I got mail from customs office.
Not my favourite source of mail, as I’ve had my share of problems with them in the past… First I payed too much tax for my car and then I got some of the taxes back, and I thought I had to go through that cycle once again (revenge of the customs), but no. It was a packet fromPhoenix Tuning.
The connectors on the 30-1110 AEM EMS are same 10p-18p-24p as in 4A-GZE, but the pinout is different, as the EMS I have is for 1986-1988 Toyota Supra with 7M-G(T)E (There is no plug and play version for the AW11). With the extra connectors I can make a patch cable for the EMS, so if I screw something with the AEM management system, I can take the AEM EMS and the patch cable off and connect the original ECU and drive away.
Also, I can keep the original harness intact. 🙂 My idea was to order both connectors (male and female) for 4A-GZE ECU, so I could make a patch cable for the AEM EMS. It’s almost impossible to get the connectors from here, as we didn’t get the supercharged version of AW11 ever into Europe, or any of the other Toyota models which had the same connectors. I even called Toyota Tsusho Nordic (again) and asked the connectors (I found the part numbers from the net) but the representative said that the connectors are discontinued.
After lot of Googling and going through EBay Motors I found a company calledPhoenix Tuning, which specializes in Toyota and Toyota engine swaps. After few emails,Dr. Tweak from Phoenix Tuning promised to get me the connectors. So, I got the connectors from the customs and the officer told me that I needed to pay 19 euros of taxes. I promptly told the customs officer that I was displeased about the extra cost and tried to ask him why I needed to pay any taxes for used parts. I didn’t get any reasonable answer, something about “freight does not have VAT included” and some mumbling about customs, so I told the officer to Have A Nice Day and left. I’d love to include some pictures of the connectors, but I forgot to recharge the camera battery 😀 Anyhow, thanks to Dr. Tweak!
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