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Title: electric door hook up... help
Post by: lpapa15 on October 23, 2010, 11:43:09 pm
How do i hook up my two new electric suburban doors on my short bed that originally had manual doors.  I am going to use the entire suburban doors and repaint them with the truck.   has someone done that before,  help?
Title: Re: electric door hook up... help
Post by: beastie_3 on October 24, 2010, 01:00:35 am
Did you grab all the wiring? Are you going to power locks and windows?
Title: Re: electric door hook up... help
Post by: Blazin on October 24, 2010, 01:05:40 am
As long as you have the wire harness that runs the doors it pretty simple. Find the two dimples in the A pillar between the two hinges. Drill them out for the screws that hold the boot, then hole saw the hole for the wire harness. Run it up under your dash with the stock harness for the heater from the passenger side, and in from the drivers side. Plugs right into the face of the fuse panel.
Title: Re: electric door hook up... help
Post by: lpapa15 on October 24, 2010, 02:26:16 pm
Ya i have all the wiring but Do i need to connect it somehow to the other door for the drivers side to be connected to the passengers.  Remember they are from a suburban.  Is there a way to test the power of the door by attaching it to the battery?  just for test?  Also will one power plug in to the fuse box run the power door locks too?  thanks. for the help
Title: Re: electric door hook up... help
Post by: Blazin on October 24, 2010, 10:37:28 pm
If you have the wiring out of the Burb it should be a T. from the single plug that plugs into the front of the fuse box it should run to both sides of the truck. Thats how the wiring is for the trucks, I am guessing here that there is a separate similar wire harness for the rear doors in a Burb.