Find older car, like W123. Harvest hinge wiring. Splice in so that survivor wire takes the mechanical stress. I like solder and tape, not crimp.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My idea for the fix is to use wire that has very fine copper strands and > silicon insulation, so they are very flexible. Cut out the old harness for > about a six to eight inch section that bridges the accordion hinge, and > crimp in the new wires, so that one set of crimps is inside the body and > the other set is fully in the door. > > Friend has a pretty new VW Jetta, probably about ten years old or so, and > it had a similar problem with electric windows. Suspecting the wires in > the accordion joint, I opened up the driver's door and found the problem > there. What impressed me was that there was a socket in the body, and the > door wiring harness plugged into that socket. Pull out the connector, > remove the door panel, and it was easy to see that one could replace the > door harness as a unit, including the part that flexes and fails. I'm > pretty sure he bought a replacement from the dealer. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 7:15 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> So I had the opportunity to delve into this problem again on my brother’s >> 1989 300TE- rear left window going down spontaneously. As many of you >> suspected the problem does indeed lie in the wiring harness between the b >> pillar and rear door. One wire is sheared in half while others have cracked >> and missing insulation. How do I fix this? Is there a replacement window >> harness available? I can’t see crimping the wires together working in this >> location as the flexing from door opening and closing will cause the repair >> to fail in short order. >> >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
