[Wangta]

So from reading this - it seems like some conversions retain cruise control but ABS is non operational for every swap?

 

[Wangta]

When you say "bulkhead harness" so you mean the general wiring harness or the transmission specific wiring harness (on the 4eat it's the transmission harness)


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[Wangta]

Those are expensive! Have you thought about getting the other harnesses as well? Might fix the abs issue?


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[Wangta]

you can try. but in my case, there was no difference. even when mine was grounded, my AP still recognized it as a 4EAT ECM. I later removed the ground, then shortly after, swapped in a MT ECM. I now have the entire MT dash bulkhead harness.

just wondering.. is your Cruise light flashing?

try to get a hold of those in this thread that did the 6MT swap


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Seems like many that do this end up buying a 5MT harness - is that to just clean up the wiring or because it's better? Just seems odd that people do it AFTER successfully hacking up the wires of the 4EAT to work with the 6MT.



Anyone know if the harness from the actual JDM FSTI would work? Or is that a problem with the whole canbus vs OBD?

 

[Wangta]

Ah ok. How much cleaner does it make it? Doesn't the 5MT --> 6MT conversion also require some splicing/rewiring?

JDM...reversed. Did you mean in terms of the routing of the wiring? Hmmmmmm


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[Wangta]

Does anyone know if you can use a JDM Forester STI (SG9) bulk wiring harness for this conversion? Only reason I ask - it seems hard as #@&^ to find a USDM manual XT bulk wiring harness anywhere - let alone for the same year of your car you are swapping into. There are differences in the wiring harness between say, a 2005 and a 2006 (and 2004, etc.), correct?

 

[Wangta]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. But finding one is like..near impossible.

Curious, my '04 XT had hill holder. You sure the '05 didn't have it?

 

[Wangta]

I had an '04 XT and have an '05 XT now - can confirm the CC is in different locations - you are correct, the '04 CC was on the lower dash trim.

 

[Wangta]

Did you use the auto ECU? I see conflicts reports - some say the ecu between auto and manual are the same. And some say you must get a manual ecu.