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dgjks6

I am in the process of rebuilding the wiring harness on my c-85. All of the safety switched were removed and I am adding brake lights.

1 - how do I turn 1 wire into 2 - for example, there is one lead off of the light switch that needs 2 wires - one for the headlights and one for the rear lights.

2 - what is the bast way to connect wires? I am thinking the wire nuts the other guy used were not OEM.

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MikesRJ

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These work quite well, but during installation I add heat shrink and use a syringe to inject RTV before I shrink it down. I then remove the excess RTV which squeezes out after it has cured. For added protection I also tape wrap over the heat shrink.

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wallfish

Those little clamps do work well. You can buy a whole solderless terminal kit for different size wire and different applications or pick them up separately. Some kits come with the crimp tool. Any auto parts store will have them. Make sure to use shrink tube over them to slow corrosion.

The best way would be to solder everything and shrink tube it.

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Save Old Iron

Simple as 1, 2, 3

1/ use only MARINE GRADE tinned wire

2/ solder your connections

3/ use adhesive lined heat shrink tubing

connection will be problem free for the life of the tractor.

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KC9KAS

If you use the blue "tap & go" connectors, do as MikesRJ suggested or you will be plagued with problems with loose connections.

Been there, done that! Learned my lesson!

Save Old Iron has the best way to have trouble free connections.

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catman81056

The blue clamps might be faster but, the solder/shrink tube method is the only way to a long term splice. IMHO of course.

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dgjks6

Guess I am off to buy soldering tools today. And shrink wrap. And band aids.

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mavfreak

I would do it like SOI mentioned, might take longer but I think it looks better and if done well you'll never have a problem

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mavfreak

Guess I am off to buy soldering tools today. And shrink wrap. And band aids.

Don't forget burn cream! :thumbs:

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WH nut

If you use scotch locks you will be chasing wiring problems the rest of your life

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WheelHorse_of_course

There is one exception to the "solder" requirements.

If you get a pro-type crimping tools, and use the right sized connectors for the wire, you can get "factory perfect" solderless crimps.

There are decent pro-style crimpers in the $20 range:

http://www.harborfreight.com/ratcheting-cr...tool-97420.html

Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES use a tool similar to the one pictured here for crimping terminals. They are good from stripping and cutting wires, and also good for cutting screws. Just do not use them for crimping, PLEASE!

:thumbs: :thumbs:

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