pulled cluster, check this crap out

[coop]

Pulled cluster, this was my first thought...



This is what I see.



Why on earth would someone do this? Do you have to change this plug if you go from a VDO cluster to a motometer? There's a motometer in there now. Or is that an older/newer plug?

[Schnitzer318is]

Someone broke in and destroyed the harness somehow... or the PO likes cock meat sandwiches.

There is no reason to do that when switching between clusters of any type.

[AndrewBird]

Motometer and VDO gauges are exactly the same and interchangeable. Maybe the previous owner put a really early model cluster in a late model or visa versa? Even then though I'm not sure you would have to do anything.

What year/model is your car?

[Court M3]

Probably some idiot trying to steal something else cut the wires?
**Although I can't possibly figure out what they were after.**

[smooth]

probably PPO took the old cluster out and then the PO had to wire a new plug in.

My euro cluster came with the plugs so I know some poor e30 is out there with just wire ends.

Or could have had a short/fire and toasted the connector.

[george graves]

If you do nothing else - get rid of the wire nuts. I'd suggest some solder and heat-shrink on all of the wires. You should be able to fix that back up and get it looking decent.

[coop]

Yeah I have messed with car audio forever, besides mechanical working on cars, I can fix it, going to cut all the b/s connectors out and solder it.

Its a '90 325is, cluster looks late model

[frankenbeemer]

If you do nothing else - get rid of the wire nuts. I'd suggest some solder and heat-shrink on all of the wires. You should be able to fix that back up and get it looking decent.

Solder is stupid in a car, period. Newbies should not even try it.

I'm confused (again).

[nando]

it looks like the wire colors match 1:1, so I'm going with somebody broke into the car or there was some other damage that had to be repaired.

but, I'm being optimistic..

[nando]

If you do nothing else - get rid of the wire nuts. I'd suggest some solder and heat-shrink on all of the wires. You should be able to fix that back up and get it looking decent.

Solder is stupid in a car, period. Newbies should not even try it.

I'm confused (again).

it can be done.. you just have to be careful. I would prefer to crimp critical components like safety systems and the engine, but experienced soldering for the cluster should be fine.

[frankenbeemer]

I'm confused (again).

But this helps: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...ghlight=solder

Thanks, George.

[coop]

Fixed!



Oh lawd I used solder and tape! I still need to wrap it in hockey tape lol.

[frankenbeemer]

That looks much better, coop.

[Nsquared97]

But this helps: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...ghlight=solder

Thanks, George.

Thank you for posting that link, some very useful info in that thread.

[george graves]

That link is old....lol....Luke loves his butt connectors. Loves em. Loves the butt - connectors...
That's a thread for another time.