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Anyone use anything that works? I just had to resolder a bunch of wires. On a brand new truck.

Going to try the peppermint extract + cotton balls. Going to wrap the wires in aluminum foil too. Soy-plastic composite wiring covers are being used now and they attract critters. Green poison traps near the tires, possibly leave the hood open at night so it gets cold. Am I missing anything?

I have land so adopting a bunch of outdoor cats isn't out of the question but then I'll have cats all over the place.

Anyone use anything that works? I just had to resolder a bunch of wires. On a brand new truck. Going to try the peppermint extract + cotton balls. Going to wrap the wires in aluminum foil too. Soy-plastic composite wiring covers are being used now and they attract critters. Green poison traps near the tires, possibly leave the hood open at night so it gets cold. Am I missing anything? I have land so adopting a bunch of outdoor cats isn't out of the question but then I'll have cats all over the place.

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[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Soldered the crimp to the wire? That defeats the purpose of having a crimp, but whatever works I guess.

Molex crimp terminals are dirt cheap, you just gotta find the right one on like Digikey or Mouser or something. PLATO makes a halfway decent crimper tool for about 30-40 bucks. Usually you can use a small slotted screwdriver to push a tab and pull out the old crimps from the housing without damaging the housing.

are pretty cheap too, and save a colossal amount of time and headache when you have to splice two or more wires. I always keep a big stash of these handy.

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My bad I called the butt splice a crimp. Soldiered the wires together and slid the splice over as a cover.