Stand up if your a kn0b

Motorcycling
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While fitting a R&G tail tidy to my CBR600RR everything was going swimmingly until I decided to use the supplied number plate light instead of the old one…follwing the instructions that told me to splice the new wires to the existing ones I proceeded to get the wire cutters out and snip off the old connector!!! Thats where the problems started 'cos guess what??? Yep thats right, I’d snipped the brake light connector off instead. No problem I thought, I’ll just get the electrical tape out and reattach it…hmmmm no perhaps I won’t, cos stuppidly, I’d cut the wires literally 2 or 3mm’s from the connector, thus not leaving enough to allow me to reattach.

Now, you good technical lot, what can I do about it??? At the moment my only real option is to call in to LJ Motorcycles in the morning and ask Les if he can manufacture me one. Has anyone else got any ideas??

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other than learn electrics before messing about with vital components of your bike… um no.

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Oh thats right, rub it in…take the pi$$ see if I care…

:crying: Waaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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just get rid of connectors, both ends and use bullet/spade 1s, brake light wire to brake light wire, rear light wire to rear light wire etc etc

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there is always going to be one who laughs at your predicament,

not me (he he honest) been there done that…get connectors crimped onto both ends there should be enough to do that you only need about 3-5mm and then push the newly crimped on connectors together…job done…

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I tried to take the old bits of wire out of the connector so that I could just fit it onto freshly stripped wires but to no avail…

The bullet and spade connector idea doesn’t sound to bad an idea…

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And just to prove what and eejit I am, here’s what I did…

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Im laughing here, im always at the end of a pm or phone call and can help out.

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you’ve excelled nob status… move straight to muppet mode :smiley:

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:pinch: Hope you get it sorted mate :wink:

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Why thank you for thinking i’m an excellent nob :wink:

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Go and see Les and next time you decide to cut wires always leave some room for error.

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I wouldnt worry about it mate, we have all done something stupid working on bikes or cars (but not all of us post it here:P)

At least it was only minor and wont cost a fortune to fix

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I think the only way is to remove the connectors and fit bullet connectors simple…forget the old connectors altogehter as was suggested earlier…and yes we have all done stupid things when fixing bikes…or anything come to that matter…

I once got married then stupid ass that I am did it again…wont be doing that again…hmm now will I…

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Pop down to Les at L J motorcycles Gaz (if you have not already) he’ll be quick, cheap and i’ll probably be there to laugh err I mean help:P

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The best way to repair that, would be a soldering iron, and some solder, quick and easy, just try not to leave a big blob of solder )

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So seconded on that 1. lol.

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you’re very welcome :smiley:

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The metal clips inside the connector where the wires are cripped on to do come out,
Generally there slid in and the metal connector tag has a return on it, this is to stop it being pulled out. (This is not the case if it’s an over moulded connector).

You have to release the return clip on the metal connector or some connectors have a plastic return clip in the shaft where the metal clip slids into. To access the return you have to generally have to access it from the opposite side to there the wires go in, You need very fine screw driver (1mm- watch style) and a good eye.

I have done this before and can be very annoying, but it can be done.
Good luck