Just how many wires are there inside a Cayenne??

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Feb 27, 2010 | 02:19 AM

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Feb 27, 2010 | 04:09 AM

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LOL. The wiring harness in my 911 weighs 24 lbs. Crazy how far we've come.

Feb 27, 2010 | 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by calypso

Is it just me, or are car electronics far more complex then they need to be. By now i though that the harnesses would have terminated into hundreds of colour coded USB port so such similar tech. The current setup for wiring harness was great 20 years ago, but as cars get more complex it just seems that the current arrangement is rather messy.

The technology has actually grown by quite a bit, especially with the addition of CAN-bus and LIN-bus networking. And really, it's amazing that the harness is built so perfectly. All zip ties, snap downs, grommets and other tethering devices are all preinstalled in the perfect locations, connectors are all exactly where they need to be, and by being built to VIN, it eliminates wiring for options the car "could have" had.

Feb 27, 2010 | 01:01 PM

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Did you weight the car by any chance once you removed all the interior bits? I always thought a Cayenne Spec racing class would be really fun. HA.

Feb 27, 2010 | 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JCay

Did you weight the car by any chance once you removed all the interior bits? I always thought a Cayenne Spec racing class would be really fun. HA.

Ha no I would have liked to haave weighed each component as it came out, the carpets are very heavy as well with all of the foam backing and insulation. I was referring to this car around the shop as the "Cayenne S Superleggera" I would not be surprised if there were upwards of ~500-600lbs removed between front seats, rear seat bottoms/backs, carpeting, dash, metal reinforcement behind dash, trim, headliner, etc. Not including the wires themselves, since I put that 64lbs back in the car!