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Trailer light wires don't match up...old vs new replacement
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Thu, 30 May 2019 18:02:34 -0500
...Car side new connector White Brown Yellow Green Today I set out to replace the trailer side connector with the new one. I discovered...
Re: ECU Connector Compatibility
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 12:16:41 -0400
The same connector was use on all golf, Jetta, and fox models witch required an ECU. CIS-E, digifant , and maybe newer systems. problems...
What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:36:24 -0700
Can anyone tell me what this type of connector is called? http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/Connector# I'd like to find a source...
Re: Dash foil
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:25:08 -0800
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > The traces where the connector attaches were > starting to...
Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Wed, 8 Aug 2012 16:03:40 +0100
...Neil posted a link to a very nice photo of a spade connector: http://www.turbomr2.com/MR2/HowTo/Engine_Fans/Tripac_Fan/Images...
Repost: Broken wiring connectors on an '84
Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 15:33:15 -0400
...On the lower is a broken connector/sensor. Which sensor/connector is this? Both halves of the connector are broken. It appears that corrosion...
Wierd wiring (was running rich)
Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:53:35 -0600
...I took the connector off the AFM and a while later finally looked at the connector and one of the pins in the connector...
Re: Electrical connectors
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:29:15 -0800
...See page 7 on bottom right (TERM481) is the closest https://connectorexperts.com/c-1458515.7-terminals.html https://connectorexperts.com/c-1458515-terminals...
5/16" space connectots for the head lights
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 22 May 2007 15:05:51 -0700
I duuno none of the so called FLAP here in Vic BC have the 5/16" female spade connectors with that tab that keeps...
Re: solderless connectors
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:45:46 -0400
...does anyone know of a source for the OEM connectors > mentioned? Vintage connectors is a good source for metric and service is > good. I...
Re: looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:13:03 -0500
...looking for a source for temp 2/temperature gauge sending unit connectors For certain connectors, a VW specific shop might have replacement leads with...
Re: solderless connectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:30:51 -0700
regarding crimp wire connectors .. in the marine world, you can get them with shrinkable tubing built right onto them. in other words, 'waterproof crimp...
Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 May 2016 16:00:01 -0400
I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto wires and then securely snap into VW relay blocks. I'm working...
Re: Black wire by water tank...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:21:20 -0400
...Water pump is red from kitchen fuse to LED panel connector pin 4, jumpered to pin 1 (because the earliest LED panels had a...
Optima connections
Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:59:41 -0700
What type/size bolts or connectors have volks used to wire up their Optima aux. batteries? I'm looking at the empty side connectors...
Re: Power Door Lock Actuator Small Springs.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Oct 2015 11:08:43 -0400
...If the dash connector doesn't have wires for the rear lock, then there's another connector at the B pillar. Yrs, d >thanks...
Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 4 Sep 2017 12:38:17 -0700
...The contacts in the male connector at distributor ended up corroding; I have yet to see any evidence of corrosion at other connector contacts...
Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:29:18 EDT
...While depressing the wire bail on the connector, pull upward. But . . . do it carefully because the connector housing on the distributor can be broken...
Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:56:36 -0500
Thanks TC On 7/10/07, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > >The sensor connector is the same as an injector > > connector. Aftermarket pigtails are...
Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:32:27 -0700
> It would be helpful to know which terminal on the long connector into > the right side of the instrument cluster operates the turn signal...
Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Mon, 9 May 2016 13:15:20 -0700
...Are these connectors available > at local FLAPS, list vendors, or from VW dealers? Who supplies > electrical connectors for people that do true VW restorations...
Mangled pins.
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:02:02 -0700
To help prevent futzing up the connectors, I have used small safety pins to probe wire for voltage measurements and test female connectors without...
Re: Wanted: Part for '91 Vanagon Carat Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 18:38:16 -0400
...I got the connector from a parts Vanagon and swapped the connectors over to the new connector. I also used emery cloth on both...
Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:56:48 -0700
...Pics and some text here > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/vanagon-d15-connector-issue/ > > spoiler: the connector showed signs of overheating. > > alistair >
Re: Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:42:57 -0500
On my '85, (single wire type O2 sensor) there is a male to male connector between the two. Jay Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM...
OEM rubber covered waterproof crimpon connectors
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Tue, 12 May 2015 17:34:14 -0400
Where can I get the oem style of rubber covered connectors that cam on the starter and fuel pump? It seem stupid to use...
Re: Tiico Conversion
Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 23:05:07 -0800
...Purchase a wire with ECU connectors from a dealer 000 979 131. You will splice this wire into the old 02 harness to the...
Re: Water & Oil idiot lights fixed? Or at least getting better...
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:30:01 -0700
> Speaking of changing out crimp connectors... What do you do about > wires that are cracking near the plastic connectors? I noticed that > several of...
Mystery connector...I'm getting close
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:23:40 -0500
Per previous messages I'm trying to resolve a strange connector in my engine compartment. Bentley hasn't helped mainly because some wires are...
Headlights don't work, why?
Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 11:52:44 -0400
...The brown wires connected to the round connectors that are attached to the body have slip-on spade connectors. Corroded connectors here is a...
inner headlight socket connectors
Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:08:01 -0400
Does anyone have or know where I can get connectors that plug into the South African inner headlight (aka driving light) sockets? The connector...
Replacing AFM connector
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:31:38 -0800
...After looking all over, replacing this and that, my last suspect is that the AFM connector is bad (when it doesn't start I...
Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:28:01 +0100
...I ended up cutting a slice into the connector so I could see. Turns out there are two pins that prevent each wire connector...
Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:49:52 -0700
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been looking for a suitable connector to...
Electric door look actuators.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 2 Aug 2022 18:45:00 -0500
It appears these can be had all over the place, but getting the female connector to couple withe male spade connector is a problem...
Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (agai
Historical mailing list
Fri, 03 Jan 1997 10:59:09 +0200
Chris, I guess there are flat connectors inside the plastic wire connector: Front view: ________________ I I I_I I_I ___ Side view ____<_________________ I___________I...
Re: A/C Fan Blower Switch
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:06:06 EDT
...I finally bypassed the 4-wide VW connector for the #2 circuit and installed another connector. The connector is approximately between the driver and...
Newb Instrument Cluster Swap Tip (T14 connector)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:56:41 -0800
...If you're re wiring the T 14 connector at the instrument cluster..... 1. the connector "flap" may have several "latches" along where the...
Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 22:27:54 -0400
...Pics and some text here > >http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/vanagon-d15-connector-issue/ > >spoiler: the connector showed signs of overheating. > >alistair...
Connectors, where to find
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:04:40 -0800
...Today I’m looking for electrical connectors. I’m making up a new wiring harness for the fridge and water tank, etc. It’s...
Re: Need to repair/replace deteriorated instrument panel connector
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:10:40 -0400
...The foil circuit is ruined at the long connector. I spent half the >afternoon gluing a plastic replacement in place to go under the...
Testing a Fuel Injection harness??
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:09:51 -0700
...Looking at the wiring diagram, one of the two wires at each fuel injector connector runs to a terminal in the ECU connector and...
Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:16:56 -0400
I've replaced one of the connectors on the back of the fuse panel (the one the fog lights go through). There are devices...
Re: bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 16 Aug 94 10:10:15 CDT
On Tue, 16 Aug 94 10:04:09 CDT David Carment said: >Joel, when you say oxygen sensor with and without connector, what do...
Re: Temperature sensor connector (name?)
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:27:07 -0400
At 04:11 PM 4/23/2011, Ry wrote... >Can anyone tell me what is the name of the connector that would >properly fit...
Re: Black wire by water tank...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:22:34 -0700
isn't there a black wire, or is it 2 black wires that go to the display unit T6 connector? But perhaps more to...
Re: 5/16" space connectots for the head lights
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 23 May 2007 07:07:24 -0700
> > I duuno none of the so called FLAP here in Vic BC > > have the 5/16" female spade connectors > > with that tab that keeps...
Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:47:57 -0800
> -4 fi connectors > frank or ben ?? fyi I have found a really great deal to replace you fi connectors I beleive the vanagon are...
Re: solderless connectors
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:55:31 -0400
...You'll do yourself no favor using cheap connectors. If you're not wincing at the price of crimp connectors then you're not...
Re: Wire connectors for relay blocks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 10 May 2016 01:18:01 -0400
...Wire connectors for relay blocks > >I'm looking original type wire spade type connectors that crimp onto >wires and then securely snap into VW...
Re: Gas and temp gauge QUIT
Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
Thu, 8 May 1997 00:09:00 -400
Peter, You might try "jiggling" or reseating the connector to the gauge. Mine quits intermittently because the connector needs cleaning, fixing or replacing. Anyway...
Re: 5/16" space connectots for the head lights
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 22 May 2007 21:59:26 -0500
...You are supposed to cut off the old connector and use three butt splices to splice the new connector on. If only one of...
Re: Digitool Availability - COST
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:35:57 -0700
...It's a regular male FI harness connector epoxied back-to-back with a female connector robbed from a fried ECU, with a 6...
Re: '87 Syncro GL temp light
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 May 1996 01:24:33 -0400
...Pull the connector off of the sensor and enusure you have a good, clean contact. My 85 Westy suffered similar symptoms and I found...
Hall Sender connector socket - replace part/whole?
Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:32:39 -0700
Hi guys, I noticed that my hall effect sender on the distributor ('89 2.1 WBX) has a cracked connector socket. Since the whole...
Re: Temp 2 sender connectors
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Wed, 2 May 2007 11:09:12 -0300
...They have them, and they also have the little tool to get the wire/connectors out of the plastic connector, which is pretty basic...
Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:48 -0700
...will all be changed to the small Anderson Powerpole connectors or the > SAE offset connectors used often on solar panels, sometimes called Ford > connectors...
Re: Digitool diagnostics
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:47:16 -0500
...The only advantage this would Ken, the "shunt connector" would simply be a male-female pair of the exact connector that the ECU already...
Re: A/C wirng on fire.
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:06:42 -0400
I to just had to track down this plug and route around a burned/melted connector. The day before I was wondering what the...
Re: Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:49:06 -0700
At 10:53 AM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote: > The Bentley diagram shows the "Idle Stabilizer Control Valve Connector" to be a >single...