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muddyjames:
--- Quote from: "mark.yellow.series.3" ---the proper way to do it, is to solder the two ends of the wire and then slide heat shrink tubing over the joint and heat it with a flame to seal the joint tight.
this is a good long term connection, and is neater and easier the other suggestions.
heat shrink tubing and solder (and the soldering irons ) can be found at MAPLIN ELECTRONICS.
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I have never been able to solder 2 things together in my life. The solder melts, goes into a ball and rolls off what I am trying to solder. I wil blow my fuse BIG style if I try soldering.
I didnt realise the plug for the towing electrics that is under the off side flor pan comes off the lights. I may just use crimp connecter thingies then and cut and snip back to those.
I do have this horrible feeling that by the end of sunday i will have no towing electrics at all :( If that happens I am stuffed!
ChrisW:
The cable for the towing electrics comes off a connector for the towing electrics in the rear quarter - it is part of the loom that serves the lights, it does not come off the lights.
Behind the off side rear trim is a small circular 7 pin plug and socket about 25mm in diameter, if you don't have the standard LR towing cable you will have to cut into the loom and joint the cables. Best way, as Frank said, is to use male and female spade connectors (female on the wiring loom end).
muddyjames:
I have the proper wiring loom thingy for it. The plug end from wiring loom is dangling down under disco at the mo!
I shall have a look on sunday and if I freek out I will stop and call it disco 33-james 0 :lol:
mark.yellow.series.3:
--- Quote from: "muddyjames" ---
--- Quote from: "mark.yellow.series.3" ---the proper way to do it, is to solder the two ends of the wire and then slide heat shrink tubing over the joint and heat it with a flame to seal the joint tight.
this is a good long term connection, and is neater and easier the other suggestions.
heat shrink tubing and solder (and the soldering irons ) can be found at MAPLIN ELECTRONICS.
--- End quote ---
I have never been able to solder 2 things together in my life. The solder melts, goes into a ball and rolls off what I am trying to solder. I wil blow my fuse BIG style if I try soldering.
I didnt realise the plug for the towing electrics that is under the off side flor pan comes off the lights. I may just use crimp connecter thingies then and cut and snip back to those.
I do have this horrible feeling that by the end of sunday i will have no towing electrics at all :( If that happens I am stuffed!
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try to get hold of some SDS grease, or even some battery teminal grease, and cover the terminals in it, it will keep out damp and stop corrosion.
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