i want to change my futura dash wiring loom to one out of ghia, does anyone have any advice , tips or warnings about this?

someone has done it ... its mentioned somewhere??


the only 'name' referance etc i can think of right now is TimmyA .... wether he can help or wants

I havent done the futura to fairmont model, but I have pulled out a Nf wiring loom out of a spare dash and relayed the fairmont loom in.
The best way I can suggest is lay the new loom over the back of the dash and work along the dash and swap plugs over that way you know that you have done everyone of them before you remount the dash into the car like I have done

Hi,

You will need other parts to swap in. There is a different headlight switch, and you may have to Mod the cluster for the Odo light. Even the wiper switch may be different as would the Body module. It wont be hard, but check out everything before you start.

as long as its going from EF -> EF or EL -> EL it will be plug and play. you will need the matching BEM from the ghia, plus either the heater box, or the blend door motor, climate control vac module and fan speed controller. if your modding your heater box you will need to cut the hole bigger for the fan speed controller. you will also need to drill a hole for the sunload sensor on top of the dash.

as it's going into a futura it will have the wiring for the ambient temp sensor at the front of the car but you will need to add the sensor. also as mentioned you will also need the ghia headlight switch.

Also put some consideration into whether you would prefer the Full Ghia Dash Harness, or just a Fairmont one. The Connectors for the Cluster are different, and include the door open switches on the Ghia but are less plug and play

Nigel

thanks all for the comments, very helpful. i am going to pull out loom and climate control unit from a ef fairmont on the weekend, i will get a better idea then.