Central Locking Loom

[NickPortsmouth]

Driving me mad!  Have Mark 2 2003 Ghia Galaxy 2.3. Central Locking loom wires regularly break and I have been soldering the loom back together on a monthly basis.  I can't find a new or secondhand loom but have located a left hand drive repair loom in Germany, same number of wires.  Has anyone every installed this or obtained another loom from anywhere else.

[BrianH]

I replaced all the wires in the boot door loom a couple of years ago - All the thin ones have been fine (used trailer wire for those). The thicker ones still broke (given away when the dash backlight came on when pressing brake pedal). I've not got round to repairing that properly as yet, its currently got a terminal block over the broken bit.

 

If its just bare wires it should be fine - theres a few secondhand looms on ebay if its the boot loom. One thing to be aware of is that the Some items swap sides - This shouldn't be an issue on a mk1, I don't know if the mk2 has 2 reversing lights/foglights or if its like some other models (my Focus only has 1 of each, and when i replaced the boot due to a lorry running into the back of me and putting the back windscreen through in the process, found replacement boot in the right colour on eBay - collected it, fitted it using the fitted loom and discovered later that the reversing light came on when the foglight should do, and vice versa). Either way if its a generic repair kit then it should be ok as you will be aware whats connected to where before you start.

[gregers]

would it really matter splicing in new wires where they always break,with same size wires rather then a whole new loom?

[NickPortsmouth]

Thanks for your help.  Its the drivers door we need to know about.    I've spliced wire in several times now but the solder goes hard and breaks.  The German repair kit is about £50+ which is a lot of money if it isn't any good after I've used it.  I was wondering if anyone had bought a repair kit in this country.

[BrianH]

I'd give a bit of consideration to where your putting the joints - it might be more successful to make a hole through the connector (drill carefully through some of the empty space) and run wires so the joints are away from the moving parts (one join in the door itself, the other inside the car, and make sure theres enough flex to allow cable to move without moving the inside joint about). It would certainly be cheaper as it would only really be the time and wire if you haven't already got it.

 

The drivers door isn't usually as much of a problem as the boot, as it doesn't move through as much of a angle from open to closed. I'd guess your trying to solder very close to the pin end?

[NickPortsmouth]

Here we are Apri 2017 and the same problem.  Ford can't provide a new loom so does anyone know if there is a repair kit, including plug and gator

[daddyfixit]

when  repairing the breaks, do not simply join end to end; I put a loop in the wire I am repairing it with .  only about an inch in diameter but it allows the repair to be flexible in the rubber gaiter.

[sparky Paul]

I certainly would not go down the route of splicing in parts of secondhand loom, the wiring on the Galaxy was poor quality and they are all deteriorated.

 

Best option is to splice in new wires and make one set of joints within the tailgate itself, and the other end inside the car in the rear trim between the rear light units and the roof. Use a good quality extra-flexible wire with fine multi strand cores, especially for the larger sizes.