Gerald, When I fixed my power window wires, I soldered a 3" piece of the most flexible wire I could find. The extra wire makes an S shape in the boot and spreads the flex point out as it moves. I used heat shrink tubing to cover the solder joint. If you can, inspect all the other wires at about the same place your mirror wire is broken. Look for a clean cut around the insulation. I found 4 or 5 more wires that were looking pretty shaky. Best of luck, John Meeks Top of Lower Michigan 91 Westfalia MultiVan
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Gerald Masar Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:08 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: wire splicing
Good Friday evening, After much trial and error, I found the problem with my right side power mirror was a broken wire in the drivers side door boot. Any suggestions on splicing or otherwise repairing it? I have an inch or so of the wire going into the door exposed and not much at all of the other end going to the dash connector. I have some crimp-on butt connectors for 18-22AWG wire and some Scotch-lok splice connectors that look like they are for really small wires. Don't know where I got them. They are clear plastic with a green top and have dielectric grease inside. Thanks, Jerry |
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