Does Anyone Have Any Good Suggestions About Joining Two Wires Together? After All This Hard Work I'm Doing Trying To Restore The Engine Compartment, I Just Can't Bring Myself To Splicing Two Wires Together With Electrical Tape. The Connectors That I've Seen At The Auto Parts Stores Don't Impress Me Too Much Either. Are There Ford Type Factory Wire Connectors That Can Be Purchased, Or Something That Is Show Quality That Can Pass For Factory? I Don't Have Many Wires That Need To Be Joined, But I Would Like To Know How To Do It If I Need To In The Future. Thanks, Stuart
The best way is to get the connectors from the store...crimp the wires together in there, and then solder (sawder) the wires to the connector.
stuart I would solder the two wire together and then i would use heat shrink thats how manufactures join two wires together that is the best way
what about the connector? the connector assure that the wires do not seperate, and that they have a good connection... then you cover it in shrink
lucky I have alot of experience in automotive electrical repair and twisting them together and them take the solder and wrap it around the bare wire twisted together and then solder them with a solder iron and put heat shrink on, I don't like to use connectors because if it gets wet the connector starts to corrode and then you get bad connection, high grade of heat shrink will make the connection water tight and make it look professional. best way and the only way IMO
As stated, solder and heat shrink tubes are the best method. For the factory look, check with vintage Mustang warehouses for a product called wire wrap. It looks like electrical tape, but does not have the adhesive-same as used by the factory. The adhesive in electrical tape gets gooey and makes a mess in a hot engine compartment over a period of time. A dab of RTV or weatherstrip adhesive at the end of your wrap will secure it nicely. The wires in this pic are wrapped with it. Seth
I agree with soldering the wires together without a connector but you have to know what your doing or it will be a worse connection then just crimping them together with a connector. First of all the wire has to be clean. Copper wire oxidizes pretty easily. The wire should be bright and shiny. If not it needs to be cleaned. Second you need a rosin core solder. The rosin will be the flux which when burns, displaces oxygen and prevents further oxidizing. I find soldering irons much easier to use then those solder guns. The tip of the iron also needs to be cleaned and tinned to transfer heat efficiently.
