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Old May 12, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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Broke wire connector from Defi BF gauge

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a wire connector that connects the 3 wires from a Defi BF gauge to the Defi Link Control Unit? It's the 3-wire connector that clips into the Control Unit, I'm sure it's a generic wire connector type thing, but I have no idea where to find this stuff online or otherwise.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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If it's generic, I would assume Radio Shack or Fry's or any other similar store would have them...or something that could work.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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Yah I think it's generic, it's a standard electrical quick connect type thing, but there are about a billion different types... I'll have to take a picture of it and post it online and bring it by Frys or Radioshack I guess...
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Old May 12, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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It's the wires next to the blue clip, need a replacement clip for them. Anyone know where to buy this kind of stuff? No luck at Radioshack or Frys.

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Old May 14, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Really? They look common enough from this pic... Anyways, I found these on the link I pasted below...they have replacement Defi accessories and other doodads .....

http://www.jscspeed.com/catalog/Univ...omponents.html

Could be this ...


or this...


Or something else ..... about 10-11 bucks...
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Old May 14, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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I had that same problem, and I was able to just fix it.

Take a small blade and use it to pop the pins out of the plastic connector, strip some insulation back, and solder the wire to the connector again. It is a little hard to see cause it so small but I did it, and its free
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Old May 15, 2010 | 06:53 AM
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I had this problem too, because I bought a used one and the connector had stopped holding in.

To fix it, I cut the connector off the end, stripped back the wiring and soldered them directly to the board. Then a few inches up from the Defi unit, I cut and stripped the wires, installing a 1/8" stereo plug on one side and a jack on the other side. (Those aren't the exact ones I used, but they give you an idea)

It's not the prettiest of solutions, but it works, can be disconnected if necessary, and easy to maintain/hide.
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Old May 31, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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id strip the wires and see what a local audio shop can do for you
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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for defis being so expensive, there wiring is ****. so many of my plugs pulled out, it was ridiculous
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