Simple project? Maybe?

[gho5tone]

So I picked up a 1995 Eagle Talon awd in green from a fellow dsmer. So I thought to myself, if this guy is a dsmer than this project shouldn't be too bad.

WRONG, from what I thought was a simple project of fixing up the ECU wire cuts became more than that. The entire radio wiring is cut up, none of the speakers are set up, many cheapo style of cutting up wires using a spade connect thing, and I think I might have a short somewhere in the engine compartment because the battery is dead after only a week. The good part though is none of the wiring is solder, so at least it's easier to fix it.

Imagine everything was solder poorly.

At the end of fixing this mess I will become a master solder for wires and I hope that 6 bolt swap and rebuilt transmission of his is not a mess, I hope he at least did something right.

There will be pictures soon, I forgot to bring a camera to where my car is located.

QOTD: How would you cover up the soldering? Electric tape? or that plastic melty thing?

 

[landon95dsm]

Heat shrink tubing

 

[hubbazoot]

Heat shrink tubing if you can get it to fit over the solder, otherwise electrical tape. I feel your pain, I had to clean up after a messy installer when I did my stereo...

 

[spyderdrifter]

Definately feeling your pain there. Was the same in my GST. I still haven't rewired my audio system aside from adding the stereo harness. My previous owner didn't even know how to use the spade connectors and he wired the 6-bolt wrong. I was pretty savy with the electrical work before buying this car, now I'm even better Just keep your chin up, go with the heat shrink. Can't wait to see pics

 

[gho5tone]

Yeah, it stinks. Alot of work to be done in small cramp spaces. Still need to figure out if the turn signal switch functional.

Haha heat shrink tubing, I was wondering what it was called for awhile. Brain fart!

Pictures will be up in the end of the week, have a pretty busy schedule ahead of me.

 

[Eddiezzxdito]

heat shrink tubing is best.

 

[pazsion]

look at my help me fix this thread... this thing has wire cut everywhere.. all the wires in the steering colum, under the dash.. under the hood.. 8 years later i'm still finding wires that dont go to anything...

 

[blue75blazer]

My favorite connectors are the solder seal butt connectors. When you heat them, the solder melts to connect the wires and the tubing shrinks all at the same time. They're a little more money, but make a very nice connection.

 

[BobG]

Outside the passenger compartment, try 3M EPS200 heat shrink. It has a sealing compound inside that's kind of like hot glue to keep water out.

 

[gho5tone]

^ Hmm interesting, I'll keep a look out for those products. I hope to have every wire cleaned up and fix so I don't have to worry about it in the future.