Thanks Graham, only thing that concerns me is where this connector is sited would mean its going to get a fair bit of abuse - water, stones etc so would need to be pretty tough. But may have to use one of theirs and try and protect it somehow.
Alex
Hi Alex, the connectors that they supply are very good quality and come with the correct internal dust/water seal, cable seal and boot,as below and the same as OE.
Not a black & white issue - Soldering can harden the wire, making it more susceptible to work hardening from vibration, which ultimately leads to failure.
Not a black & white issue - Soldering can harden the wire, making it more susceptible to work hardening from vibration, which ultimately leads to failure.
Agree to disagree there m8…
Each to his own
I would add that every solder join I do … I always heatshrink too …
I agree, I am a huge fan of soldering every joint in a wireing loom. If you are spareing with how much you use, the joint is very small, but infinetly better than just a crimped joint in my opinion. Battery terminal cables are a different matter, you need that much heat and solder to do those you do end up with something brittle and I have seen these break with devistating results.
To add, the fact that our engine bays are exposed to the elements is another reason for soldering, as you can get water and subsequently corrosion in a crimped joint that you wont get in a soldered one.
To add, the fact that our engine bays are exposed to the elements is another reason for soldering, as you can get water and subsequently corrosion in a crimped joint that you wont get in a soldered one.
Agree if you are using a standard spade connector with no ingress protection but not in the type of crimped joint shown in the photo above.
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