Wiring loom repair
30-03-2016, 06:27 PM
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Wiring loom repair
Hi,
Not long bought a BMW 5 Series Touring and it (probably) has got some broken / damaged wiring into the tailgate leading to some small electrical gremlins.. Common issue apparently..
I'm ok with soldering / shrink wrapping and happy to take my time cutting out the damage and re-soldering the loom but not sure what size / gauge / specification of wire I should be buying to match the existing loom..
I have some 24 strand 2mm copper wire but it's only rated to 6amp which seem a little low given a lot of the fuses are 10 / 20 amp and I don't want to set light to my car the first time use the heated rear window.. lol..
Any info greatly received..
ta
Not long bought a BMW 5 Series Touring and it (probably) has got some broken / damaged wiring into the tailgate leading to some small electrical gremlins.. Common issue apparently..
I'm ok with soldering / shrink wrapping and happy to take my time cutting out the damage and re-soldering the loom but not sure what size / gauge / specification of wire I should be buying to match the existing loom..
I have some 24 strand 2mm copper wire but it's only rated to 6amp which seem a little low given a lot of the fuses are 10 / 20 amp and I don't want to set light to my car the first time use the heated rear window.. lol..
Any info greatly received..
ta
30-03-2016, 07:53 PM
#3
Use these instead of separately soldering / heat shrinking. Much easier and will probably last longer. Use them all the time at work and they are a life saver!
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31-03-2016, 09:14 PM
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Hi,
Not long bought a BMW 5 Series Touring and it (probably) has got some broken / damaged wiring into the tailgate leading to some small electrical gremlins.. Common issue apparently..
I'm ok with soldering / shrink wrapping and happy to take my time cutting out the damage and re-soldering the loom but not sure what size / gauge / specification of wire I should be buying to match the existing loom..
I have some 24 strand 2mm copper wire but it's only rated to 6amp which seem a little low given a lot of the fuses are 10 / 20 amp and I don't want to set light to my car the first time use the heated rear window.. lol..
Any info greatly received..
ta
Not long bought a BMW 5 Series Touring and it (probably) has got some broken / damaged wiring into the tailgate leading to some small electrical gremlins.. Common issue apparently..
I'm ok with soldering / shrink wrapping and happy to take my time cutting out the damage and re-soldering the loom but not sure what size / gauge / specification of wire I should be buying to match the existing loom..
I have some 24 strand 2mm copper wire but it's only rated to 6amp which seem a little low given a lot of the fuses are 10 / 20 amp and I don't want to set light to my car the first time use the heated rear window.. lol..
Any info greatly received..
ta
You'd need some pretty bright tail lights to warrant even 6A !!!
The only thing that will draw more is possibly a heated rear window...even then it's not like it's on for hours at a time.
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