ford galaxy

[rich.]

meanwhile in galaxy land the drivers window refuses to open although when i press the button the hazard warning lights flash & the central locking has started playing up
ive had a look at the cables running through the door & one large brown one is broken clean off... any advice would be apreciated im going to try & repair it....

[Luxobarge]

Strip back the wire on either side, and add a small piece of wire in the middle - don't try to overlap the existing wires as they will be too short and will fracture again.

Solder the joints, and insulate using shrink tubing - if you don't have any, get some! It's brilliant stuff, and a soldered joint covered with shrink tube will be about as good a repair as you can ever make.

Give all the other wires a good tug too, because if one has gone then others may well have fractured inside the insulation - a common fault.

[rich.]

thanks mate, ive got it all apart & will repair it tomorrow, there is another cable with the plastic breaking.. ill check the rest as i go along.. although i havant got any shrink sleeving, i will get some next time im in blighty

[tractorman]

If it uses the VW colour code, brown will be earth - most confusing to someone used tothe old Lucas code (Brown = fused live)!

Also, if it is like the VW, most of those features go through the "Comfort Unit". It may be worth trying to find it and clean the connectors: it was coded to the last Golf, so might be with the Galaxy too, so no cheap and easy replacement if it's faulty!

[rich.]

fixed although i like the idea of the door loom being connected via a multi pin plug, the actual refitting of the plug is an absolute nightmare.. next time it plays up im selling the flippin thing

[rich.]

took the car out to see a new client (and make the most of the aircon) drove past a camera i see on a regular basis & got flashed

[TerryG]

You should call the police. There are laws against that sort of thing!

[rich.]

called the police this morning... doing a flat key handover for a client in town arrived early & the shop below & another flat had been broken into tools stolen from the neighbours flat & the shop till/safe had been broken into..
a very bizarre start to the day

[TerryG]

Le burglers like tools over there then. locally to me they seem to steal oil from central heating tanks more than anything else. Mine has never been touched but 2 others have over the last couple of years.

[rich.]

im not sure what was stolen tools wise but they left a very expensive de walt chopsaw ..just give them a chance terry they will have your fuel away soon!!have you thought of getting a heat pump? the froggies love them as they for the moment are cheaper to run than fuel.. just make sure its set up properly