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1.7.3 Harness Inventory

Purpose

Catalogs each fabricatable wire harness in the build. A "harness" here = a discrete bundle of wires with a defined start connector, end connector(s), routing path, and BOM — something you'd lay out on a workbench and tape together as a unit.

This page is the index and system-wide view. The detailed, build-it-from-this specs (conductor tables, gauges, colors, lengths, protection, connectors) live on the three build sheets below — each pairs the harnesses with the LJ Tub Map diagram that shows their physical routing.

Use these docs to:

  • Order connectors and lugs in correct quantities
  • Plan fabrication order (build harnesses bench-side, install in vehicle)
  • Identify reuse / consolidation opportunities
  • Define service-replaceable units (one harness fails → replace just that segment)

Bundling philosophy: Each harness terminates at a connector at every transition point (firewall, body penetration, distribution box). This makes harnesses individually serviceable and lets you lay them out flat for fabrication. The cost is more connectors; the benefit is much easier R&R.

Numbering note: Two prior bundles (the old H1+H4 power trunk and the old H6+H7 rear cabin bundle) were merged in May 2026. The catalog was renumbered to a single sequence H1–H9 — there are no compound names (no "H1/4", no "H6/7"). See the interference assessment for why the merged bundles are safe.


Harness Build Sheets

Each build sheet embeds the matching tub-map diagram and the workbench specs for the harnesses it shows.

Build sheet Tub-map page Harnesses
Power Distribution Power Distribution H1 Passenger Rear Power Trunk · H2 START Engine Bay Trunk · H3 BCDC Cross-Cab
Lighting & SwitchPros Lighting & SwitchPros H4 SwitchPros Front Bundle · H5 Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle
Controls, Recovery & Drivetrain Controls, Recovery & Drivetrain H6 ARB Compressor · H7 Winch Trigger · H8 Kilduff Shifter · H9 TCU to Engine Bay

Harness Summary

# Harness Build sheet Conductors Largest gauge Length
H1 Passenger Rear Power Trunk (AUX fwd + winch) Power 3 2/0 AWG ~13 ft (+13 ft winch to bumper)
H2 START Engine Bay Trunk (alt + starter + PMU feed + START+ fwd-bus feed) Power 4 2/0 AWG 6–8 ft
H3 BCDC Cross-Cab Power 2 1/0 AWG ~5–6 ft
H4 SwitchPros Front Bundle Lighting 3 outputs 14 AWG 4–8 ft
H5 Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle (SP rear + PMU rear) Lighting ~10 14 AWG 8–14 ft
H6 ARB Compressor Controls 4 6 AWG ~10 ft
H7 Winch Trigger Controls 5 18 AWG ~3 ft + ~13 ft
H8 Kilduff Shifter → TCU Controls 1 (multi) Proprietary ~3–5 ft
H9 TCU → Engine Bay Controls 6 14 AWG 3–4 ft

Engine-bay distribution nodes (not cabin harnesses)

Two busbars fan power out to local loads and so are not catalogued as fabricatable cabin harnesses — like the Firewall CONSTANT bus, they are distribution points, and their short local feeds are built in place:

  • START+ Forward Distribution Bus (Blue Sea 2105 MaxiBus, engine bay) — fed by H2's 2 AWG forward-bus master feed; fans out on short engine-bay local feeds to the radiator fan (4 AWG), iBooster main (8 AWG), and TCU (12 AWG). The TCU's leg is carried by H9; the fan and iBooster legs are short engine-bay runs. See START+ Forward Distribution Bus.
  • Firewall CONSTANT bus (cabin side) — fed by H1's 2/0 AWG forward feed; fans out to SwitchPros, BODY PDU, and Fusion. See AUX Battery Distribution.

Wire Color Convention

Colors on the build sheets follow this convention. Power and ground colors are universal automotive practice; signal colors are the builder's choice — pick a consistent scheme and keep it the same across every harness.

Wire role Color Notes
Power / positive feed (+) Red All constant/switched +12V distribution, feeds, and high-current power
Ground / negative (−) Black All returns and battery negatives
CAN bus Twisted pair Keep the pair twisted; do not split. Color per controller (e.g., J1939)
Vendor-supplied harness Per vendor pigtail SwitchPros (Delphi), ARB, CH4X4, Kilduff/ZF ship their own colors — match the supplied pigtail
Signal / trigger / output (non-vendor) Builder's choice Choose a consistent scheme and record it

For protective wrap/loom, heat sleeve, abrasion sleeve, and P-clamp standards by location, see Wire Protection Standards. This build wraps power runs in braided sleeve with per-harness tracers — see Protective Sleeve & Tracers.

Protective Sleeve & Tracers

Wrap preference for this build:

  • Default is black braided expandable sleeve (PET, e.g. Techflex Flexo PET) over the full length of power runs, sized to the bundle OD. Black is the base color; a contrasting tracer stripe woven into the sleeve identifies each power trunk where several run together (e.g. in the cabin trunk). Braided sleeve is abrasion-resistant, flexes around the sill / trans-tunnel path, and lets you fan branches out without cutting the wrap.
Harness Sleeve Carries
H1 Passenger Rear Power Trunk Black braided, red tracer AUX forward feed + winch power/ground
H2 START Engine Bay Trunk Black braided, yellow tracer Alternator, starter, PMU feed, START+ forward-bus feed
H3 BCDC Cross-Cab Black braided, green tracer BCDC input + cross-ground reference
H6 ARB Compressor (motor pair) Black braided, blue tracer 2× 6 AWG compressor motor cables
  • Heat sleeve still applies where any run enters the engine bay within ~12" of exhaust — over the braided sleeve as needed.
  • Split loom remains fine for the small-wire signal/lighting bundles (H4, H5, H7, H9) and for short, branchy, or frequently-accessed runs where braided sleeve is awkward; use a braided sleeve with a tracer instead if you prefer to color-code those too. H8 ships as a factory harness (no added wrap needed beyond loom through the tunnel).

Harness Map

                  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
                  │                  ENGINE BAY                       │
                  │                                                   │
  H2 START trunk ─►──┐                                                │
                     │ alt, starter, PMU feed, START+ fwd-bus feed    │
                     │                                                │
                     ▼                                                │
                  ┌─────┐                                             │
                  │ PMU │◄────── H4 SP front ◄──┐                     │
                  └──┬──┘                       │                     │
                     │                          │                     │
  ═════════════════════════════════ FIREWALL ═════════════════════════│
                     │                          │                     │
                     ▼ HDP24                    │                     │
                  ┌──────────────────────────────────┐                │
                  │  FIREWALL CLUSTER (cabin side):  │                │
                  │  SwitchPros + GND bus + BODY PDU │                │
                  │  + Firewall CONSTANT bus + CBs   │                │
                  │  (audio amp on direct AUX feed)  │                │
                  └────┬──────────────┬──────────────┘                │
                       │              │                               │
                       │      H5 Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle              │
                       │      (SwitchPros rear + PMU rear, ~10 cond)  │
                       │              │                               │
                       ▼              ▼                               │
                  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐         │
                  │  CABIN TRUNK                            │         │
                  │  Forward (passenger side): H1           │         │
                  │  Forward (driver side): H2              │         │
                  │  Rearward: H5 + CT4 turn + H6 signal    │         │
                  │  Cross-cab: H3 (under rear bench)       │         │
                  └────┬──────────────────────────┬─────────┘         │
                       │                          │                   │
                       ▼                          ▼                   │
       ┌─────────────────────┐         ┌────────────────────┐         │
       │ DRIVER REAR WELL    │         │ PASSENGER REAR WELL│         │
       │ • START battery     │◄────────│ • AUX battery      │         │
       │ • 250A + 80A CBs    │  H3     │ • 300A + 150A CBs  │         │
       │                     │ BCDC    │ • SafetyHub        │         │
       │                     │ cross   │ • BCDC             │         │
       │  H2 ↑ (4 cables)    │ (under  │  H1 ↑ (3 cables)   │         │
       │  driver floor/wall  │  rear   │  passenger         │         │
       │  to engine bay      │  bench) │  floor/wall to     │         │
       │                     │         │  sealed grommet    │         │
       └─────────────────────┘         │  at firewall;      │         │
                                       │  winch portion     │         │
                                       │  continues to      │         │
                                       │  front bumper      │         │
                                       │  H6 ARB compressor │         │
                                       │  → under pass seat │         │
                                       └──────┬─────────────┘         │
                                              │                       │
                                              ▼                       │
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
       │  FRONT BUMPER (H1 winch portion terminates)                 │
       │  REAR CARGO BULKHEAD (H5 multi-pin breakout)                │
       └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Bundle Interference Assessment

Two harnesses (H1 and H5) bundle multiple originally-separate runs into a single sleeve. EMI/crosstalk evaluation:

H1 (Passenger Rear Power Trunk) — 1× 2/0 AWG forward feed + 2× 1/0 AWG winch power/ground:

  • All three conductors carry power only — no sense lines, no signal returns, no CAN/audio/analog.
  • Inductive coupling between adjacent power conductors is irrelevant for distribution (the coupled noise has no signal path to corrupt; loads see CB-protected DC).
  • Winch peak current (~409A, seconds) raises a strong transient B-field but does not couple to the parallel forward-feed cable in any way that matters at the firewall CONSTANT bus.
  • Verdict: no interference risk. Safe to bundle.

H5 (Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle) — SP lighting outputs + PMU OUT-21/22/23 + 1 SP trigger return:

  • SP OUT-6/7/10/12/13 are switched DC for lighting loads (14 AWG), not PWM.
  • PMU OUT-21/22/23 are switched DC for brake / reverse / parking tail signals (16 AWG), not PWM in this build (no dimming required; tail circuits run at full output when commanded).
  • TRIGGER-2 (18 AWG) is a switch return from the rear cargo rocker. SP triggers require sustained 12V to register; brief inductive transients from adjacent switched outputs are filtered by the SP input.
  • No CAN bus, no audio signal, no analog sensor wiring shares this bundle. (CT4 rear turn signals were considered for inclusion — they would also be switched DC and remain safe to add later.)
  • Verdict: no interference risk under current load profile. Safe to bundle. If a future change introduces PWM dimming on any PMU rear output, re-evaluate — twisted pair or shielding may be warranted for the TRIGGER-2 line in that case.

Other bundles (H2, H3, H4, H6, H7, H8, H9): Each is single-purpose with homogeneous content (H2 = power only; H3 = power + ground reference; H4 = SP outputs; H6 = ARB power + signal already noted as physically separable; H7 = trigger logic only; H8 = factory shifter harness; H9 = TCU connections, includes twisted CAN pair). No new bundling concerns.


Cabin Trunk Bundle Summary

The cabin trunk (trans tunnel / sill, firewall ↔ rear wheel wells) carries multiple harnesses in parallel. Total bundle inventory:

Direction Harness Cable count Largest gauge Path side
Forward (rear → firewall) H1 Passenger Rear Power Trunk (AUX fwd + winch power+gnd) 3 2/0 AWG Passenger sill/floor
Cross-cab H3 (BCDC inter-battery + cross-gnd) 2 1/0 AWG Under rear bench
Forward (driver rear → engine bay) H2 (alt, starter, PMU feed, START+ fwd-bus feed) 4 2/0 AWG Driver sill/floor
Rearward (firewall → rear) H5 Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle (SP rear outputs + PMU rear lighting) ~10 14 AWG Trans tunnel
Rearward (firewall → rear) CT4 rear turn signals 2 14 AWG Trans tunnel (could merge into H5)
Rearward (firewall → under pass seat) SwitchPros control + pressure (ARB) 2 14–18 AWG Trans tunnel (per H6 optimization)

Passenger sill/floor (H1): ~3 cables, ~1.5" OD bundle, continuous through a sealed 2-piece grommet at the firewall (no bulkhead studs — see optimization note below)

Driver sill/floor (H2): ~4 cables (3× 2/0 AWG + 1× 2 AWG), ~1.6" OD bundle, terminates at heavy power grommet at firewall

Trans tunnel rearward (H5 + CT4 + ARB signal): ~14 conductors of small wire (14–18 AWG)

Suggested trunk wrap: 1.5"–2" braided expandable sleeve (preferred for the power runs) or split loom per side, tracer-coded per harness so the bundles stay identifiable — see Protective Sleeve & Tracers. P-clamp every 12–18".


Bundle Optimization Opportunities (Summary)

These were noted inline on the build sheets; consolidated here for review:

  1. ~~Old H4 + old H1 share rear-well → firewall path~~ Resolved (2026-05-30): Merged into single H1 Passenger Rear Power Trunk. Firewall transition uses a single sealed 2-piece rubber grommet (e.g., Steele Rubber) — cables run continuously, no service break. Bulkhead studs (Blue Sea 2203/2204) max at 250A and were underrated for the winch peaks (409A); Anderson SB175 was also undersized. Continuous-cable + grommet is WARN's documented standard for high-current firewall pass-through.
  2. ~~Old H6 + old H7 + CT4 rear turn + old H8 SP signal wires share cabin trunk → rear~~ Partially resolved (2026-05-30): Old H6 + old H7 merged into H5 Rear Cabin Trunk Bundle with single multi-pin breakout (Deutsch DT15 or AMP CPC ~15-pin) at rear cargo bulkhead. CT4 rear turn signals and ARB control wires could still join — pending decision.
  3. H5 sub-harness (firewall → rear breakout) is a single straight pull; R&R of any individual rear light becomes a pigtail swap.
  4. H6 motor cables only. Move control/pressure wires into H5 since they originate at SwitchPros.
  5. Front lockers + rock lights + fog in one bundle through SwitchPros firewall bulkhead to engine bay → grille area. Splice/breakout at front for fan-out.
  6. ~~HDP20 firewall connector pin budget~~ Resolved (2026-05-30): Split into two dedicated bulkheads — HDP24-24-29 for non-SP traffic (18/29 used, 11 spare) + HDP24-18-14 for SwitchPros forward outputs (6/14 used, 8 spare). SP harness stays Delphi-native end-to-end. See Pin Budget Audit.

Outstanding Items

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Build Tasks

  • Decide front bumper breakout connector style (Deutsch DT, AMP CPC, etc.)
  • Decide rear cargo bulkhead breakout connector style and pin count
  • Confirm SwitchPros front locker wire routing (front axle access)
  • Decide if ARB control wires merge into H5 (recommended) or run as H6 signal pair
  • Source connector + lug + heat shrink BOM totals
  • Confirm braided-sleeve sizes and per-harness tracer colors for the power runs (see Protective Sleeve & Tracers); decide split loom vs braided for the small-wire bundles per zone
  • Define and record the signal-wire color scheme for non-vendor signal/trigger wires (power = red, ground = black are fixed; see Wire Color Convention)