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Title: Repairing wiring
Post by: vwkevgti on 20 May 2012, 14:47

Whats the norm when it comes to repairing connecttions on a vw on the gf polo the reverse switch wires have worn through and corroded big time nothing left to work with in terms of soldering back togehter i have tryed to fix it but it looked a right bodge job and eventually fell apart in my hands I hate bodging stuff so was wondering  Can you buy vw repair kits or the only other thing I can think of is cutting it off a car being broken for parts

Thanks for any help  :smiley:

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 20 May 2012, 17:56

how much of the wires left? could always cut it back untill its a good peice of wire and crimp in a new peice of wire i.e

  old            new              old
________------------_________
          crimp         crimp 

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: clipperjay on 20 May 2012, 18:05

Be a man a get a soldiering iron and shrink wrap!
Crimps are for wimps  :evil:

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: danny_p on 20 May 2012, 21:22

polevolt.co.uk

buy new plug and inserts,  then colder and heatshrink idealy glue lined  or get hetshrink coverd crimps

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: vwkevgti on 21 May 2012, 00:14

There's nothing left of the wiring that comes out the plug it's well and truly knackerd I would have solderd to it but I've just got the plastic bit with no wire coming out of it

I really don't like crimp connectors i will be soldering it and covering it with  heat shrink just need a new plug with wires coming out of it :/

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: clipperjay on 21 May 2012, 21:34

Doing it properly is the only way to roll!
I hate crimps you have to butcher the crimp just to get it to hold and then it can work its way loose!

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 21 May 2012, 22:49

Order connector and a repair wire from VW  :smiley:

Title: Re: Repairing wiring
Post by: javalin on 25 May 2012, 16:31

useful stuff here (hopefully)

http://javalins.wordpress.com/vw-golf-mk3/vw-electrical-connectors/ (http://javalins.wordpress.com/vw-golf-mk3/vw-electrical-connectors/)