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Subject:Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:13:54 -0600

Consider a bicycle inner tube as a boot.

Jim

On Mar 18, 2005, at 4:16 PM, Ryan London wrote:

> I've concluded that the time has come to replace all of the wires
> running through the
> driver's door (windows, speaker, locks, and mirrors).  Close to 200K
> miles of opening
> and closing have weakened them to the point where only one still works.
>
> I'm looking for two things here, any BTDT advice and any suggestions
> for materials
> to use to protect the new wires for the future (other than the stock
> rubber boot).
>
> I assume that I will have to remove the dash to do this right, so any
> tips there would
> be helpful as well.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ryan
> '90 Syncro Westy
> Chicago
>
> -Sorry for the repeat posts-
>