BIGGEST Mistakes DIYers Make When Automotive Wiring | How To

[@SarahnTuned]

Yes! More of these wiring videos!

[@chickenyt4073]

I LOVE YOUR "HOW TO" VIDEOS ❤

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Good morning Dave and of course thumbs UP!! Yup wiring for me is a nightmare! LOL.. 🤯🤯

[@FreeWheeler554]

Master Dave gives basic lessons in soldering.

[@larryhall6416]

Wow thank you for your expertise in this matter. I am going to try to get a old harness to practice on.

[@simscoordinator]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very helpful. God bless

[@matthewbieser8241]

I like wiring even though it's a head ache, good video Dave!

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks

[@ItsMorbinTime03]

27:36 I once worked on a Nissan 370z and Blue and Light Blue wires were so confusing!

[@stevenmarvo2620]

Dave this wiring episode Brilliant thanks for the Tech tips

[@BrucePierson]

I do my own wiring and pretty much how you showed it. I used to be a motorcycle mechanic and I worked in a bike shop. We often renovated bikes, which meant a certain amount of dismantling. When it came time to put them back together, it was always me who did the wiring, because the other guys took one look at all the wires and got scared off. That's what puts most people off, but if you take it one wire at a time, it's nowhere near as hard or scary.

[@ryanmacewen511]

Yea, exactly. It's just a check list! The only headache for me, is getting the lengths perfect, so no one wire stands out or looks untidy.

[@castellanoperformanceandde257]

Very informative, thanks for taking your time to make this video.

[@manuelsaldivar3962]

Great tips.

[@christopher728]

Thanks Dave

[@britvenia3956]

Thanks Dave!

[@jc13781]

To each their own. I use the pre-soldiered shrink wrap, and I don’t really care if it corrodes aluminum because it’s contained in the wrapping and at least the ones I buy have a very thick and durable wrapping and I have also never owned an aluminum car. I do really like your technique for pushing the wires together. I usually butt them up overlapping and twist them around eachother but it’s a little cumbersome, I’ll try out your technique in the future for sure.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah the only other bad thing about gallium is it's super low temp

[@fullyotto31]

I worked as an electrical reworker in a bmw plant. Their preferred method was to use a crimp style splice with heat shrink. If airbag wiring was messed up, you had to remove the entire leg of the circuit. There is too much liability in the resistant being off and causing an airbag issue. At home on my own projects, I use the heat shrink solder combo that you hit with a heat gun. Haven't had any issues with those so far.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah I have heard the crimp factory splices are better but when I did my 30 year old Nissan it told a different story but as long as it's protected it should last

[@oherman]

People grew up with the twist-together method, that one, iirc, is what we call the rat tail joint. Quick and easy, but easily pulled apart/doesn't look clean. Me, I roll both ends together ala western union knot then solder. It's easier to do that if you have pliers and if the copper is thick.

[@meseone920]

I never knew that it was called western union knot, when I was in the industry of 12v tech/automotive wiring I was introduced to it as a “nasa connection”. Now googling what you wrote I see the nasa joint/connection is a western union knot. Also always heat the copper wire and feed the solder in and let bond, slide heat shrink over and heat.

[@joaoduartevasconcelosfreit9094]

Nice topic

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

New subscriber 🔥🔥🔥

[@SSRsGarage]

Everytime I solder it seems to overheat the wire and bubbles or burns the wire insulation. I just can’t seem to get it right. I’ll look at getting the soldering iron you have shown.

[@papergatorzfedducca7998]

Can you do a video on how to use the tool for depinning?

[@jeroldmcgee308]

Thank you for the video

[@Junkyard_Dave]

You're welcome

[@jamiedriscoll9781]

I just watched a video on haisstronica 800PCS Heat Shrink Butt Connectors Kit, Solder tablet inside shrink sleeve, heat shrinks tube, melts solder and everything's taken care of in one step.

[@TxcGren]

what are the next videos coming in this (mini series???) ? i believe you mentioned fiberglass, body work or paint? that stuff would be EXTREMELY helpful for me moving on with my project.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Y3ah and how to set up paint guns etc

[@TxcGren]

@@Junkyard_Dave awesome, can’t wait !!

[@tanker242]

You can improve the physical properties of that solder joint by not kust rolling your intertwined wires, but pinching each side of the splice with opposite hands, and twisting opposite directions.

[@naiahhaian]

Solder joins vs crimp joins? What's your preferred method and why?

[@Junkyard_Dave]

If it's a splice or repair I solder but I try to use new pins as much as possible

[@DennisSnider-ft9fu]

Solder,heat shrink and Tessa tape for heat around the old split loom just because it's makes it prettier

[@jesussavescars807]

Are we still on track for the Easter rise of the hellhawk

[@StaredownGames]

This ALMOST made me want to play with wires... I made spaghetti instead cuz fat.

[@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn]

In my defense, you're one mad scientist.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks

[@Moe_Lester_fromUptwn]

@@Junkyard_Dave learned quite a bit in this vid. Thanks.

[@Bryaniskey]

If it's a job, I'm confident enough to know I can do it. It's not really a problem for me 👍🏽

[@robsdeviceunknown]

I can trade, solder, read and MAKE schematics etc. What I CAN'T do is afford a Mitchel or other monthly fee to get access to the wiring diagrams. quite often they are next to impossibe to get. For example, getting Dodge 2nd gen wiring is near impossible without one of the services. THey were really hush hush about there wiring because they used same wiring in many many different vehicles and didnt want people buying cars with few otions and just plugging in the upgrades for pennies on the dollar.

[@robsdeviceunknown]

Oh one more thanks. My BIGGEST problem is the litany of different types of connectors. I never know from one plug to the next how to get it apart. There has to be over 400 different types of plugs under the hoods.

[@erickeenan7562]

"Wiring is straightforward and not really that difficult" ....CANbus enters the room.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Canbus is really just twisted pair wires not that big of a deal its actually easy

[@mikesauve5793]

I’m not afraid of doing electrical I just don’t have the patience lol