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I have never had the problem, just read about it. I am assuming that without the grommet that there will be direct wire to metal edge contact. If that is the case, may want to at least wrap the wires in a sufficient amount of electrical tape.
The entire wiring loom wires are wrapped in cloth tape. I had to remove some of it in order to get to the broken wires. I'll be black electrical taping them back.
The point where the solder wicks into the strands becomes a new point of failure. This is true of any wiring harness that is subject to flexing. Use a butt splice crimp (bare), and cover with adhesive lined heat shrink.
Agreed, to a point. If soldering, one would have to add a splice of wire of sufficient length such that the soldered ends are not subject to bending stress.
The point where the solder wicks into the strands becomes a new point of failure. This is true of any wiring harness that is subject to flexing. Use a butt splice crimp (bare), and cover with adhesive lined heat shrink.
You can also get heat shrinkable butt splice crimps. I have already done a bunch of wires in that same harness.
Agreed, to a point. If soldering, one would have to add a splice of wire of sufficient length such that the soldered ends are not subject to bending stress.
But that point might be too far into the tube to be accessed. Better to butt crimp a long wire to both ends of the broken wire.
I was planning on using wire tap connectors but now butt crimp seems to be a better option. I had pulled the entire hardness out of the tube and so no problem getting to the wires. I haven't fixed it yet because I've been under the weather for a few days and also this isn't urgent. From the photo, you can see that I have two broken wires and two exposed.
@scottalexander Yeah this all first started awhile back with the left license plate light notification. But since there are two plate lights, I didn't really care much to fix it in a hurry. What got me moving forward recently though is the trunk would not open. I plan to butt crimp them bad boys this weekend.