Connectors for Gearstick Overdrive Switch

[Glenn]

Can anyone help please?  I'd like to make a replacement cable for the gearstick but I don't know where to get the slim round connectors which plug into the gearknob overdrive switch.

Anyone know what type these are and where I might get some?

I see there are replacement gearstick looms on Ebay but they look like they are made with blue/ brown mains cable which has to be too thick for the job.  Hence prefer to make my own.   :-/

[willcolumbine]

I looked for these for ages with no luck. Everything that fitted was too long to go inside the knob. In the end I bought the wire from Canleys but even then I had to chop the bullet connectors off the other end so that I could get the wiring to run through the stick.

[Doug Paterson]

I use small spade connectors from Maplins (the tiny ones, about 2.5-3mm wide and pinch the in with pliers so that they will grip the connections on the switch.  Has proved very reliable so far.

[Jason]

I think the connectors are the same as those for speakers - you  could  try http://www.autosparks.co.uk always very helpful

[mikew]

The connectors are a circular split cylinder - although others may fit.

I just purchased a stag gearstick loom from rimmers part 153726 £6.36

mike

[Richard B]

A friend made some for me out of small brass tube, need to get the right diameter.

Cut a slot in it and soldered the wire.


Alternatively the small spade connectors are a good fit.

[Glenn]

Thanks folks.

I'll try to get some of those mini spade terminals and give that a go. Although the Rimmer's loom sounds good value....

I do wonder if there's an off the shelf connector somewhere designed to fit inside a modern connector plug....?  I expect I'll just have to order up a few to try and see.

[lordleonusa]

they are german speaker connectors, and you can get them from rarebits4classics.com

L

[Tim Bancroft]

I used to do the same as Doug P., always satisfactory.

Got to say that I rather the works type switch I now use on the GT6, no chaffing as the wires run on the outside of the lever. The toggle switch is a delight to use.

[esxefi]

vehiclewiringproducts do them,not exactly the same but you would be hard pushed to tell the difference :)



http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/terminalsnonins/noninsbullets.php

[don cook1]

As Lordleonusa suggests: Rarebits do a small harness all ready to go!

[cook1e]

GT6_Don wrote:

As Lordleonusa suggests: Rarebits do a small harness all ready to go!

Canleys also do the harness, however it's a pig of a job to get the wires through with connectors on the end and I managed to break one of them off doing it >:(. It's really much easier to unbolt the gear lever from the car, take it to the work bench and make up your own harness. I used the mini speaker connectors, they were crimp type with insulation but I took the insulation off, crimped and soldered them then put some heat shrink tubing over the top. Then after threading the wires through the gear stick I added heat shrink tubing to join the two wires where they exited from the lower part of the gear lever and crimped two bullet connectors on the end.... Simples. ;)

[2000ok]

Rust_Spot wrote:

Can anyone help please?  I'd like to make a replacement cable for the gearstick but I don't know where to get the slim round connectors which plug into the gearknob overdrive switch.

Anyone know what type these are and where I might get some?

I see there are replacement gearstick looms on Ebay but they look like they are made with blue/ brown mains cable which has to be too thick for the job.  Hence prefer to make my own.   :-/

I bought mine off Ebay and are top class infact i bought off Rimmer bros and they didn't last 5 mins as the connections were to big. The  guy i bought off is called Anglian Triumph and here is the link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370121761869&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Steve