nc_growler

Good afternoon,

While trying to figure out why my electric windows were eating 30amp fuses like witches teeth on Halloween, I ended up opening up one of the switch connectors.

I found what appears to be my problem. Two of the wires shorting through the insulation. But while removing the almost welded together wires from the socket, one of the pins broke.





I'm now looking for a reasonable place to pick up a replacement pin that I can use to rebuild the connection. See final picture for example of what I am looking for.

Any ideas where you can find these ?

Tom M'Guinn

Can you post the dimensions of the pin that broke? Do you need the male side or female? I can probably harvest one for you some an hold harness. The wires are just soldered into the through-hole, so they're very easy to clean up and re-use.


Without seeing/knowing more, I'd guess that you are looking for part # 999.652.371.12 The pins are all in PET, but the challenge is figuring out which cryptic drawing/reference is the part you really need...

nc_growler

@Tom M'Guinn - You are right. These look like very simple solder in wire pins. And yes, I too was thinking that harvesting old ones was definitely a good option.

These are the female side of the connector. 3mmx12mm.

gruhsy

https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turb...project-4.html

At the very end of this post I wrote how to fix / re solder pins

This kit is sold directly from Porsche.

Tom M'Guinn

How sure are you about that 3mm dimension? I just pulled one out of an old engine harness -- from a connector like the one grushy shows above -- and it measures 4mm by 12mm.... Perhaps the ones for the window switch are smaller? If you sure about 3mm, I'll keep poking around...

Edit: I found an old window switch and those posts are a little over 2.5mm, so I'm guessing the female side of that measures 3mm -- like you said. Not sure I have any of those, but will look.

nc_growler

Thank you @gruhsy For a complete rebuild of the connector, that looks like the way to go for sure.

In my case, the rest of the connections are corrosion free and in very good shape. I'm going to continue to look for a one-off pin if I can get the actual part number clarified. Salvage part would also be great. I've seen them listed for anywhere from $1.90 - $3.97 in online parts catalogs and they appear to potentially still be available.

gruhsy

No problem 👍

Just remember when you get a new end to tin both the new piece and wire before soldering together.

Lots of flux
Minimal solder
Also a good solder gun
One of these stands is extremely handy




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=nc_growler;17343062]Thank you @gruhsy For a complete rebuild of the connector, that looks like the way to go for sure.

In my case, the rest of the connections are corrosion free and in very good shape. I'm going to continue to look for a one-off pin if I can get the actual part number clarified. Salvage part would also be great. I've seen them listed for anywhere from $1.90 - $3.97 in online parts catalogs and they appear to potentially still be available.[/QUOTE]

gruhsy

Had to edit my post with a better picture

Black51

You could try asking LR to see if they have any kicking around. They make a harness with these pins IIRC.

nc_growler

Hey @Black51 I'll do that if I can't find a source locally.