New passenger footwell plugs
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sierrafery
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You diamond
I started searching for the correct connectors, then realised I did not actually need them.
I just removed each damaged or 'green' pin from both sides and rejoined the wire out of the connector using crimped and soldered connectors.
In theory you don't need to solder but to be sure.
I just removed each damaged or 'green' pin from both sides and rejoined the wire out of the connector using crimped and soldered connectors.
In theory you don't need to solder but to be sure.
discool
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Soldering crimp connectors is a bad idea.
A soldered connection is rigid, so any movement of the wire will cause it to harden at the connection, eventually causing it to break. The crimp will move some so there is not a single stress point.
Also there can be issues using heat at the point of a crimp on the wires.
So just crimp or solder as all qualified electricians should have been doing for more than a few years now.
A soldered connection is rigid, so any movement of the wire will cause it to harden at the connection, eventually causing it to break. The crimp will move some so there is not a single stress point.
Also there can be issues using heat at the point of a crimp on the wires.
So just crimp or solder as all qualified electricians should have been doing for more than a few years now.
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You are of course right and I kept telling myself that, but couldn't stop myself adding a dab of solder after crimping.
To be fair to me I haven't done it since.
