cherokeeproject
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- Cypress, TX
so this post is a little pre-mature since I just pulled the dash last night and haven't gotten the chance to really dissect the wiring, but im posting anyways to get some discussion going that might help me out. Just a little backstory, im swapping the 97+ interior (specifically out of a 98) into my 96 Cherokee sport. The donor 98 had power everything and a few other upgrades that would add a little bit of luxury to my interior. So im swapping everything out, and by everything I mean EVERYTHING, the dash, seats, carpet, trim, door seals, doors (instead of trying to rig up just the inner panels somehow) etc. Before anyone asks, yes im taking pictures and I plan on doing a thorough write-up once I get a little further in. ive read the other write-ups on swapping the dash, center console etc. but nothing seems to address the wiring specifically. Both vehicles were auto's w/ AW4's the 98 was 2wd and my 96 is 4wd but that's it. since their both OBD2 vehicles im hoping this is pretty straight forward.
my question / concern is this, first off, the main harness plug coming in from the firewall is different between the 2 models, my thought is to just go around with a volt meter and map out the plug positions on the entire connector and then cut and splice in the 98 style to the engine wiring harness. my concern here is that the TCU and Airbag module would have to match the 96 style so were there any major differences between the two that would cause me problems? are their any other problems im overlooking here?
secondly, the TCU's themselves are different, ones a green connector off the 96, the other is a purple? (i'll have to double check the connector color when I can). my current transmission has been giving me some problems so I went ahead and grabbed a donor off a 2000, my plan was to swap out whats necessary to bolt it up in place of the current AW4. Should I just use the 98 TCU or do I need to do some more wire work and keep the original in order for it to function right with my ECU?? does anyone know what the differences are for the different model TCU's??
my question / concern is this, first off, the main harness plug coming in from the firewall is different between the 2 models, my thought is to just go around with a volt meter and map out the plug positions on the entire connector and then cut and splice in the 98 style to the engine wiring harness. my concern here is that the TCU and Airbag module would have to match the 96 style so were there any major differences between the two that would cause me problems? are their any other problems im overlooking here?
secondly, the TCU's themselves are different, ones a green connector off the 96, the other is a purple? (i'll have to double check the connector color when I can). my current transmission has been giving me some problems so I went ahead and grabbed a donor off a 2000, my plan was to swap out whats necessary to bolt it up in place of the current AW4. Should I just use the 98 TCU or do I need to do some more wire work and keep the original in order for it to function right with my ECU?? does anyone know what the differences are for the different model TCU's??