Is using the "repair kit" for the tailgate wiring better than replacing whole thing?
03-02-2015, 10:45 AM
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My Ride: 520D E61 LCI 11/2007
I had the same issue last year, when I opened up the loom it was already repaired (I assume by BMW)
But it was done very badly, they just cut the wires and soldered them together.
This gives 2 problems: your loom gets even shorter and the hard soldered parts are right on the spot where they are supposed to flex...
So I cut the wires from about 10 cm before the hinge to about 10 cm behind it and soldered in a new piece for every wire.
Allot more work then just cutting and soldering back together, but I believe more durable.
With mine the damage was all in the right hand side, left seemed oke.
But it was done very badly, they just cut the wires and soldered them together.
This gives 2 problems: your loom gets even shorter and the hard soldered parts are right on the spot where they are supposed to flex...
So I cut the wires from about 10 cm before the hinge to about 10 cm behind it and soldered in a new piece for every wire.
Allot more work then just cutting and soldering back together, but I believe more durable.
With mine the damage was all in the right hand side, left seemed oke.
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