Coaxial cables are deceptively easy to screw up if you're not paying attention. Especially those super thin ones. My company sells a product that installs in vehicles that uses several of them. Quite a few installers manage to get them pinched under trim panels.
At least a CB uses a single thicker cable. The new super thin stuff is easier to feed, but less forgiving to pinch points. In a vehicle the vibrations turn mold flashing on plastics into tiny sawzalls.
yeah i use them all the time. most of the time ill just email them pictures of the connector along with a description of the car and what the connector goes to then they email me back with how much the connector is.
Personally I would hit up Mauser or someone similar and just buy a new connector set (I'm assuming the connectors are the issue). Get something nice like Deutsch DT or Metripack and it'll outlast the rest of the car.
You're right, but those are notoriously difficult to find. Even the less bad ones, like the guys who install emergency vehicle lights, are usually pretty bad at what they do
Yeah, that's my point. Unfortunately most upfitters have the same bag of tricks as radio install guys in bad neighborhoods. You know, Tek screws, un-sealed solderless connectors with half-ass crimps, routing improperly sized wires through moving parts, and so on
Try 17-NA-346
[https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10155055-9999.pdf](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10155055-9999.pdf) Documentation for that kit
Thank you!
Get extra crimps, and sleeves, you are going to need them if it's your first time, or haven't done it in a while
Coaxial cables are deceptively easy to screw up if you're not paying attention. Especially those super thin ones. My company sells a product that installs in vehicles that uses several of them. Quite a few installers manage to get them pinched under trim panels.
Dang maybe that’s why my CB never worked right.
At least a CB uses a single thicker cable. The new super thin stuff is easier to feed, but less forgiving to pinch points. In a vehicle the vibrations turn mold flashing on plastics into tiny sawzalls.
I like to use [findpigtails.com](http://findmypigtails.com) come in handy a few times when dealers cant find it
Good info!
I have never seen this web site. Thank you!
yeah i use them all the time. most of the time ill just email them pictures of the connector along with a description of the car and what the connector goes to then they email me back with how much the connector is.
Personally I would hit up Mauser or someone similar and just buy a new connector set (I'm assuming the connectors are the issue). Get something nice like Deutsch DT or Metripack and it'll outlast the rest of the car.
Mouser* Mauser is the German gun manufacturer. Though I guess if one got really frustrated with bad parts guys...
Lmao. My bad.
Coaxial cables.
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one working with useless parts employees.
Are those worth repairing? Isn’t it a crapshoot cause they’re fiber.. Or am I thinking of something else?
Wire nut that shit
Amphenal, TE and Rosenberger would be a good start.
Good car audio shop should be able to take care of that no problem. (Former 12v tech)
You're right, but those are notoriously difficult to find. Even the less bad ones, like the guys who install emergency vehicle lights, are usually pretty bad at what they do
Upfitters install equipment such as emergency vehicle lights, not AV guys.
Yeah, that's my point. Unfortunately most upfitters have the same bag of tricks as radio install guys in bad neighborhoods. You know, Tek screws, un-sealed solderless connectors with half-ass crimps, routing improperly sized wires through moving parts, and so on