To all the peckerheads that dont know how to wire and do it anyways...

[W O T]

Please, if you dont understand the basics of wiring, solid connections, and actually doing something right. Please dont freakin do it AT ALL

This is the 3rd attrocity Ive come across wiring wise form the previous owner in my car. I found this when I took my drivers side foglight out. They cut the wiring harness in half for whatever reason, and the put it back together simply twised the wires together, and poorly electrical taped the connections.

ONE CONNECTION WASNT EVEN TAPED!!! One was crimped. Like what the hell. The wires were corroded to hell and loosely twisted at best.

If youre gonna do s*** like this, if youre gonna do stuff like this to your rides, and hand them off to other people, please dont



So I redid it all, proper twist, solder and shrink wrap. Take an extra minute, but its solid, secure and lasting.



Do basic wiring properly, or if you dont know how, educate yourself before attempting

That is all

[Qxxx4]

yeah i love shrink wrap, i took so many different sizes of it at my last job. I use it for anything I can. but when i dont have it, tape is my only choice, and if not done solidly/cut properly/insulated enough, your looking at huge safety hazards!

glad to see you caught that

[volp]

i usually electrical tape and then shrink wrap.

[W O T]

It just chaps my a** when I see stuff like this though, like 3 different wire connections, all different!!! Yes electrical tape is fine for in-car when you do it right, but it absolutely sucks when exposed to the elements, and doesnt last long.

Bah, I feel like scrooge

You shoulda seen what this car had done for the aftermarket dvd player and added hitch adapter wiring. Was absolutely horrid, so many exposed/loose/unprotected wires.

Even that one wire in my foglight harness I posted, no cover on it at all, could have shorted on me at any time, its not just cheap looking and ghetto

ITS DANGEROUS

[sicwitit]

Nuff said

[Qxxx4]

wow i just realized you said the wires were TWISTED together not even soldered, thats absolutely rediculous

[W O T]

Like literally 2 twists even, a strong wind coulda pulled them apart lol

The crimp wire pulled out of the crimp no problem either

I just hate seeing crap like this done when the proper way doesnt take much if any effort more once you learn how to do it.

I cant wait to see what I find once i pull the dash and headliner

[Chuck Tribolet]

If you are going to heat-shrink, esp. those of you in salt-on-the-roads-in-wintercountry, any good marine supply place (West Marine, etc.) will have Ancorheat-shrink which is lined with hot-melt glue. When you shrink it, the gluemellts and seals the heat-shrink to the wire.

There's no need to put electrical tape under heat-shrink.

Chuck, who as at lest three different soldering irons.

[slickroger]

Ive got to agree with WOT here.

alot of the wiring jobs in my truck looked like your fogs there, simple couple twist s***ty a** tape job and dangling for the elements. i just removed at lease three meters of unused wires from my truck.

When i had first got it i couldnt figure out why some of my electronics kept switching on and off frequently. well of course there were crappy grounds no sanding to the metal straight paint and a nut.

solder is ideal for a solid lasting connection i dont even consider the possibility of just twisting and taping, even though im scared to bring the soldering iron in the car i do it anyway.

FRAYED CORDS ARE CURRENT KILLERS

[Buzzman]

Oh man, what an interesting thread.I'm a little older than you guys (Ok, I just turned a young 60...ouch!), and I've been in the service business all my life.I still have my own handyman business, and spend a lot of my time fixing other people's mistakes.One thing I've learned is that there are two basic reasons for crappy DIY stuff: lack of knowledge and skills, and a I-don't-give-a-crap attitude (or a combination of the two.) There is pretty much nothing I haven't seen, including wiring jobs like you described.Some people truly believe they are doing it right. Unfortunately, they just don't know better.Recent case in point: Lady called me saying they were having trouble installing a new furnace filter. Simple, right?Went over to have a look, and they had removed the covers from the front of the furnace, and had jammed the filter up against the burners. Hello!!!Good thing it's summer, cause they would have burned the house down.Good intentions, just dumb.That's my story for today. Sorry for the hijack, but it's a good subject.