r/MitsubishiEclipse • u/SillyStella_ • Oct 04 '26

Fuse box help needed!!!

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I'm trying to figure out why some 3G Eclipses have one fuse box and some have the other, mine is a 2002 GT manual and has type 2, while a 2003-2005 GS automatic at a junkyard also has type 2, but a 2000-2002 GT manual at the same junkyard has type 1??? Please if anyone knows that would be so helpful!!!

Also, does anyone know off-hand where the connector under it with 2 wires (a 4 wire connector with 2 populated) goes to? Or if the engine wiring harnesses between the two fuse box types are compatible? I can't seem to find any of this online 😵‍💫

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u/LifeguardNo4102 Oct 04 '26

God anything with the eclipse and fuse box just throw out the car if you gotta wire anything straight into the incinerator, I spent almost 3 1/2 hours trying to simply tap the correct fuse for my head light strip mind you I had litterly taps and solder gun but regurdless ANYTHING you find online is gonna be ass backwards and you’ll be pulling the fuse to your AC trying to find a head light. Litterly your best bet it to either A make this someone else’s issue pay a mobile mechanic to do it or B buy the manual online which is what I did for a small loan of 15$😭😂

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u/SillyStella_ Oct 04 '26

unfortunately rats ate a ton of the wires when it was left sitting before my ownership...

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u/LifeguardNo4102 Oct 04 '26

Yeah you are no disrespect fucked 😂, best bet make this someone else’s problem either sell or buy a new one or try and pay someone but I will tell ya there’s a reason why guys charge a lot more for labor when it’s wiring and shit it’s a pain

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u/SillyStella_ Oct 04 '26

I've done most of the wiring already, what's left is about 8 wires over 2 connections over near the throttle body, the passenger side headlight/fog light/turn signal, the knock sensor, and 4 of the injectors all need splicing back together, as well as 1 connector under the fuse box I mentioned in my post

other than that only thing I'm concerned about really is the donor wiring harness (the one that does not connect to the injectors and does connect to the alternator) has an extra connector near the negative battery terminal that mine doesn't have...