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replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:20 am
by Andy Rose
Hi fellow morris people. The time has come for me to replace the rubber boot on the stop lights on my van. My question is this, if I have connectors at the lamp holder end of the wiring and bullets somewhere back along the loom, how do I get them though the tiny holes in the end of the rubber boot..I am not much good with the soldering iron.

Re: replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:29 pm
by firedrake1942
As I recall, with a bit of persuasion and washing up liquid, the bullets on the end of the leads will push through the new boot or gaiter

Re: replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:08 pm
by biomed32uk
Not sure what van rubber gaskets look like, but I have just done one on my saloon. I used a pair of circlip pliers to extend the rubber over the connectors, worked for me.

Re: replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:19 pm
by SteveClem
Not done this job but I suspect that ample lubrication may be answer. As in life generally...

Re: replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 7:36 pm
by les
It's usual for the wires that go to the bulb holders to have a split bullet fitted to each of the 3 wires. The bullets are in effect, fitted to the wires after these wires are passed through the rubber boot, the wires are then passed into the bullets and out the top where they are doubled over and then pushed into the bulb holder connections. No soldering is required.

Re: replacing the rubber boot on taillights

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 1:01 am
by Andy Rose
Great, thanks all for the info..I will leap into the job and squeeze the connectors through ..Happy easter to all.