Questions tagged [wire]
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what is the difference in terms of effective use comparing stainless or normal steel wire brush/rotary tool?
When using a wirebrush (on a dremel head for example), which is more abbrasive and what are the advantages of stainless and normal steel?
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What is this wire mesh around this car?
Spotted at about 9500 feet in the Sangre de Christo mountains near Westcliffe, Colorado in early September on a very warm day. The vehicle was spotted two nights later in the same place.
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What does this ground cable connect to?
so i was filming for youtube and came across this random ground wire that wasn't bolted to anything, it's on a '99 jeep wrangler TJ, any of y'all know where this goes?
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Brake-by-wire and alternator failure with dead battery
My friend was recently on a road trip in a 2009 Acura TL (3.5L), when the check battery light came on. About ten minutes later, light came on again and car fully 'shut down', going 60MPH on the road. He said he could not press or pump the brakes at…
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Ford Focus Mk2 acc wire dead
I have a 2005 mk2 Ford Focus and the acc wire that comes into the back of the stereo connector has stopped working. Also the electric windows only work with the engine running, not when just the ignition is on. This has only just happened so it…
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Why aren't wire spoke wheels widely used in today's cars?
I recently watched an episode of Wheeler Dealers where they installed custom handmade 17-inch wire spoke wheels to a Lincoln Continental. The 4 custom-made wheels cost only 770 GBP for the set of 4.
This sounds like a reasonable price when compared…
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Safe way to install infotainment box
I am installing a video interface box into my Mercedes, this enables me to add support for a reversing camera feed.
I have positioned the video interface box behind the infotainment screen like so:
For safety, should I wrap the whole thing in tesa…
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Does the ABS Comm connector just pull off or does it have a special way to fasten?
2004 Ford Taurus SES DOHC 24V
Trying to pull the wires connector from the ABS control module:
From what I can see on the replacement, it should just come off:
However, I am pulling but nothing is budging.
Is there a special way to remove it?
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Can not access the brake switch cold wire for my electric brake controller install. is there an alternative access to cold side wire of brake switch?
I have a 1997 Chevy 1500 Suburban, that I am hooking an electric trailer brake controller in.
I have tried everything to get to the brake switch, so I can tie in my red wire to the cold wire side of the brake switch.
But my hands are too big to get…
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Help!!! $500+Tax for two chewed wires
A Car noob here. I have a Toyota Rav4 model 2014 and I always go to Toyota's service center for my regular maintenance. I know they need to make money so I expect to be ripped off every time I visit for what should be just a 90$ oil change, but they…
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Screw to adjust choke, accelerator, etc wire: how is it called?
What's the name of this kind of "screw"? which comes with a pass through hole where a wire is inserted and secured by tighten a nut, or the screw itself. This is used in devices like carburetor choke and accelerator levers...
A rough illustration:
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Mercedes - What type of connector is this?
I need to buy a new connector for the light in the boot of my Mercedes C180 W204. However I have been unable to find out what the name of this connector is and where I can purchase it. Does anyone have any ideas? It’s a simple 2 pin connector (used…
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Wire reconnection
On my '91 Toyota Corolla there is a DLX fuse holder connected to the positive terminal of the battery.
After replacing fuses there are two wires inside the fuse holder. Which fuses do they reconnect to?
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Can an insulated copper wire oxidize down its ENTIRE length?
I was doing some electrical wiring on a snowmobile trailer today and was surprised to see black instead of shiny copper when I cut and stripped a section from the middle of a long section of uninterrupted wire. There was literally at least 5m of…
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What is this wire connected to the back of my radio?
I'm hoping to replace the radio in my '05 Saturn Ion, so I pulled it out to see what connections it has. According to this website, this radio is compatible. I know I'll have to deal with the wiring harness, but that's not a big deal. However,…
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