How to repair this snapped wire?

[sammyblackbaron]

Hi - I know this is in my car engine bay, but I'm hoping the logic for repairing it will be similar.

The attached photo shows the problem - this is for my car's horn. I have tried soldering it but there is so little wire available in the white connector that it doesn't make a strong enough connection. The white connector doesn't come apart.

I'd really appreciate any advice here as my car's MOT is due shortly and this has just happened!

Many thanks

 

[UNG]

Your best option is to extract the terminal from the socket and directly solder to it
It looks like there is a lot of verdigris on the terminal so it may need a good clean and plenty of flux to solder a cable to it

 

[sammyblackbaron]

Your best option is to extract the terminal from the socket and directly solder to it
It looks like there is a lot of verdigris on the terminal so it may need a good clean and plenty of flux to solder a cable to it

Thanks for the quick reply! That's a good idea, thanks - I'll see if I can pull/push the terminal out of the connector.

 

[DPG]

If it comes to it you could always dispense with the plug/socket and solder+heatshrink the wires.

 

[UNG]

Thanks for the quick reply! That's a good idea, thanks - I'll see if I can pull/push the terminal out of the connector.

The terminals are normally held in with barbs on the side of the terminal a couple of pins can be used to move the barbs back to allow the terminal to be pushed out in the absence of the specialist removal tools