Quick question on upfitter wires

[EMc2]

before I make a terrible mistake…my upfitter wires came with black tips that appear to be wax like substance. Do I cut this part off to get down to the colored part of the wire? Apologize for the newbie question. Pic attached.

 

[RotorOver]

before I make a terrible mistake…my upfitter wires came with black tips that appear to be wax like substance. Do I cut this part off to get down to the colored part of the wire? Apologize for the newbie question. Pic attached.

You can strip it off.

 

[JohnyPython]

Just pull that heat shrink off.

 

[EMc2]

Thanks guys

 

[wheelman55]

Consider soldering wire extensions to the upfitter wires. It’ll make your life easier down the road. Maybe a foot or so of 14 AWG stranded wire to each.

 

[RotorOver]

Consider soldering wire extensions to the upfitter wires. It’ll make your life easier down the road. Maybe a foot or so of 14 AWG stranded wire to each.

Good point. I ended up adding weather pack connections to them instead, so you never need to do another cut, soldier, splice, etc., down the road. Plus, SVP uses WP connectors on their harnesses and I've used a couple of those, so it makes a great tie in.

 

[James O]

I used a Duetch 6 pin connector on mine with closed barrel ends.
I know I did not spell that correctly haha.

 

[EMc2]

Consider soldering wire extensions to the upfitter wires. It’ll make your life easier down the road. Maybe a foot or so of 14 AWG stranded wire to each.

Are the upfitter wires all 14AWG?

 

[RotorOver]

Are the upfitter wires all 14AWG?

Ford shows them all as 1.0mm^2, so closer to 17AWG.

 

[wheelman55]

The upfitter wires on my gen 2 are tiny. Some of them are like 20 gauge or smaller.

I soldered 14 gauge to each of them and the pass through wires, to make them easier to work with.

I attached the lengthened wires to Deutsch 6 plug connectors.

Now all of the wires are plug and play.