VW does not recommend soldering. Something about the heat weakening the solder over time. VW Dealers use heat shrink butt connectors. First crimp, then shrink the tubing to protect from the elements. VW even offers the connectors already crimped on the wires too. Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles Peyton Cramer VW Blake Thornton wrote: > > So, I finally took my van into the mechanic today. I'm not overly > confident he will find my electric woes (van just dies, I've posted the > problem before). > > In any case, I told him that I cut apart my wiring harness and he crimped > the connections. I told him that I would probably fix it with solder > later. He told me that crimp connections are better and do fine as long > as you use that shrink tube stuff on it to keep out the corrision. The > basis for his arguement was that the solder can easily heat up and then > the connection goes to hell. He said he thought solder was better, but he > learned this in some class he took a few years ago. > > Well, I'm not expert and am not too sure which theory I now believe, but > thought I would post this view on the list. > > Blake > 84 westy > SLC, UT |
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