1. What's the correct way to handle this? Unhook wiring in door and pull donor's wiring loom out, then pull hinge pins? Or can the wiring be unhooked just inside the cabin area? 

 

2. Also, anyone know if they drastically changed connectors within the years that fit? Not concerned with speaker connectors, but am concerned about windows and power locks. 

 

3. And just to refresh memory, 95' thru 99' Wagon are the only ones that fit, correct?

To my knowledge, all the 95-99 are the same.

 

Did it once and yeah, unhooked it all and fed it through the door. Wiring stayed with the car and the door got swapped.

 

Or cut and splice. I've had great success with "liquid electric tape" and then heat shrink tubing or regular tape over top.

Connector for the door harness is just inside the body behind the kick panel. Easy to get to and unhook, then pop the flex dust boot out of the body and push the connector out with it. Much easier than trying to get all the wiring out of the door.

 

Someone mentioned not long ago that 95-96 doors are different from 97-99. Something about the side impact structure in the door is different and there's a lump/projection of some sort in the door jamb that has to match up to the door. Makes them not interchangable. I've never paid enough attention to one to notice the difference, but apparently you get the wrong door and it won't shut.

Edited January 28, 201610 yr by Fairtax4me

^ I vaguely remember that as well as I think I asked a more generalized question over a year ago about physical fitments of certain years, but forgot about the wiring and something was said then they changed something, as well as sedans being slightly different with the rear windows or something.

 

That's gonna make it a little more difficult as there are more 98-99 wagons around than 95. About a 2 years ago someone that knew one of my neighbors had an identical wagon as mine (same oddball coloring too) and it was completely rust free. Was hoping to see that more as I wanted to say "contact me" if you ever blew the motor or just wanted to sell as it would have been the perfect parts car :\

 

Are the rear doors as easy to get wiring out? I had the paneling between the door jamb off when wiring in tweeters but don't remember seeing a connector.

Rear door harness connector is down lower I think, might be closer to the floor pan. Slide the seat forward all the way and shove the carpet out of the way and you should see it.

easy, there's nothing to it.  pull rubber grommet out of body and pull connector out to disconnect - knock out the pin, remove the bolts, disconnect the connector.  takes 15 minutes.

 

i have some 1996 legacy sedan doors in white - which ones do you need?  email r PM is better but i'l try to check back. 

easy, there's nothing to it.  pull rubber grommet out of body and pull connector out to disconnect - knock out the pin, remove the bolts, disconnect the connector.  takes 15 minutes.

 

i have some 1996 legacy sedan doors in white - which ones do you need?  email r PM is better but i'l try to check back. 

 

I sent a PM, but just realized you have sedan doors so don't think they'll work. Thanks for mentioning them though. Mine are still there, but the paint is peeling off and they've gotten pretty gross. Probably gonna wait until roads stop getting salted before messing with them.

Can anyone confirm if 96' sedan doors will fit a 95' wagon? I remember something about the rear glass is supposedly different between the 2. Is glass swappable between the two frames?