Please HELP connecting Tazer!

[Setec641A]

I'm now the proud owner of a Tazer JL Mini, but with nothing to show for it, other than several bloody fingers. Not so much installing the Tazer, but getting the God%^*mn SGW wires out. I have small hands, and 99% of the time I don't have any issues with this sort of thing, as many normal-hand-size people do. I can't get a finger on the release tab and enough leverage simultaneously, to pull the connector out.
I've tried pulling the wire harness Christmas tree nuts free to be able to pull on them, but the side that mounts to the OBD port won't budge, and I'm not willing to force it and break my OBD port mount. I tried using long needle nose pliers, but there isn't enough room to open them around the connector. I tried a long #3 flat blade screwdriver, but it slips off when I try get my other hand up there to pull the connector. I'm getting rather frustrated. The Z Auto website makes it look so easy, but his have been worked so much, I equate it to that very old Blonde / Screen door joke... Please help! Thank you!

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[punchingbag]

I recently went through this for the first time myself.

I had the best luck by unhooking the door, opening it wider, and sitting on an ice chest. With the panel removed from under the steering wheel, I could get the flat blade in the tab and pull the wires out by feel. Since I was working upside down and backwards, I had to make triple sure I was bending the tab in the correct direction.

After reading this post, I learned that the security gateway is mounted to the back of the speaker pod. You can remove the screws from the speaker pod and rotate it a few degrees for better leverage. (no need to take it completely out).

It is a longer approach because of the disassembly, but easier in the end for me. (especially to get the gateway extension cable installed) Sitting on the ice chest and having no cut hands was worth it to me.

Hope some of this helps someone.

 

[Setec641A]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[g2020]

SGW wires

They can get stuck after a while, especially if you don't push them in first (not intuitive).

The following tips are from my post on the Autostop Eliminator. These are not my original ideas. Of course, the Tazer JL Mini does many things including disabling Autostop.

The two cables cannot be switched by mistake because the shape of each connector is different.

 

[maninblak]

Its a p.i.t.a.

I highly recommend picking up the sgw extension cable too, removes this headache for the inevitable uninstall/reinstall.

 

[Janster]

Its a p.i.t.a.

I highly recommend picking up the sgw extension cable too, removes this headache for the inevitable uninstall/reinstall.

OMG… ABSOLUTELY!!
You gotta have the extension cable!!!

I’m probably un-installing and re-installing mine once a year for dealership visits, because I’d rather be safe than sorry. This little cable is a life-saver!!

 

[Pismo61]

My 2026 JLURX was a PIA.My 2021 Willys was easy peezy.

 

[dmidkiff]

I'm now the proud owner of a Tazer JL Mini, but with nothing to show for it, other than several bloody fingers. Not so much installing the Tazer, but getting the God%^*mn SGW wires out. I have small hands, and 99% of the time I don't have any issues with this sort of thing, as many normal-hand-size people do. I can't get a finger on the release tab and enough leverage simultaneously, to pull the connector out.
I've tried pulling the wire harness Christmas tree nuts free to be able to pull on them, but the side that mounts to the OBD port won't budge, and I'm not willing to force it and break my OBD port mount. I tried using long needle nose pliers, but there isn't enough room to open them around the connector. I tried a long #3 flat blade screwdriver, but it slips off when I try get my other hand up there to pull the connector. I'm getting rather frustrated. The Z Auto website makes it look so easy, but his have been worked so much, I equate it to that very old Blonde / Screen door joke... Please help! Thank you!

My chubby fingers couldn't get in there to release those clips either. I wound up using a non-conductive jewelers screw driver to press them in. Still a pain and a cut finger. Finally my wife with much smaller hands did it. BTW -- Getting to those ports shows why the extension cable is a good investment.

One note: Don't use a coat hanger. Whatever you use MAKE DAMNED SURE IT IS NON CONDUCTIVE. Being nervous, okay, paranoid, about poking around under there I also disconnected the battery. Safety first.

 

[bmpcamry09]

A long set of needle nose pliers or a good pick set will be your friend for removing those connectors. The more options your Jeep has (adaptive cruise, tow package, etc.) the more difficult it is to get to it. I find the most success across multiple flavors of JL and JT by just pulling the panel underneath the steering well, laying down there, and getting at it with a long pick

 

[Dilly’S Willy]

Seat all the way back and down, steering wheel all the way up and out. Look up under the dash behind the knee panel, towards the door connector, then up to a metal bracket. The SGW has 2 smaller plugs (6pin/8pin IIRC). The release tabs are on the side facing the front axle IIRC, push those in, then pull up on the connector while using a slight side-to-side motion to wiggle it out.

I just unclipped it from the bracket and have the Tazer laying near the OBD port on the knee panel. Much easier to access if/when needed.

 

[Gvsukids]

I’m probably un-installing and re-installing mine once a year for dealership visits, because I’d rather be safe than sorry. This little cable is a life-saver!!

I've left mine in after the Tazer update that bypasses the device when the dealer does work

 

[Setec641A]

I've left mine in after the Tazer update that bypasses the device when the dealer does work

Is this included in the latest update (10/29/2025)?

 

[Setec641A]

Its a p.i.t.a.

I highly recommend picking up the sgw extension cable too, removes this headache for the inevitable uninstall/reinstall.

I made sure to do this

 

[Janster]

Is this included in the latest update (10/29/2025)?

So, there’s an update for 10/29?

I left the Tazer in for a dealer visit about a month ago - they replaced my front axle shaft. And now, the Kill3honk isn’t working. I need to verify the setting didn’t change to OFF. Or wait… The last time that happened, it fixed itself. Go Figure…

But…maybe I should uninstall it and get it updated.

 

[80zMTLhead]

I found it easier to move seat all the way back, dissconnect door strap and let the door rest on the front fender, remove panel under steering coloumn, push connectors in first while holding clips down and then pulling straight down. SGW extension is definitely a must have and should be included with tazer mini jl purchase, but it's not. Another sale and more money for zAutomotive.

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