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muddyjames:
I tried the strip type and left them in a strip!! got very messy and hard to handle!

My Dad used to swear by scotch locks but heard bad things about them.

I think I have some crimp thingies. Should I stagger those to make a neater job?

The Welder:
Try using a weather proof juntion box, take your old socket off, mount the box somewhere out of the way, ( under the rear floor ) buy a short length of 7 core cable. fix your new socket on the back connect the cable and run it to the box, join the cables together with the terminal conectors supplied, mine worked great like this.

muddyjames:
not quiet with you Im affraid. I have 2m of 7 core cable I got the other day.

I was hoping to make all the connections behind the door card and have nothing under the floor as it gets clogged up with mud etc.

Or failing that the connections behind the rear folding seat behind the plastic. Not had a very close look yet. I want the socket at about the 4-5 o clock position on the spar wheel. Just above the discovery lettering on the door or tdi. what ever it is on the right hand side of the door.

I just need to buy a coily cable to extend the connections for trailers!

waveydavey:
Why stop at the door? it should only go to the back light clusters anyway, if you replace it all the way to where it joins the harness it gets a neater job; less joins to go wrong and will probably cost less as an extra meter of cable could be cheaper than all the connecters, tape and stuff.

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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