IPF 630's review and install....

QUOTE (Daggerdoggie @ Apr 3 2005, 01:41 PM)

Yes, after soldering them, put some shrink tubing around the connections. I have a heat gun, but a hairdryer on high will work.

Just don't do what I always do at least once...solder the connection and then have to take it apart to get the tubing on. Put the tubing on the wires, slide it back from the heat, solder the connection, push the tubing over the connection, and then heat to shrink.

HEHEHE!!!

Been there done that...

Just catching up on some old reading here.

IPF (as well as Piaa) have some of the most idiot proof wiring harnesses around. Perfect for anyone who is wiring something for the first time. I have a set of Piaa 980 duals, a set of IPF J01 Duals and a set of IPF 968's, all wired from scratch because fog lights were not available on 2000 Cdn X's.

While I totally agree with the solder and shrink wrap method, I usually go 1 plus by shrinking the individual connections, but also using a larger, longer, shrink wrap to bond the 2 wires connections together, basically a second sleeve. We have more than our share of salt which attacks everything.

Lastly, for any wire that is in the engine bay, being fished through the bumper, or zipped tied to any metal part, I wrap with wire conduit. (a harder plastic round casing with a split on it, you see all the stock wires in the X wrapped with it) Over time, I've seen the insulation being rubbed through and eventually causing a short in many lighting systems.

Cheers