[s-cars] electrical pins for coil connectors

[Tom Green]

Dave,

Guys looking for electrical terminals can find them at    http:// 
www.eagleday.com/
These connectors are AMP junior power timer 3 pin connectors, but the  
housings
are cheaper at the dealer or salvage yard.  I haven't had any problem  
with brittle
housings and find the smallest jewelers screwdrivers work well as pin  
removers.

This is the only source I have found for the individual pins.  I find  
the VWP-192175
terminal is a good match for the female, but the male pins do not  
match those in
the Audi housings, and of course part numbers are useless.  The  
3-8060 terminals
from the Female and Male Blade Terminals section worked for me by  
matching the
description to the OEM pin size.

This works great if you want to keep OEM connections and avoid the  
extra splice
connections, but it is not cheap if you buy housings, so I would urge  
caution on
removing the old pins.  You should remind those doing this that the  
female end
has retainer barbs on each side, but with the purple insert removed  
from the
housing you can easily see one side and work on the opposite barb.   
The flat
male pin only has one barb on the upper side (housing side with one  
central
alignment ridge), so it is much easier to remove.

Just some notes I thought could be useful.  Once you get the hang of  
it, it's not
bad, unless you are trying to switch a POS channel on a cold, rainy  
night on
the road.  BTDT  Present project is rewiring two complete coil sets  
with no
splices.

Tom