Re: 6v wire harness...replace or repair?

Posted by JWL On 2010/10/29 11:52:53

If you want to go the repair the wiring route you can get new original looking wire from vendors. It comes in the colors that will match your wiring and in various gauges to suit the need.

I learned a neat trick to make modern crimp terminals look like the kind that were used in vintage cars. Take a modern crimp terminal, remove the plastic sleeve, strip the insulation on the wire back a short distance, solder the terminal on the wire, cut a short length of shrink wrap and place it over the terminal, and using a heat source shrink it over the terminal and wire. It looks original, and you do not have those ugly plastic sleeves showing. Some people prefer to crimp the terminal on the wire, but I like to solder as I think it provides a better connection and looks more authentic. Of course if you want to really look authentic, the wire vendors also sell the solder on terminals.

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