door wires fix ?

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In a message dated 4/22/01 10:51:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
knotnook at traverse.com writes:


> Does the wiring harness vary from car to car?  Years ago I had a very 
> experienced mechanic do what Frank describes:  solder in the doorjamb with 
> a little extra wire to relieve stress.  This was a guy who also works on 
> electronics, installs computer networks, etc., so he's good with soldering 
> wire.  His fix lasted a couple years and then the same problems began 
> again.  The car was a 4Kq, though, rather than a Type 44.
> 
> 
> 

Well, it turns out Frank is an EE and has lots of related experience too. 
That said, the pertinent piece of data left out above is wether the repeat 
problem was in the same wire. If so, and if the tech did the job properly 
then I would question the durability of the repair I performed. I doubt the 
configuration of the harness is a major factor. Service loop length, type of 
wire used to splice (stranded vs solid, inherent flexibility), and solder 
joint support would IMHO be the most important aspects of the repair. HTH
Frank Santoro
1990 V8
1998 A8
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