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Help, my tire is eating through my harness!
    Remove all bolts from fender. Here are the two bolts under the fender. The metal is probably going to be bent from scraping and jacking the car up in the wrong spot. Grab a set of pliers and get to work bending it out. Just bend it out enough to get the bolts off, then when you put the fender back on, just use zipties.
    fender01

    Three bolts up top. No problems here.
    fender02

    Remove and unhook your turn signal.
    fender03

    One bolt inside the doorjam. Watch out for evil/mean looking faces.
    fender04

    If you can't tell (like 99% of the population), there is a bolt there somewhere. This picture was taken at the wheel, looking back. You need an extension or twenty to get to it.
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    There are (I think) 6 bolts holding the bumper to the fender. The top ones are hard to get to, so just put two of them back when you're done. There is also another bolt that you will be able to see if you pop your lights up. It's a million times easier to get to if you have the bumper off, but if you have a 10mm ratcheting wrench, it will be just as easy with the bumper on. There is also a small bracket on the bottom of the fender that supports the bumper to the unibody. Pretty simple to take off. BTW, green wristband means open bar.
    fender06

    Pull the fender off to reveal this: A harness that has clips holding it to the unibody and clips holding the hood release handle. Cut those clips (2 or 3 for the harness, 2 or 3 for the cable), and pull them away from the unibody. Cut the outer tubing off of the harness, and repair any rubbed wiring like in the last picture.
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    Now pull the harness and cable up above the little ridge on the unibody. Use a couple zipties in each hole to secure it in place. Make sure they are tight.
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    You're done. Put the fender back on and slam your piece to the floor. Yes, the fender will go back on. It might be a little tighter, but that just means that the fender is helping to hold the harness in it's new position.
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    I think I only put back about half of the bolts that I took out and replaced a couple with zipties. Just so that its easier the next time I do it and because I'm lazy. This same technique applies to the S14, but they use mounting different mounting points (obviously). Just figure out how to get your S14 fender off and do the same thing I did and you'll be golden.

    I should also mention that this is more of a quick fix than anything. The way it should be done would to reroute the whole harness into the engine bay, but that requires a lot of extra time, and like I said. I'm lazy, and this works very well for a 30 minute job. If you plan on slamming your shit to the floor, or you want to do it the best way possible, move the harness into the bay.