How to replace wiring boots?

[Awesomeness]

Has anyone replaced the wiring boots, such as those on the headlight connectors? I see that McMaster sells the boots separately, and a bunch of mine are starting to split from age. Can you just slide the old boot off and put a new one on?

 

[Suprman]

The male boots can come off over the terminal. The female ones I buy replacements and crimp them on. Its easy. The males you need a 4 prong crimper or solder

 

[Awesomeness]

Just to make sure I'm understanding...

This is the "male connector", consisting of a female boot with the male pin it. You're saying you need a 4-prong crimper or solder for these (if I need to replace the pin itself only), and that you can slide the boots off of these easily?

https://www.newark.com/itt-cannon/ms27142-2/housing-receptacle-1pos/dp/94T6998

The "female connector" (male boot, female pin) you have to cut off and replace?

EDIT: Ugh... I found a different, contradictory source that says to refer to the gender of the connector by the shell, not the pin. So which is it?

 

[Suprman]

I always thought what they call the female in the pic was the male. And the right side one was the female

 

[Awesomeness]

Usually with electrical connectors they call it based on the pins, unless it has both kinds of pins in which case they call it by the housing.

Anyways, so going off this picture, you're saying I can replace the female boots easily, by just removing the c-clip and sliding them off?


My headlight connectors on the truck-side wiring harness (as opposed to the headlight-side) are the ones I found splitting, so those are "female" (according to this picture). And I found that picture at multiple sources, so I'm guessing it's the proper naming convention for these.

 

[Suprman]

How I crimp this one

 

[Reworked LMTV]

I went over those connections with mastic tape. That stuff is awesome. No need to redo all of those connections, unless you are a perfectionist.

 

[Ronmar]

Or strip the rubber off and replace with heat shrink...

 

[flyfishtrailer]

Does anyone have a part number or source for just the metal connectors from each side? I have a ton of the rubber connectors , but have run out of the connectors. I hate having to buy a whole connector when I really just need the connector portion itself and not the shell.

 

[Awesomeness]

For $1/ea, I think just replacing the boots is a good option. I don't like half-a$$ing things.

 

[Reworked LMTV]

For $1/ea, I think just replacing the boots is a good option. I don't like half-a$$ing things.

Perfectionist revealed lol

 

[spankybear]

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And here is how I did it

Well, I done did it. Won a m1078. Need to get it home... In Wahington - any suggesti

Mine was also 5 solid lights. From others and what I read, it's dead. I hadn't read about a way to reset with computer. After calling around (a few sites are still listed as in stock) with no luck, I decided to go with one of the custom units @Plasa makes. He has a couple options. He will be...

www.steelsoldiers.com

 

[Awesomeness]

Well, I done did it. Won a m1078. Need to get it home... In Wahington - any suggesti

Mine was also 5 solid lights. From others and what I read, it's dead. I hadn't read about a way to reset with computer. After calling around (a few sites are still listed as in stock) with no luck, I decided to go with one of the custom units @Plasa makes. He has a couple options. He will be...

www.steelsoldiers.com

And here is how I did it

Well, I done did it. Won a m1078. Need to get it home... In Wahington - any suggesti

Mine was also 5 solid lights. From others and what I read, it's dead. I hadn't read about a way to reset with computer. After calling around (a few sites are still listed as in stock) with no luck, I decided to go with one of the custom units @Plasa makes. He has a couple options. He will be...

www.steelsoldiers.com

Thanks, that's exactly how some of the connectors on my truck look.