power and two ground leads. I used Cat 5 wiring in twisted pairs, one pair for each circuit and a common ground. Redundant wires to increase signal integrity and strength. Edited May 27, 20204 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
May 27, 20204 yr Author comment_600276 On to the interior trim... Edited May 27, 20204 yr by wheee! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/50908-1976-280z-restoration-project/?&page=270#findComment-600276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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