Remote Control Roof
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god what a ballache
removed all the scotch locks in the end and put them in the choc blocks, only one that is hassle doing that is the thick red/black/yellow wire, total pain in the hoop to fit it and the gaptech wire into the block.
amount of times i had it working and had to pull the console out as it stopped when i'd pushed it all back in...
soldering if you have the skill for it is prob the way to go.
removed all the scotch locks in the end and put them in the choc blocks, only one that is hassle doing that is the thick red/black/yellow wire, total pain in the hoop to fit it and the gaptech wire into the block.
amount of times i had it working and had to pull the console out as it stopped when i'd pushed it all back in...
soldering if you have the skill for it is prob the way to go.
nb67 said:
I only had the one 8way i'd been using for some speaker cables sadly, so bodged it somewhat with a connector.
one end thick wire in and screwed down , other end thin gaptech+small crimped on fork connector(one fork removed) with other end of the thick wire then screwed down, only way i could get both in and tight.
Ant said:
Def the way to go. No real skill needed to solder. I was doing it from the age of about 7 or 8
Just remove a little insulation. Tin each wire by putting a spot of flux on and solder. hold the 2 pieces to join together and solder them.
Lazy way is to twist the 2 bits of wire and solder.
Beauty is it's a proper joint for life and doesn't rink any component ever ceasing to be powered.
I read in one of the threads on here that the soldering iron should be heated up and then unplugged when using in the car - something to do with earthing.
Don't really understand this (and not something that I have ever done).
Any kind, knowledgeable person like to enlighten me?
Don't really understand this (and not something that I have ever done).
Any kind, knowledgeable person like to enlighten me?
Any1else said:
It's a wise precaution to unplug the iron for the few seconds when soldering on sensitive components like canbus wires and in theory have an earth strap on your wrist (but I've never done the latter). Bit like a pc and you can fry components with static.
On normal 12v circuits it doesn't matter, but for those I'd disconnect the battery in case you do something stupid and create a short circuit
Hardest part of soldering is under a dash holding 2 or more wires, soldering iron, solder and getting all the bits together
