VXOC Astra-J/GTC

Hi All,


I have a lot of wiring in my car (mainly ambient LEDs) which I've secured with a simple twist of the wire and some electrical tape...I'm fully aware how bad this is but I simply cannot solder well enough to do it in tight spaces.

Now I would like to know how to carry out in line crimping on spliced wires....Hope people know what I mean. Is this something that can be done...is there a sort of clamp which I can put over the wires and then crimp in place? 

Cheers

Are joining to cut wires together or are doing a splice join?

Just a splice join I think... The things I'm referring too are when I've trimmed the plastic off an existing bit of wiring and then I've spliced another wire onto the exposed copper wiring... I want to know how to secure that wiring using crimping methods... If you need me to demonstrate what I mean I'll grab some spare wire if you want and take a photo of what I mean?

It's a google image but this is what I do:



I just need to know how to crimp that so it's secure rather than twisting and then wrapping with tape like I do ATM.

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I know what you mean its called a splice.

Ok so a crimp wont be suitable for this unless you have access to the end of the wire.

You best bet is to use one them silly scotch lock connectors.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50x-Scotch-Loc...jVt8TEQoEA

I'm sure thou in another post where you were asking about wiring there was a video added of a splice.

As your not confident in soldering in tight spaces I'd recommend you do the following.

!. Splice
2. On the splice separate the copper wire
3. Twist the copper of your new wire.
4. put that through the splice.
5. twist it all together.
6. tape over.

Here's a video for you to watch for the step I listed above.

Cheers mate! Yeah I've tried the scotch locks and they're were awful! Also too clunky and big for the small areas i need to get too.

Yeah that's what I do mate, it feels secure enough but I was worried about it coming loose and starting a fire... :-/

I remember the video I think...was a how too on soldering wasn't it? But yeah I have actually tried soldering in the car and i just make a mess of it :(

They should be fine mate.

Just practice some more practice makes perfect.

Yeah it's not so much the soldering I can't do as I'm okay doing it in the house with lots of space but it's the situations in the car e.g.

1. Soldering some wiring in the boot lid which is for my parking sensors... I would have to work upwards... So the soldering iron about my head which is just tricky and also inside a small compartment too.

2. Inside the window switch compartment for the pocket lights... It's just such a small compartment and there are lots of wires together and I just end up dripping solder everywhere and melting the other wires [PENSIVE FACE]

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just splice solder and shrink wrap

(3:rd-Jan-2016, 12:46:40)tucpal Wrote: [ -> ]just splice solder and shrink wrap

That's the whole point of the comments in the thread mate... I can't solder! Ha

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I use scotch connectors. They're ok but they're not great. Most wiring I've done is scotch connected and so far it seems OK... With the exception of my DRL wiring. I keep getting a check left DRL message on the dash. I've brought a gas powered soldering iron from ebay but haven't got round to it yet.

All I would say is practice mate. Use some old cable and bench test your skills when you feel abit more confident then move on to the car. Remember, ***** up is no bad thing.... It teaches you for next time.

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Yeah I used them once but they never made a good connection and took up too much space.

That's what I have too mate! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] problem is the tip is a bit dodgy now and solder only sticks to half of it and I can't find replacement tips [PENSIVE FACE].

I'll do some more practising then but it's all fine when I practice but when I get to the car and in the confined space it all goes to pot! Haha

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Use a file to clean the tip up.


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Didn't know of that would damage it... But thanks! I'll do that [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Buy a new one. Mine was only £3 I think from China. Whether it's any good remains to be seen.

The problem I've seen with the crimps is wire thickness. The wires in the J seem very thin meaning the crimps dont always go through the sheath.

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Haha probably the same one as mine but a different brand. And yeah that's the issue I saw too!

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