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dwf08

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speedo quit ??
« on: November 15, 2008, 09:04:23 PM »
it quit on me this morning i looked under the car and saw that the wire broke off at the plug. does anyone know how to fix? or were to get the plug?

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speedo quit ??
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2008, 06:39:27 AM »
You can buy replacement wire ends - the connector body comes apart, just put the new pigtail in and solidly crimp the wire to the existing wire. I did this several years ago, not long after I bought mine.

The part number should be 61 13 0 007 445 for the pigtail, if my records are right.


EDIT: I used a watertight connector body (Metripack) to make the connection to the existing harness, but here's mine:

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uh, it's a '91 318is, like everyone else...