Camper Van conversion corner 😎
The Ford Transit's electrical harness is originally badly placed on top of the side wall, and hard to move out of the way. That puts it in the way of cabinets, sliding bed, siding, etc.
Also, since I have a 78" arm span, every inch of lateral space counts, I can not afford over-1"-thick framed walls on top of the van's interior wall surfaces. So the harness had to go and be rerouted in the wall cavities !
However, scouring the web for inspiration, I could only find a couple of videos from DIYers who spliced the whole harness near the cargo door. That's more than 50 wires. No thanks, pass...
Instead, I only cut the very end of the harness as it exits under the rear bumper on the passenger side. At this location the loom is down to only 16 wires.
Once the end is cut, the 2 branches that run down along the door pillars can be pulled out, allowing to reroute the harness through the top of the doors:
Once the branches are pulled back inside the door pillars, the 16 wires can be spliced back together.
And voila, the harness is now tucked inside cavities all along, freeing up the wall surfaces for paneling and cabinets.
How-to highlights and details in this video: https://youtu.be/MF9ssj5_gf4
Also, here is an interesting video where RichBuilt removes the harness without splicing it. It might help preserve the van's warranty, but it resulted in a few bent and broken plastic parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-ynmpxAlHw
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